FERC Win Meets Water Rules in AI Data Center Buildout
Friday, August 7, 2026 · 6 min
FERC’s interconnection plan survived DC Circuit review, while state lawmakers are tightening data center water oversight and capital keeps piling into AI infrastructure through Aligned’s $40 billion sale.
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FERC’s interconnection plan survived DC Circuit review, while state lawmakers are tightening data center water oversight and capital keeps piling into AI infrastructure through Aligned’s $40 billion sale.
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- DC Circuit Court of Appeals upholds FERC plan to speed up permitting for US energy projects' grid interconnection - Energy-Storage.News — Energy-Storage.News
# DC Circuit Court of Appeals upholds FERC plan to speed up permitting for US energy projects' grid interconnection - Energy-Storage.News Author: William Norman Published: 2026-08-06T12:50:06+00:00 Source: energy-storage.news (energy-storage.news) Language: en ## Story DC Circuit Court of Appeals upholds FERC plan to speed up permitting for US energy projects' grid interconnection -…
- 3 Trends in State Regulation of Data Center Water Use -... — National Conference of State Legislatures
3 Trends in State Regulation of Data Center Water Use -... # 3 Trends in State Regulation of Data Center Water Use ## Under consideration: tighter facility permitting, greater oversight and required use of sustainable cooling methods. By Emily Ulizio | August 5, 2026 An Amazon data center under construction in Virginia, where a new state law requires water users that provide water to data…
- MGX, AIP, and BlackRock’s GIP complete $40bn acquisition of Aligned Data Centers - DCD — Datacenter Dynamics
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- Do PPAs have a future in the data center sector? - DCD — Data Center Dynamics
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