Microsoft signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with EnergyForge One LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron, for a co-located power facility that will provide dedicated electricity to Microsoft's new data center campus in Pecos, Texas.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called for blocking new data center development in rural parts of the state during a campaign stop in East Texas on Tuesday. “We must prohibit them from building AI data centers in rural Texas neighborhoods,” Abbott... .
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said AI data centers must be prohibited from being built in rural neighborhoods. Speaking Tuesday at a campaign event in Bullard, Texas, Abbott said he has already made it clear that data centers wanting to build ... .
Amid a mix of governments and environmental, industrial, and consumer groups, a Billings City Council member wants to weigh in on a proposal that would impact the future of data centers in Montana... .
RowanDigital Infrastructure awarded $33,750 in grants for six Temple-area organizations through its CommunityCatalystProgram during the second quarter of 2026 ....
Texas is poised to lead the nation in power plants built to fuel data centers, according to a new report from an environmental watchdog group that warns the plants plan to emit tons of greenhouse gases and air pollution that ....
In a brief, nine-minute meeting Tuesday evening, the Logan CityMunicipal Council unanimously voted to approve a 180-day moratorium on data centers ....
Frederick CountyExecutiveJessica Fitzwater announced on Wednesday a temporary hold on new data center construction approvals, plus a new energy-related registration requirement for their approval ... .