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Recent Alaska data center news

• Jul 14, 2026

  Climate Change Solutions - July 14, 2026

  The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) has published a climate and energy newsletter highlighting recent articles, congressional actions, and upcoming briefings.

  • Main announcement/action: EESI promotes an online briefing with the Natural Resources Defense Council on Thursday, July 16 at noon about tracking and reducing nitrogen fertilizer use, associated emissions, and lowering costs for farmers.
  • Background and other details: The newsletter also references a House vote on the SECURE Grid Act (H.R. 7257), a future briefing on severe drought on July 24, and archived materials on extreme heat, grid resilience, and data centers.
  • The issue is presented as a newsletter / event roundup rather than a standalone policy announcement by a company, and it includes EESI contact information at the end.
• Jul 14, 2026

  Microsoft’s data center expansion drove 25% emissions spike in 2025: report

  Microsoft has announced its 2026 environmental sustainability report, saying FY2025 emissions rose as AI-driven data center expansion accelerated.

  • Total emissions reached 20.29 million metric tons of CO2e in FY2025, up 25% year over year from 16.21 million metric tons in FY2024, with the increase primarily driven by data center infrastructure expansion and the end of using non-additional unbundled renewable energy certificates.
  • Microsoft said it matched all annual global electricity use with renewables through on-site generation, PPAs, green power products, and long-term contracts, and expanded its renewables portfolio to agreements for up to 40 gigawatts of new renewable energy across 26 countries; it also said it contributed to more than 45 million metric tons of carbon removal across 29 projects in 10 removal pathways.
• Jun 30, 2026

  Climate Change Solutions - June 30, 2026

  The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) recaps Expo2026 panels and highlights recent policy developments.

  • Main announcement: EESI summarizes the 29th annual Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency EXPO and Policy Forum (Expo2026), providing links to full recorded panels on topics including permitting reform, energy affordability, data centers, and building and grid resilience; the newsletter links to EESI’s YouTube recordings and lists speakers and organizations for each session.
  • Policy and event updates: The newsletter reports the Senate Agriculture Committee’s draft Farm Bill (PDF link provided) and notes the House passed H.R.7567 in April; it also records recent congressional actions including passage of S.629 (Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act) through the House, passage of S.4822 (Saving the Ocean Observatories Initiative Act of 2026) in the Senate, reintroduction of S.4867 (Small Farm Conservation Act), and introduction of S.4870 to reauthorize Earth MRI; it lists upcoming EESI briefings on July 16, 2026 (Nitrogen pollution research roadmap) and July 24, 2026 (drought impacts).
• Jun 30, 2026

  Stack Energy Proposes to Invest $500 Million to Build Massive Data Center in Alaska

  Stak Energy has announced a $500 million investment to build a data center in North Slope, Alaska.

  • $500 million investment by Stak Energy to build a data center in North Slope, Alaska to support large-scale AI cloud computing operations; the announcement is reported on June 30, 2026.
  • The company is described as an Alaska-based private energy infrastructure company; the project is described as being proposed in rural Alaska and was published with promotional links to America250 / Telecom150 on Broadband Breakfast. The article provides no construction timeline or completion date.
• Jun 29, 2026

  How Badly Has The Trump Administration Hurt Renewables Growth?

  The article assesses the Trump administration’s policy actions that have rolled back climate and clean energy progress.

  • Main action: The piece documents the administration’s regulatory and legislative rollbacks, including the signing of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (July 2025) which removes IRA tax credits for new wind and solar projects that begin construction after July 4, 2026 (and must be commissioned by December 31, 2027), the termination of the residential solar credit (worth 30% of system costs) at the end of 2025, acceleration or early sunsets of other credits (advanced manufacturing credit ending in 2027; clean hydrogen credit accelerated to sunset five years early), and nearly 300 federal actions recorded by the Sabin Center by January 2026.
  • Context and details: The article also cites concrete implementation and fallout: developers rushed to safe-harbor projects before the July 2026 deadline but face grid interconnection and permitting bottlenecks; the administration halted routine Defence Department reviews for ~30 GW of wind projects; markets and AI-driven data-centre demand (hyperscalers announced 28 GW of PPAs in a year) have partially offset damage; and foreign policy moves include the US exit from multilateral climate bodies and an EU pledge to import $750 billion in US LNG by 2028.
• Jun 24, 2026

  Construction employment rises in 30 states over past year, AGC reports

  The Associated General Contractors of America reported that construction employment increased in 30 states and the District of Columbia between May 2025 and May 2026.

  • Main announcement: AGC reported state construction employment increased in 30 states and D.C. between May 2025 and May 2026; Texas added 18,700 jobs (2.1%), North Carolina added 13,600, Wisconsin added 9,000, and Wisconsin posted the largest percentage increase (6.2%); California recorded the largest annual decline at 13,100 jobs (−1.5%).
  • Monthly detail and risks: From April to May, construction employment increased in 23 states and D.C., declined in 22 states, and was unchanged in 5 states; monthly leaders included Texas (+3,600) and Wisconsin (+2,900). AGC officials Ken Simonson and Jeffrey D. Shoaf cautioned that opposition to data center projects and uncertainty over federal transportation funding pose threats to future construction job growth.
• Jun 22, 2026

  In Interview with AP, Nvidia's Jensen Huang Urges Americans to Use AI More

  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emphasized broad AI adoption and warned the U.S. faces an energy shortfall that could limit AI/data center growth, in an Associated Press interview.

  • Main announcement: Jensen Huang urged that society should “use AI” and adopt new social norms around the technology, called for government regulation and clear safety/export guidance, and warned the United States is “woefully behind in energy production”; he made these remarks in a June 21, 2026 AP interview while speaking in Sherman, Texas at the Coherent factory expansion.
  • Background/details: Huang noted Nvidia’s market capitalization ~ $5 trillion, referenced AI firms OpenAI and Anthropic as potentially reaching $1 trillion if publicly traded, criticized proposals for government ownership of AI shares, and highlighted a Coherent laser project at the Sherman expansion that could cut AI power use by up to 50%; the piece is a news interview by the Associated Press (Josh Boak).
• Jun 16, 2026

  Climate Change Solutions - June 16, 2026

  The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) released new fact sheets on lithium and cobalt and announced its 29th annual Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency EXPO (EXPO 2026).

  • New EESI publications: EESI published fact sheets on Lithium and Cobalt, noting the U.S. relies on imports for >50% of lithium consumed and 76% of cobalt consumed; the newsletter links to a 2025 Critical Minerals Issue Brief for deeper analysis.
  • Event and policy updates: EXPO 2026 is scheduled for Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (reception 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.) at the Rayburn House Office Building Gold Room (Room 2168) and online; the newsletter also reports House action on the Agriculture Appropriations Act (H.R.8646) providing $22.5 billion to USDA through September 2027, and updates on geothermal permitting bills and the DOMINANCE Act to secure critical mineral supply chains.
• Jun 7, 2026

  George Tronsrue: America’s Arctic Blind Spot

  Quintillion has built a U.S.-controlled High-Latitude Data Acquisition platform (HiLDA) in Utqiaġvik and its CEO is urging immediate federal investment and integration of Arctic ground-station capacity into national defense planning.

  • Main action: Quintillion completed the world’s northernmost commercial satellite ground station on American soil, the High-Latitude Data Acquisition platform (HiLDA), in Utqiaġvik in 2021; the CEO calls for federal attention, investment, and integration into national defense planning now to create U.S. redundancy for polar-orbiting satellite communications.
  • Background and details: The article documents nearly three decades of U.S. reliance on the Svalbard Satellite Station (Norway), cites the Pentagon on rising Russian and Chinese Arctic activity, and notes HiLDA links directly to major cloud and internet exchange hubs in Seattle and Portland, is supported by triple-redundant fiber connectivity and high-capacity, low latency satellite backhaul, and emphasizes Alaska’s nine military installations and missile defense dependence on instantaneous communications.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

  Targeted Pressure: How Chinese Manufacturing Competition Impacts US States

  The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) has published a report finding Chinese industrial policy is reshaping global manufacturing and harming industries across every U.S. state.

  • Main finding & method: The ITIF report (June 1, 2026) analyzes one “national power industry” per state using County Business Patterns employment data, HS/SITC export proxies, and global market-share series to conclude that state-backed Chinese subsidies, export pushes, and overcapacity are driving down prices and pressuring U.S. producers in sectors such as semiconductors, batteries, aircraft, and fabricated metals.
  • Key facts, numbers, and timelines:China plans ~$150 billion in semiconductor investment through 2030 vs. $52 billion under the U.S. CHIPS funding; the report cites $63.3 billion Chinese semiconductor spending in H1 2025, TSMC’s $165 billion U.S. investment announcement, GE Appliances’ $490 million Appliance Park investment (2025), and state/national export shares and HS-code trade series used throughout the analyses.