Texas Power Grid Under Pressure as AI Data Centers and Crypto Mines Fail Critical Voltage Tests Texas has become the epicenter of the AI data center buildout — a state that attracted hyperscalers, cryptocurrency miners, and AI infrastructure companies with cheap land, deregulated energy markets,... AI Infrastructure Cryptocurrency Data Centers ERCOT Energy Jun 8, 2026
New York Passes the First Statewide Data Center Moratorium in US History New York State's legislature passed a one-year moratorium on new large data center construction on Friday, setting the stage for what would be the first statewide pause of its kind in the United State... AI Infrastructure Data Centers Energy Regulation Tech Policy Jun 5, 2026
America's Largest Power Grid Warns It Has 'Years, Not Decades' to Fix AI-Driven Strain The PJM Interconnection , the grid operator that coordinates electricity for 65 million people across thirteen states and the District of Columbia, issued an unusually blunt warning this week: the reg... AI Infrastructure Cloud Computing Data Centers Energy Policy May 8, 2026
X-energy Raises $1B in IPO as AI Data Center Power Demand Reshapes Infrastructure Investing Capital markets are now pricing AI through power availability TechCrunch reports that nuclear startup X-energy raised roughly $1 billion in an upsized public offering, with investor appetite linked to... AI Infrastructure Data Centers Energy IPO Nuclear Power Apr 25, 2026
Data Center Emissions Could Rival Nations as AI Buildout Accelerates A new Ars Technica report highlights a growing side effect of the AI infrastructure race: greenhouse-gas output from the data center expansion curve may soon approach, or exceed, the annual footprint ... AI Cloud Infrastructure Data Centers Energy Sustainability Apr 24, 2026
US Data Center Buildouts Face Delays, Raising New Constraints on AI Infrastructure Growth The AI infrastructure buildout is running into a hard physical reality: data centers cannot be shipped at software speed. New reporting from Ars Technica, citing analysis of satellite and drone imager... AI Infrastructure Cloud Construction Data Centers Energy Apr 18, 2026
US Government Moves to Require Data Center Energy-Use Disclosure As of April 15, 2026 11:34 PM CT (US Central), U.S. data-center policy took a notable step toward transparency. TechCrunch reports that federal authorities plan to require data centers to disclose det... Cloud Infrastructure Data Centers Energy Policy Apr 15, 2026