Hiroshima facility expansion targets high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for AI as the company reports record earnings and advances global capacity buildout Hiroshima, Japan – July 5, 2026Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) held a groundbreaking ceremony on July 4, 2026, for a major expansion of its semiconductor manufacturing facility in Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan. The project […]
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In a significant setback for one of the most ambitious AI infrastructure projects in the United States, Blackstone-backed QTS Realty Trust has decided to abandon its portion of the Prince William Digital Gateway (also known as the PW Digital Gateway) in Northern Virginia’s Prince William County. The move comes just days after Bloomberg reported the […]
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On June 22, 2026, Virginia’s General Assembly approved its two-year biennial budget (HB 30), which includes a first-of-its-kind electricity consumption tax on qualifying data centers. The tax took effect July 1, 2026, and runs through June 30, 2028. The measure levies $0.011 per kWh (1.1 cents) on all electricity consumed at covered data centers each […]
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In a significant move blending Texas real estate and energy dynasties with public-market access, members of the billionaire Hunt and Crow families have partnered with Nasdaq-listed Empery Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: EMPD) to develop data centers targeting hyperscalers and AI workloads. The group has agreed to acquire a powered Midwest industrial facility for $230 million. The […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article first appeared on ZeroHedge, and we recommend following them. Stu Turley covered much of this on the Energy News Beat podcast with Steve Reese, Kirk Edwards, and Kimberly Page. The Tennessee Valley Authority says electricity demand is already exceeding its reference forecast, driven primarily by AI and hyperscale data center development. […]
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This was a fun discussion around Energy Security and the importance to consumers. Neil Chatterjee, Chief of Governmental Affairs, Palmetto, stopped by, and we had a wild discussion. Neil was also the Chairman and Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 1. Palmetto’s Consumer-Focused Clean Energy Platform Neil Chatterjee discusses his role as Chief of […]
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Chevron Corporation and Microsoft have signed a landmark 20-year power purchase agreement to supply electricity to a major data center campus in West Texas. The deal centers on a large natural gas-fired power plant being developed in partnership with investment firm Engine No. 1, marking one of the largest collaborations to date between a U.S. […]
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Tesla has filed a trademark application for “MEGAPOD” — a move that signals far more than just brand protection. It points to a strategic pivot: transforming its vast Supercharger network and global vehicle fleet into one of the world’s largest distributed AI computing platforms. What the MEGAPOD Trademark Actually Means On June 18, 2026, […]
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Ohio farmers and property rights advocates are sounding the alarm over a recommendation from the powerful Ohio Business Roundtable (OBRT) to reform the state’s eminent domain laws. The proposal would allow faster “possession” and construction on private land for energy infrastructure projects once a court establishes public use and necessity — even while compensation disputes […]
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AUSTIN, Texas — In a decisive move to protect residential electricity ratepayers amid Texas’s explosive data center boom, Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to ensure that data centers fully fund their own electric infrastructure costs — preventing any of those […]
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