June 25, 2026
The PUC Just Made Your Interconnection Agreement the Only Thing That MattersGoogle, AWS, and Vantage showed up and reported offsets, recycled water, and closed-loop systems.
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AWS operates multiple datacenters across Texas regions that consume significant electrical power from the state's grid infrastructure.
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June 24, 2026
Reeves County Banks 6,000 Jobs as the Behind-the-Meter Model ScalesThe Data Center Coalition's Dan Diorio argued against mandating today's technology, while AWS and Google cited non-potable and closed-loop deployments.
June 21, 2026
Cost-Causation Is Here. Generation-First Siting Wins the 226 GW Queue.AWS publishes a 0.12 L/kWh Water Usage Effectiveness, but real-world performance spikes to 1.5-2.0 L/kWh above 35°C on evaporative cooling, while US fleet averages climb toward 0.45-0.48.
June 7, 2026
Permits Hit a 49-Year High as 70% Push Back. Texas Tightens Instead.Microsoft, AWS, and Meta are running similar plays.
May 4, 2026
NERC's Rare Grid Warning Hands Texas Developers an 18-Month WindowThe company has restructured around cloud leases with AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and CoreWeave rather than owned greenfield builds.
April 16, 2026
Engage Early or Inherit Someone Else's MoratoriumIranian drones struck two AWS data centers in the UAE and damaged a third in Bahrain in March, the first confirmed military strikes on hyperscale cloud infrastructure.
April 6, 2026
When Military Strikes Take Down Cloud Regions, Location Becomes StrategyIran's IRGC conducted drone strikes on March 1 against three AWS facilities in the UAE and Bahrain, the first confirmed military attack on a hyperscale cloud provider.
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