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Recent Connecticut data center news

• Jul 10, 2026

  Lightpath to provide fiber infrastructure for two new hyperscale data center campuses

  Lightpath has announced it will provide fiber infrastructure and multi-terabit capacity to support two hyperscale data center campuses under construction in the United States.

  • The two campuses are planned to exceed one gigawatt each and are located in Saline, Michigan and Port Washington, Wisconsin.
  • The Saline build is scheduled for delivery by the end of this year, while Port Washington is expected in Q2 2027; both are being delivered with an anchor hyperscale customer that was not named.
  • Chris Morley said Lightpath is partnering with hyperscalers to build new fiber infrastructure for AI-driven demand; Tim Haverkate said the company will deliver route-diverse, multi-terabit capacity across new construction, existing network assets, and partner fiber.
• Jul 1, 2026

  Reed Hundt: An Artificial Intelligence-Focused Telecom Act

  Reed Hundt predicts that Congress will enact a law regulating artificial intelligence labs and is likely to pass legislation concerning data centers.

  • Main announcement / proposal:Reed Hundt predicts a near certainty that Congress will enact AI labs legislation and a high likelihood it will pass a data center bill (likely in the next Congress, not this one). He argues labs such as OpenAI and Anthropic want predictability for their investments (he references tens of billions of dollars being invested), proposes a national data center location auction to match developers with communities in exchange for land, zoning and infrastructure and suggests the U.S. needs “maybe 10,000” data centers domestically rather than abroad.
  • Background and implementation details: Hundt compares the idea to the 1996 Telecom Act and FCC auctions, says communities can opt out of bidding (but then won’t receive cheap clean power), recommends creating a single expert federal agency reporting to Congress and the President staffed with technical experts to coordinate with AI firms, notes that under the 2023 framework responsibilities were spread to more than 50 agencies (about a dozen with named roles), and criticizes the Supreme Court Slaughter decision for enabling presidential removal of commissioners and weakening bipartisan commissions.
• Jun 18, 2026

  FERC Targets Grid Rules for Data Centers and Large Loads

  The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has ordered the nation’s six largest grid operators to justify or rewrite rules governing how large power users connect to the grid.

  • Main action: FERC issued show-cause orders to PJM, MISO, Southwest Power Pool, CAISO, ISO New England, and NYISO, requiring them to explain within 60 days why existing tariffs remain just and reasonable or to propose reforms, and directing each operator and its transmission owners to file a resource adequacy report within 30 days. The orders affect markets serving roughly 200 million Americans across more than 30 states and the District of Columbia and target five reform areas (transmission study processes; cost-allocation; co-location/behind-the-meter generation; new transmission services for flexible large loads; evaluation of proximate generation).
  • Context and details: The action builds on a Department of Energy large-load interconnection proceeding, follows review of more than 3,500 pages of comments, and is prompted by AI-driven data center demand. FERC said reforms should apply prospectively (not disturb finalized large-load arrangements) and left the broader DOE large-load docket open for potential additional action.
• 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.
• May 18, 2026

  NextEra Will Buy Dominion Energy in Largest-Ever Electric Utility Deal

  NextEra Energy has announced it will buy Dominion Energy in an all-stock deal valued at about $67 billion.

  • Deal terms and governance: NextEra shareholders will own 74.5% of the combined company and Dominion investors 25.5%; the combined company will trade under NextEra on the NYSE as NEE, own 110 GW of generation capacity, and have a board consisting of 10 NextEra and 4 Dominion directors. The announcement was made on May 18; John Ketchum will serve as chairman and CEO and Robert Blue as president and CEO of regulated utilities.
  • Financial and operational details: The transaction value is about $67 billion; NextEra reported an enterprise value of about $303 billion (about one-third debt) and Dominion an enterprise value of about $111 billion (about $50 billion in debt). The companies highlighted commitments including bill credits, continued investments in generation, reliability and storm resiliency, and retention of dual headquarters in Juno Beach, Florida and Richmond, Virginia.
• May 17, 2026

  Reports Say NextEra in Talks to Acquire Dominion Energy

  NextEra Energy is reportedly in talks to acquire Dominion Energy.

  • Deal details and timing: The article reports a potential mostly-stock transaction valuing Dominion at about $66 billion, with analysts saying NextEra would offer about 0.8 of its own shares for each Dominion share plus some cash; the deal could be announced as soon as May 18. Analysts also estimate NextEra shareholders would own about three-quarters of the combined company.
  • Background and financial context: The report includes company valuations and finances: NextEra enterprise value ≈ $303 billion (≈1/3 debt); Dominion enterprise value ≈ $111 billion (≈$50 billion debt); NextEra market cap ≈ $195 billion, Southern Co. ≈ $104 billion; the article references related transactions and infrastructure investments (e.g., Duane Arnold restart investment > $800 million, Crossroads-Hobbs-Roadrunner transmission $291.6 million).
• May 8, 2026

  Interview: Unison Energy CEO on Data Centers Turning to On-Site Power

  Unison Energy named Mariko McDonagh Meier as CEO in January 2026.

  • Main announcement: Unison Energy appointed Mariko McDonagh Meier as CEO in January 2026, and the company is positioning its behind-the-meter CHP and microgrid model to supply large energy users—especially data centers—facing interconnection delays.
  • Background and details:On-site, dispatchable natural gas generation (turbines/engines) is being contracted under long-term (typ. 20-year) agreements, with pipelines spanning hundreds of megawatts to gigawatts, phased builds (phase one often 50–100 MW), and historical contract-to-commissioning timelines of about two years (subject to 70-week equipment lead times); recent deployment example includes a CHP project with General Mills in Missouri.
• May 5, 2026

  Meet the academics refusing to use generative AI

  Several researchers have announced they are abstaining from using generative AI tools.

  • Main action: Several individual researchers (including Danielle Crowley at Bangor University, Hugh Possingham at the University of Queensland, Audrey Moores at McGill University, Tanisha Jowsey at Bond University, Juan Rocha at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Michaela Socolof at MIT and Elizabeth Wolkovich at the University of British Columbia) say they are purposefully abstaining from using generative AI because of concerns about copyright/consent, transparency of training data, accuracy/hallucinations, and environmental impacts; some have adopted explicit policies (for example, Wolkovich will not chair defences or join committees where students use genAI for writing).
  • Background and evidence: Surveys and studies cited include a Nature survey of ~5,000 researchers showing high acceptance for AI editing but far lower use for text generation, an Elsevier survey of 3,234 researchers reporting 58% use of AI, and a Patterns study estimating 2025 global AI system footprints of 32.6–79.7 million tonnes CO2 and 312.5–764.6 billion litres of water; other factual details include specific examples of AI errors (hallucinated citations and incorrect molecular depictions) and published commentaries calling for restrictions on genAI in chemistry and qualitative research.
• Apr 28, 2026

  365 Data Centers Leverages Collective[i] to See Double-Digit Revenue Growth Within Six Months

  365 Data Centers has announced a multi-year agreement with Collective[i] and reports measurable revenue performance improvements following deployment.

  • Main announcement: 365 Data Centers entered a multi-year agreement with Collective[i] to embed Collective[i]’s time-series neural network intelligence into 365’s go-to-market systems; within six months 365 reported >15% win rate increase, 35% reduction in sales cycle length, 20% productivity increase, 34% growth in contact database, and record bookings in Q4 2025 with continued outperformance in Q1 2026.
  • Implementation & background: The deployment replaced a fragmented stack with a single dynamic intelligence layer embedded in existing systems of record (ambient automation, real-time buyer risk surfacing, centralized deal collaboration); 365’s Revenue Operations and Sales teams completed the embedment and reported results as concrete operational metrics (productivity, contact capture, win rates, sales cycle length).
• Apr 22, 2026

  Small, connected data centers will power AI, a builder says

  Gray Wolf Data Centers, launched by Pete Sacco (founder and CEO of PTS Data Center Solutions), is building a proof-of-concept cluster of small data centers in Connecticut to support low-latency AI inferencing.

  • Main announcement: Gray Wolf is developing a distributed model of clustered small data centers (targeting 5-20 MW per site) as an alternative to hyperscale facilities; the first proof-of-concept is in Connecticut, and Sacco proposes building many 10-MW sites (example: 120 x 10-MW instead of a 1,200-MW plant) that operate as a distributed system/DAO.
  • Background and details: Sacco cited interconnection waits up to five years and community pushback as drivers; planned local power options include grid interconnection, microgrids (solar + batteries), waste-to-energy, a potential proliferation of hydrogen, and eventual use of small nuclear (~8 years) and fusion in the longer term; he claims generation at sub 10 cents/kWh with options to sell power at ~20 cents/kWh, contrasting with local retail rates like ~30 cents/kWh in Connecticut.