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Chile Implements its National Data Center Plan: Key Points

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Chile has begun implementing its National Data Center Plan, which aims to strengthen the country’s data center industry while reducing environmental impact. Among other things, the implementation framework includes the...more

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Pennsylvania PUC Reviews Data Center Impacts Amid New Energy Plan

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Key Takeaways: During a recent Pennsylvania Utility Commission (PUC) hearing to evaluate how the rise in data centers is impacting energy demand, grid reliability and utility regulation, stakeholders emphasized fair cost...more

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Co-Located Load and Race to Reshape the Grid: Hotel California Meets Life in the Fast Lane

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The rapid expansion of digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI) is redrawing the map of the electric grid. Hyperscale data centers – deployed by companies like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta – are multiplying...more

Bracewell LLP

Powering Africa’s Digital Future: The Challenge of Energy for Data Center Development

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As the global economy increasingly digitizes, the infrastructure supporting this shift must evolve accordingly. In Africa, where the demand for digital services is surging — fueled by mobile penetration, fintech innovation,...more

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DOE Poised to Fast Track AI Infrastructure Construction on Federal Land

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On April 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a request for information (RFI) that identified 16 potential DOE sites, located on federally owned or managed land, that may be made available for the rapid...more

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Trump Administration Makes Move To Build AI Infrastructure on Federal Lands

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The Trump administration’s efforts to satisfy the United States’ need for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure further advanced when the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or department) issued an anticipated Request for...more

Energy Regulators Race to Keep Up with Data Center Power Demand

Electric utilities across the country are forecasting higher than normal power demands in their service territories, driven in large part by the power needs of data centers. The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Lawrence...more

Jones Day

Green Data Centers: Pioneering Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in the EU

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In recent years, the demand for data centers has increased dramatically, driven by the growth of digital data and the increasing reliance on cloud computing....more

Morgan Lewis

Powering the Digital Future: The Rise of Data Centers in the Middle East

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The Middle East is experiencing a transformative surge in its data center industry, driven by digital transformation, the widespread adoption of cloud services, and strategic investments in artificial intelligence (AI). The...more

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Renewables’ Tactical Maneuver

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The growing demands of data centers are positioning renewables as essential, with wind, solar, and storage offering the most flexible and cost-effective solution to grid instability. This week, the New York Times reported...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Energy & Infrastructure Insights: Will Data Center and Energy Capacity Growth Meet the Demands of AI?

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Latham partner Alexander “Stefan” Rieger spoke with industry leaders about the impact of artificial intelligence on data center and energy capacity in Europe....more

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Congress Holds Hearing on Energy and AI Data Centers — AI: The Washington Report

The emergence of DeepSeek has complicated the outlook for the amount of investment necessary in data centers and electricity generation for AI advancements. Against that backdrop, on March 5, the House Committee on Energy and...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Powering the Digital Future: Navigating the Nuclear Option for Data Centers

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Modern data centers are the foundation of our information society and now use artificial intelligence to generate new forms of machine intelligence and learning – though at the cost of considerable energy consumption. Their...more

Morgan Lewis

Powering the Future of Data: Infrastructure, Capacity, and Connectivity Considerations

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The demand for data centers, both in the United States and abroad, has been accelerating at an unprecedented pace, driven largely by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital applications....more

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Energy Demand Rises with Growth of Data Centers

In recent years, significantly higher electricity demands have been forecasted with the growth of large-load data centers, driven primarily by the development of artificial intelligence. The projected growth of data centers...more

White & Case LLP

Intelligent Design: Constructing next generation data centers for the AI boom

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Data centers have long been the backbone of the digital economy, enabling everything from cloud storage to streaming services. However, rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) are fueling an unprecedented surge in...more

Artificial Intelligence and Data Centers Predicted to Drive Record High Energy Demand

The growing interest in generative artificial intelligence (AI) has triggered a race to develop the technology, driving demand for high-density data centers and significantly increasing predicted electricity consumption....more

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The Hidden Cost of AI: Energy, Water, and the Sustainability Challenge

ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: AI’s rapid advancement has led to groundbreaking technological achievements, but its environmental impact is becoming harder to ignore. As data centers expand to support AI workloads, energy...more

Butler Snow LLP

Large Load Interconnection: Some Legal and Policy Issues[1]

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Introduction: The Challenge - Forecasts of growth in electricity consumption (“load”) across the United States are increasing remarkably. In just over the last few years, those forecasts have doubled and tripled. Much of...more

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Texas’ Power Transmission Infrastructure: Addressing Growing Demand from Data Centers and Crypto Mining

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Texas is facing a rapidly evolving energy landscape, driven in part by the surging power demands of data centers and cryptocurrency mining operations. As the digital economy expands, the state’s existing power transmission...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Navigating Water Challenges in Data Center Development: Insights from Womble Bond Dickinson Partner Damian Georgino

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Damian Georgino discusses the critical role of water in data center development and the challenges of managing this vital resource. He highlights the intricate relationship between water and energy and offers strategies for...more

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2025 Canadian Infrastructure Trends

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The Canadian infrastructure space saw significant volumes of projects announced and transacted in 2024, primarily driven by government incentivizes and the development of eligible projects through the investment tax credit...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Navigating DeepSeek’s Challenge: President Trump’s Stargate Initiative and Preparing Businesses for AI Leadership

What Is the Stargate Initiative? Announced by President Donald Trump on January 21, 2025, the Stargate Initiative is a monumental $500 billion public-private sector investment aimed at enhancing the United States’ AI...more

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Data center boom empowers modular nuclear energy opportunities

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The data center market continues to grow in 2025 and beyond, driven in part by AI applications. Energy sources, including nuclear, are key to meeting the increased demand for power. This creates opportunities for efficient...more

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The impact of Trump 2.0 on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: potential developments for generation, transmission, and data...

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When there is a change of Administration in Washington, the trade press often inquires about the anticipated changes at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the primary federal regulator of the nation’s power...more

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