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Recent Missouri data center news

• Feb 19, 2026 · Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

  The Grid Act Is the Wrong Way to Protect Consumers from Price Spikes

  Senators Hawley (R-MO) and Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Guaranteeing Rate Insulation from Data Centers Act (GRID Act), proposing strict obligations and penalties for large data centers to prevent alleged increases in residential electricity rates.

  • Main action: The GRID Act would require data centers with demand of 20 megawatts or more to either fully supply their own electricity (on-site generation/microgrids) or pay “rate effect credits” equal to any measured increase in local residential rates as determined by an annual DOE study; facilities that fail to comply face civil penalties up to $1 million per day.
  • Background and context: The article is an opinion/analysis piece arguing the bill misattributes market-design failures to hyperscalers; it contrasts the GRID Act with Texas SB 6 (2025), which conditions access for loads above 75 megawatts on automated curtailment, offers faster interconnection priority, and provides capacity-style payments; the piece cites an example where utilities might otherwise wait to build $500M+ in transmission upgrades.
• Feb 13, 2026

  The 50 States of Power Decarbonization: States and Utilities Navigate Large Load Customer Demand in 2025

  The N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) released its 2025 Annual Review and Q4 2025 edition of the 50 States of Power Decarbonization report.

  • Report release & headline findings: The NCCETC released the 2025 annual review and Q4 2025 quarterly report, finding 49 states plus Puerto Rico took a total of 667 actions on electric power decarbonization and resource planning in 2025; 37 states took 104 actions related to large load customers. The report highlights top trends including new large-load tariffs, increased natural gas capacity additions, state-led procurement of energy storage, and consideration of advanced nuclear.
  • Background & concrete details: The release documents integrated resource plan filings showing planned capacity additions of 144,405 MW solar, 125,016 MW natural gas, 58,581 MW storage, 58,381 MW wind, and 56,475 MW planned coal retirements in 2025; it notes 400 actions tracked in Q4 2025 plus more than 270 introduced bills, and calls out surging data center development driving large-load policy responses.
• Jan 29, 2026

  Data center critics speak out at Indy environmental committee meeting

  Dozens of residents and the Hoosier Environmental Council turned out at the City of Indianapolis Environmental Sustainability Committee meeting to protest data-center development and urge stricter oversight.

  • Main announcement: The Hoosier Environmental Council asked the committee to explore a pause on data center construction, consider removing discretionary economic incentives, and fully evaluate projects’ energy, water and land use and potential impacts to the electrical grid as part of permitting decisions. The group emphasized community impact and identified energy, water, land as four key aspects to assess.
  • Background and details: Public commenters called for stronger state development, building and zoning standards or a moratorium; the article cites a Citizen Action Coalition report saying nearly 30 data centers are proposed or under construction in Indiana. The meeting was reported on January 29, 2026 and included presentations from experts on grid and environmental impacts.
• Jan 29, 2026

  Madison, Wis. Joins Growing List of Cities Pausing Data Center Development

  The Madison Common Council has approved a one-year moratorium on new large-scale data center development.

  • Scope & duration: The moratorium applies to new data centers and telecommunications centers larger than 10,000 square feet and will remain in effect for one year; existing facilities and smaller data centers are exempt. The city said the pause will allow staff to review zoning rules, electricity and water use, land use planning, and community benefits before approving additional projects.
  • Implementation & context: Planning Division Director Meagan Tuttle described the moratorium as a planning tool to develop clearer standards as demand for computing power (driven by artificial intelligence and cloud services) grows; the city plans to engage utilities, environmental experts, developers, and policymakers during the moratorium. The article also references similar moratoria in other U.S. jurisdictions (Coweta County, Douglas County, Clarke County, Springfield Township, St. Charles).
• Jan 29, 2026

  Town hall meeting to discuss environmental impact of proposed data centers in Montgomery County

  Montgomery County community members will host a town hall meeting Thursday regarding a proposed 5,000-acre mega site for two data centers.

  • Main announcement: The town hall will be held Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 7 p.m. at Montgomery County High School to discuss environmental concerns and present research by environmental geologists and community members; the forum responds to recent local controversy after the Montgomery County Commission confirmed the proposed site near I-70 and Highway 19 and approved a tax break for the Green Amazon data center project earlier this month.
  • Background and project details: The proposal includes Amazon planning a 1,000-acre facility starting with four buildings and potential expansion up to 13 buildings; New York-based Spade Property proposes approximately 850 acres including three primary buildings, a security guard station, and a visitor center; community concern centers on water and energy usage and local utility pressures.
• Jan 26, 2026

  How Hyperscale AI Is Remaking the Power Grid

  Industrial Info Resources (IIR) reported at PowerGen International that the US has approximately $2.4 trillion in AI data center development underway.

  • Key announcement: IIR presented at PowerGen International (Jan. 20-22, 2026) that the US accounts for about $2.4 trillion in AI data center development and that global announced and ongoing data center investment ≈ $3.2 trillion; IIR also reported roughly 296 GW of cumulative planned capacity in the US with more than 70 projects ≥ 1 GW and projected US electricity demand rising from ~23 GW (2023) to ~42 GW (today) and on target to surpass 90 GW by 2030.
  • Details and context: IIR outlined concentration by state (Texas ~$517 billion, Virginia ~$344 billion, Georgia ~$217 billion, Missouri ~$121 billion, Arizona ~$102 billion), noted month-over-month investment velocity (more than $100 billion announced per month over the past year; October 2025 > $350 billion), and described near-term procurement strategies including gas turbines (booked through end of decade), reciprocating engines, BESS, and partnerships on nuclear; timeline compression pressures require many projects to deliver generation and interconnection within 12–24 months.
• Jan 21, 2026

  Google inks PPAs to power data centers with carbon-free energy

  Google has signed three 20-year power purchase agreements with Clearway Energy Group for new clean energy capacity.

  • Google and Clearway executed three 20-year PPAs in 2025 totaling 1.17 gigawatts of “carbon-free energy projects” to support Google data centers in Missouri, Texas, and West Virginia, with the deals representing over $2.4 billion in energy infrastructure investment; the partnership totals 1.24 GW when combined with an existing 71.5 MW PPA in West Virginia.
  • Implementation details and background: Clearway will begin construction on over 1 GW of new projects, with new generation expected online in 2027 and 2028, delivered across grids managed by Southwest Power Pool, ERCOT, and MISO; Clearway (San Francisco-headquartered) has a 13 GW portfolio across 350 operating projects in 27 states, and Google/Alphabet recently announced the planned acquisition of clean energy developer Intersect for $4.75 billion (expected close H1 2026).
• Jan 16, 2026

  Google Buys 1.2 GW of Carbon-free Energy to Power Data Centers Across U.S.

  Clearway announced a series of long-term PPAs with Google to deliver nearly 1.2 GW of carbon-free energy to power Google data centers.

  • Main announcement: Clearway announced long-term PPAs with Google for nearly 1.2 GW of carbon-free energy from new projects located in Missouri, Texas, and West Virginia, supplying grids serving Google data centers in SPP, ERCOT, and PJM for up to 20 years.
  • Project details & timeline: Construction is expected to begin this year, with first sites coming online in 2027 and 2028, and the portfolio represents more than $2.4 billion in investment in infrastructure. Additional context: Google has signed 170+ agreements for over 22 GW of clean energy since 2010 and reported a 12% reduction in data center emissions in 2024.
• Jan 15, 2026

  Powering Progress: How Leaders Build on Dell Storage

  Dell promotes its industry-leading storage platforms and showcases customer deployments across sectors.

  • Main announcement/action: Dell highlights its industry-leading storage portfolio—PowerStore, PowerFlex, PowerMax, PowerScale, and PowerEdge—as the foundation for scalable, reliable data infrastructure used by customers such as The Bank of New York Mellon (using PowerMax and PowerEdge) and Drogaria Araujo; the article cites PowerStore’s 5:1 data reduction guarantee and PowerMax’s multi-site replication as key product capabilities.
  • Background and details: The post provides customer examples and use cases: KiTZ (Hopp Children’s Cancer Center Heidelberg) using PowerScale for genomic research in Germany, Lightstorm Entertainment and Cosm for media/entertainment workloads, Fulgent Genetics combining PowerStore and PowerEdge for AI-enabled genetic data processing, University of Missouri modernizing with PowerStore/PowerMax/PowerFlex and PowerEdge, and Texas Christian University adopting PowerScale with PowerEdge for its AI² initiative; links to product pages, case studies, and customer stories are provided.
• Jan 14, 2026

  The Challenge of Protecting Brain Health Data

  The Child Mind Institute has deployed Dell Pro Max workstations with NVIDIA RTX GPUs to run an on‑prem, multi-pass anonymization pipeline for sensitive brain health data.

  • Main announcement: The team at the Child Mind Institute (DAIR) is running a layered anonymization workflow using Microsoft Presidio and NVIDIA GLiNER on Dell Pro Max workstations with dual NVIDIA RTX professional GPUs to keep data fully local and HIPAA-aligned; this enables iterative anonymization passes (first pass, human review, second pass) while preserving clinical signal.
  • Background & implementation details: The pipeline reduces feedback loops from week-long to day-long cycles via GPU-accelerated inference and batched processing; cloud options (AWS/Google Cloud/Azure) and university shared compute were rejected due to exposure, administrative complexity, and cost. The blog notes an on-ramp to larger deployments such as the Precision 7960 rack or data-center nodes when workloads outgrow a single workstation.