Virginia’s Northern Virginia region, often called “Data Center Alley,” is the epicenter of the world’s largest concentration of data centers. These massive facilities power everything from cloud computing to AI training, routing up to 70% of global internet traffic. But the boom comes with trade-offs that are increasingly visible to nearby residents: thousands of diesel […]
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Havana is literally in the dark. On May 14, 2026, Cuba’s communist Energy and Mines Minister Vicente de la O Levy delivered a stark admission: “We have absolutely no fuel oil, absolutely no diesel.” Power plants sit idle. Blackouts in the capital now stretch 20–22 hours a day, with electricity flickering on for as little […]
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The AI boom has supercharged America’s data center industry, turning what was once a steady infrastructure play into one of the fastest-growing drivers of electricity demand in the country. Hyperscalers and AI startups are racing to build massive facilities packed with GPUs that devour power at unprecedented rates. From rural Texas fields to Virginia’s “Data […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article is from C3 News Mag, and we highly recommend following them and reading. David Kemp & Prasanna Pydipalli Growing opposition to data centers is beginning to expose divides in both parties. Last week, POLITICO reported that progressive challengers in battleground House primaries in Tennessee, Indiana, Virginia, and Maine are backing a national moratorium on […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories New Zealand to lift oil drilling ban amid blackout fears in blow to Starmer June 9, 2024 Stu Turley New Zealand was on Saturday night expected to revoke a ban on drilling for oil and gas amid fears of blackouts, as Labour plans to impose a similar crackdown on the North Sea. The country’s […]
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Daily Standup Top Stories Virginia legislation would activate state program to fund electric school buses February 12, 2024 Mariel Alumit Virginia is on a roll transitioning to electric school buses. And that momentum could remain uninterrupted if legislators activate a precedent-setting but dormant initiative to tap into state dollars. Freshman Del. Holly Seibold has […] New […]
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