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Minnesota is a significant source of hydroelectric and wind power that can be transmitted to Texas datacenters through regional power grids and interstate transmission lines.
August 1, 2026
The Same $50K Fee That Screens Datacenters Now Applies to Chevron and SamsungIn Wisconsin, the Sierra Club challenged air permits for a Vantage/Oracle/OpenAI campus; a Minnesota court temporarily halted construction pending environmental review.
June 7, 2026
Permits Hit a 49-Year High as 70% Push Back. Texas Tightens Instead.Separately, Xcel's 750 MW Minnesota deal with Google flips utility economics: Google pays all generation and transmission costs, saving Minnesota ratepayers $1.1B to $1.5B over 15 years.
March 9, 2026
Texas's Next Gigawatt Cluster Depends on Fights No Developer ControlsStates like Virginia, Ohio, and Minnesota already have large-load tariff frameworks.
February 27, 2026
6.5 GW Under Construction, 30% Slippage: The Real Cost of Texas's Datacenter SprintIn Minnesota, the company signed a 1.9 GW deal with Xcel Energy anchored by 300 MW of Form Energy iron-air batteries (the largest long-duration battery project ever announced), 1.4 GW of wind, and 200 MW of solar, funded through a "clean energy accelerator charge" that isolates Google's costs from ratepayers.
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Meta
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Oracle
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