Tuesday, April 7, 2026

COUNCILOR'S HOME HIT 13 TIMES AFTER DATA CENTER VOTE
Data Center Dynamics
The shooting in Indianapolis follows a rezoning approval, with a "No Data Centers" sign left at the door, a sign of how quickly local opposition is turning dangerous.

PJM FACES $1B TRANSMISSION REBILLING ORDER
RTO Insider
A FERC compliance order could force PJM to reprocess over a billion dollars in transmission charges, a major disruption to how grid costs are settled.

ARIZONA TASK FORCE ISSUES DATA CENTER POLICY FRAMEWORK
RTO Insider
Arizona is the first state to produce formal government recommendations on data center power, permitting, and oversight, setting a template others will copy.

FEDERAL PERMITTING CALLED 'OUTSIZED' BARRIER TO CLEAN ENERGY
Utility Dive
New analysis from Crux finds that federal review bottlenecks are the single biggest factor delaying and canceling U.S. clean energy projects, which directly constrains the power supply needed for data center load growth.

SOLUNA BUYS TEXAS WIND FARM FOR 300MW DATA CENTER
Data Center Dynamics
Soluna's colocated wind-plus-data-center model in West Texas is one of the clearest examples yet of operators building their own generation to sidestep grid constraints.

TOs ASK FERC TO KILL COMPETITIVE BIDDING IN MISO, SPP
RTO Insider
Transmission owners want FERC to halt competitive bidding rules in two major U.S. regions, a move that would slow buildout and concentrate power over new lines.

CONSTELLATION PRESSES FERC FOR PJM TARIFF WAIVERS
RTO Insider
The Crane-linked waiver request shows how large power deals are straining standard market rules and forcing case-by-case exceptions at FERC.

EVERSOURCE, AVANGRID SEEK STAY ON $1.5B REFUND
Utility Dive
The two Northeast utilities want FERC to pause a return-on-equity ruling that would force large payments back to ISO-NE customers and reshape transmission economics in the region.

PENNSYLVANIA EYES FAST-TRACK FOR POWER, STORAGE PROJECTS
Utility Dive
Pennsylvania's DEP is exploring accelerated permitting paths that could meaningfully shift how quickly new generation and storage capacity comes online in PJM.

COULD DATA CENTERS START PAYING YOUR ELECTRIC BILL?
Latitude Media
Utilities and developers are exploring housing-adjacent compensation models to blunt community opposition, an early sign that the industry knows it has a local relations problem.

YUMA, ARIZONA EYES DATA CENTER PUSH
Data Center Dynamics
The mayor says active discussions are underway, adding Yuma to a growing list of Southwest cities competing for hyperscale investment alongside Phoenix and Tucson.

DATABANK LOCKS IN NEW CALIFORNIA CAMPUS PARTNER
Data Center Dynamics
DataBank's deal with Goodman for a California site shows that despite power constraints and regulatory friction, major operators are still betting on the state's AI infrastructure market.

640-ACRE DATA CENTER CAMPUS PROPOSED FOR UTAH
Data Center Dynamics
The Iron County proposal underscores how rural Western states are absorbing hyperscale demand that coastal markets can no longer accommodate, bringing new land-use and transmission questions.

PENNSYLVANIA BILL TARGETS DATA CENTER WATER USE
PublicSource
Lawmakers advanced reporting requirements for data center water consumption, as water scrutiny joins electricity costs as a core flashpoint in U.S. siting debates.

ARIZONA SETS NATION'S FIRST STATE DATA CENTER RULES
RTO Insider
The task force recommendations covering power, permitting, and oversight give Arizona a regulatory head start that competing states will now scramble to match or counter.