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Recent Massachusetts data center news

• May 1, 2026

  Policy Problems Aside, Solar Continues to Shine

  Nextpower has announced a multi-year steel-frame supply agreement with Jinko Solar (U.S.) Industries.

  • This agreement is a multi-year steel-frame supply agreement in which Nextpower will supply more than 1 GW of steel frames, scalable to up to 3 GW over a three-year period, to support module manufacturing at Jinko Solar’s Jacksonville, Florida facility; the U.S. Department of the Treasury guidance notes U.S.-made steel frames can add 6% to a tracker project’s domestic content calculation.
  • Context and other recent announcements: The article reports multiple recent deals and industry developments — US Modules opened a College Station facility with Production Line 1 (~400 MW annual capacity, scalable to ~1.4 GW); Swift Solar acquired Meyer Burger assets to accelerate GW-scale HJT/perovskite-silicon manufacturing in the U.S.; industry data cited includes the EIA forecast to 424 TWh by 2027, China’s ~1,300 GW capacity and >80% supply-chain share, and AI/hyperscalers signing >30 GW of solar PPAs since 2023. The piece is a reporting/analysis article by POWER (Darrell Proctor).
• Apr 30, 2026

  VOICES: Detroit can lead the nation on climate justice — if we put people first

  A Detroit environmental advocate has proposed expanding the city’s Office of Sustainability into an Office of Climate, Infrastructure, and Sustainability and creating a chief climate officer who reports directly to Mayor Mary Sheffield.

  • Main proposal: Expand Detroit’s existing Office of Sustainability into an Office of Climate, Infrastructure, and Sustainability led by a chief climate officer reporting directly to the mayor; establish a Climate Justice Community Advisory Board with one resident representative from each council district; direct departments with inspection/enforcement authority (Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental; Detroit Water & Sewerage Department; Detroit Police Department; Health Department) to prioritize enforcement against industrial polluters.
  • Context and implementation details: The author frames this as an opinion/agenda (not an official city announcement) informed by the Rise Higher Detroit survey and an Obama Foundation convening; recommends that many items could begin by mayoral executive order while others require partnership with City Council; calls for city land-use guardrails on data centers and an effective pause on city-owned land uses “until clear guardrails are in place for community benefit, energy demand, and rate impacts.”
• Apr 28, 2026

  Fusion Energy Group Seeks PJM Connection for First Commercial Power Plant

  Commonwealth Fusion Systems has submitted an interconnection application to PJM Interconnection to connect its planned ARC (Fall Line Fusion Power Station).

  • Main announcement: CFS submitted a Cycle 1 interconnection application to PJM Interconnection to connect its planned 400-MW Fall Line Fusion Power Station (ARC) sited on 100 acres at the James River Industrial Park, Chesterfield County, Virginia, with a target to deliver electricity to the grid in the early 2030s; PJM serves more than 65 million customers across 13 states and the District of Columbia and CFS says this is the first fusion power plant developer to request interconnection with a major grid operator.
  • Background and details: CFS has raised almost $3 billion since 2018, secured pre-construction milestones including a conditional use permit (2025), brought Dominion Energy on as a utility partner, signed offtake agreements with Google (2025) and Eni, and received a $15-million DOE Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program award and a $3.7-million ARPA-E grant; the PJM Cycle 1 process includes a 90-day application review followed by scheduled Decision Points for engineering studies and potential network upgrades.
• Apr 27, 2026

  Residents left furious as their picturesque small town surrounded by forests and nature is set to be 'ruined' by sprawling data centers... but they're refusing to back down

  Cornell Realty Management has applied to develop the Wildcat Ridge AI Data Center and multiple developers are preparing to build several large data centres in Archbald, Pennsylvania.

  • Project scope & developer action: Cornell Realty Management applied for the Wildcat Ridge AI Data Center campus (14 centres across 400 acres) and other proposals could see 51 data warehouses built on ~14% of Archbald’s land; developers claim the campus would be at least 1,500 feet from homes, create 1,280 jobs, be as quiet as a ‘normal conversation’, and use about 50,000 gallons of water a day.
  • Permitting, finances & community response: Developers state the project would generate $7 million in annual borough tax revenue and $23 million for the school system; residents and local officials (including Mayor Shirley Barrett) are actively opposing the plans via a Stop Archbald Data Centers Facebook group (~10,000 members) and council meetings. Additional state and local permits are required and construction could still take months to years to begin even if local approvals advance.
• Apr 23, 2026

  Bain Capital to sell stake in bridge data centres at $5 billion valuation, sources say

  Bain Capital is seeking to sell at least a 40% stake in Bridge Data Centres (BDC), targeting a valuation of $5 billion and has hired Citigroup and JPMorgan to run the sale.

  • Main announcement: Bain Capital has launched a sale process for at least 40% of Bridge Data Centres (BDC) with an implied valuation of $5 billion, and has appointed Citigroup and JPMorgan as advisers; indicative bids are due by the middle or end of next month. Bain would consider selling a larger or controlling stake if it receives an attractive offer but is unlikely to fully exit at this time.
  • Background & transaction context: BDC builds hyperscale and co-location data centres across Malaysia, Thailand and India, was founded by Michael Foust and Kris Kumar in partnership with Bain, was previously merged into Chindata (listed on Nasdaq in 2020), later separated under WinTriX after Bain took Chindata private in a $3.16 billion deal in 2023; Bain sold Chindata in January to a consortium led by Shenzhen Dongyangguang Industry Co valuing that business at $4 billion. Comparable recent deals cited include KKR/ST Telemedia S$6.6 billion ($5.2 billion) and Vantage Data Centers $1.6 billion investment.
• Apr 23, 2026 · IT Brief Asia

  MacPaw survey finds green concerns may drive file cleanups

  MacPaw released an Earth Day report on how Mac users manage digital clutter and cloud storage.

  • Survey details & headline findings: The report surveyed 1,000 Mac users in the US and found 71.7% of cloud-using respondents said they would clean out old files more often if they understood the environmental cost, 84.3% said that information would help decide what to keep or delete, 96.1% store files in the cloud at least sometimes, and 31.1% said they would clean much more often if they knew more about the impact.
  • Context, energy figures, and behavior data: The report links habits to energy use, stating storing 1 TB in the cloud for a year uses roughly 40-70 kWh, and notes global data centres consume hundreds of terawatt-hours annually; it also reports emotional and behavioural metrics such as 61.1% feeling stressed when storage runs low, 81% feeling relief after cleanup, 39.2% keeping files because they “might need them someday,” and 29% fearing deletion of important files. MacPaw (founded in Kyiv, with offices in Boston and the EU) is best known for the CleanMyMac product.
• Apr 22, 2026

  GE Vernova reports first quarter 2026 financial results and raises 2026 guidance

  GE Vernova has reported first quarter 2026 financial results and is raising its 2026 guidance.

  • Reported action: GE Vernova reported Q1 2026 results and raised 2026 guidance, stating backlog grew by more than $13 billion quarter‑over‑quarter to $163 billion (inclusive of Prolec GE); the company booked $2.4 billion in Electrification equipment orders to support data centers, completed acquisition of the remaining 50% stake in Prolec GE, and reported a $10.2 billion cash balance. Also expects to reach at least 110 GW of combined gas turbine backlog and slot reservation agreements by year‑end 2026.
  • Background and event details: The announcement is a company press release (April 22, 2026) and includes a webcast/investor conference call.
    • Conference call: April 22, 2026, starting at 7:30 AM Eastern Time, webcast from GE Vernova investor website; archived webcast and slide presentation will be available after the call.
    • Additional facts: Disclosure includes forward‑looking cautionary language, links to investor reports/filings, and contact details for investor and media inquiries.
• Apr 14, 2026

  Human-machine teaming dives underwater

  MIT Lincoln Laboratory is seeking external sponsorship to refine and transition an AUV-diver human-robot teaming system developed by its Advanced Undersea Systems and Technology Group.

  • Main announcement: The internally funded project led by principal investigator Madeline Miller has developed AUV navigation and perception algorithms (integrated from work by the MIT Marine Robotics Group led by John Leonard), a COTS sensor payload (sonar, optical sensors, an acoustic modem, pressure/depth sensor, IMU, and compute boards) and a diver-worn prototype
• Apr 11, 2026

  AI Data Centers Air Pollution Deaths: How Tech Boom is Killing Clean Air in US

  The Trump administration announced it rolled back federal soot standards in February 2026, citing surging electricity demand from AI data centers.

  • Main action: The administration reversed Biden-era soot protections and the President invoked emergency wartime powers to compel utilities to keep aging coal-fired power plants operating; the rollback was explicitly justified by surging electricity demand from AI data centers. Key figures: 4,000 data centers operational, 3,000 planned or under construction, and AI data center electricity share rising from 2% (2018) to 4.4% (2023) with projections of 6.7%–12% by 2028 and potential 11x increase by 2030 if unchecked.
  • Background and details:University of California, Riverside researchers project up to 1,300 premature deaths annually by 2030 tied to particulate pollution from extended fossil-fuel plant operation; Harvard University provided data-center counts; regional specifics include AI centers using 26% of Virginia’s electricity, proposed Nevada data centers requiring three times current Las Vegas electricity, and 70+ data centers in Los Angeles County where supervisors are considering a moratorium and a health impact assessment. Also noted: Clean Wisconsin projections and more than 60 Virginia state bills addressing data center growth and grid impact.
• Apr 10, 2026

  As Trump throws lifeline to coal plants, critics warn of higher costs and health risks

  The Trump administration has used emergency powers to prevent scheduled coal plant retirements and to fund upgrades that keep plants operating.

  • Main action: The administration issued emergency orders to keep at least five coal plants from closing, spent $175 million on upgrades for seven plants, is considering $350 million more in applications, and officials (e.g., Interior Secretary Doug Burgum) have articulated a goal of “100 per cent stay open, no more retirements”, citing grid reliability concerns. The administration also used measures that delayed the planned retirement of the Schahfer Generating Station in Indiana and justified keeping it online for extreme weather power needs.
  • Background and details: The piece references analysis by Enverus that suggested no additional coal retirements may occur during the administration; it notes 34 GW of coal capacity was set to retire before 2029, coal plants slated to retire emitted >130 million tons CO2 last year, and that keeping the fleet afloat could cost about $1 billion annually. Legal challenges have been filed by multiple states (Washington, Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Colorado).