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Recent Nebraska data center news

• Oct 1, 2026

  Data Center Bill Falls Short in Senate as Lawmakers Take Final Votes Before the Midterms

  The U.S. Senate has failed to advance a bill that would push utility regulators to consider a federal standard for charging large power customers, including data centers, enough to cover grid upgrade costs.

  • The bill, sponsored by Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio), failed 57–43 in a procedural vote after needing 60 votes; it had already passed the House 417–3.
  • Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, said the measure was too weak and pointed to an alternative proposal from Sen. Martin Heinrich that would direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue mandatory rules for large electricity customers.
• Sep 24, 2026

  Tarana CEO Sees No Clear Successor to Video Driving Household Bandwidth Demand

  Tarana Wireless CEO Basil Alwan said slower household bandwidth growth is strengthening the case for fixed wireless broadband, while arguing that the biggest AI-related capacity demands will be inside data centers rather than at the home.

  • Alwan spoke at Tarana’s Connecting Communities Summit on Sept. 17 in Milpitas, California, saying average peak-hour home usage is about 5 to 7 Mbps and annual demand growth has slowed to 10% to 12% from 20% to 30%.
  • He said Tarana equipment serves about 330,000 homes across 1,358 U.S. counties and is already carrying service funded by the $42.5 billion BEAD program; he also cited a $18.5 million grant in northwest Louisiana to reach 7,460 locations.
• Sep 23, 2026

  Climate Change Solutions - September 22, 2026

  Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) has published a climate-focused newsletter previewing an upcoming Super El Niño briefing and summarizing recent Capitol Hill activity.

  • EESI announced an online briefing on Friday, September 25 at noon EDT about Super El Niño, with welcome remarks from Reps. Mike Flood and Eric Sorensen and RSVP links provided.
  • The newsletter also notes the House and Senate action on several bills, including the Water Resources Development Act of 2026, the Ratepayer Protection Act affecting data center-related grid upgrades, and the Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act; it also promotes EESI resources and a new podcast episode.
  • This is a newsletter/update, not a standalone corporate deal announcement; it references prior and current legislative developments and upcoming events rather than announcing a new funding commitment.
• Sep 9, 2026

  Google to buy energy from solar-storage project at former coal mine

  Google has announced that it will purchase the energy, capacity and clean energy attributes from MN8 Energy’s Mammoth Solar project in West Virginia, with Eos Energy Enterprises supplying zinc-based long-duration storage.

  • The project includes 86 MW of utility-scale solar, 10 MW/100 MWh of zinc-based storage, and 70 MW/280 MWh of lithium-ion storage; solar is expected online in 2028, with storage in 2029 and 2030.
  • The release says the project is designed to match clean energy capacity with Google’s regional data center load profiles and add capacity in the PJM region; it also references a separate Google-backed 300 MW/30 GWh iron-air battery project in Minnesota.
• Sep 1, 2026

  US utility-scale battery energy storage capacity almost doubled during first 18 months of Trump’s second term

  The Solar Energy Industries Association and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence have published the Q3 2026 US Energy Storage Market Outlook, reporting record US battery storage deployments in Q2 2026.

  • The report says 6.7GW/20.2GWh of new battery energy storage systems came online between March and end-June 2026, with 17.9GWh in utility-scale projects and 56% of utility-scale capacity standalone.
  • It also says Arizona, Texas and Utah accounted for much of the quarter’s growth, while the C&I segment benefited from the expansion of data centres and onsite power needs; SEIA and Benchmark also raised their 2030 forecast to 683GWh.
  • The article references earlier announcements and policy developments, including Illinois’ 3GW by 2030 target, Virginia’s expanded 20GW-plus target, Nebraska’s framework for first BESS developments, and FERC show cause orders on large-load grid connections.
• Aug 28, 2026

  At $125 a Month, Cable TV Nearly as Expensive as Typical Monthly Home Electric Bill, Report Finds

  Gov. Morrisey is reported as being encouraged about a proposed $45 billion Nscale-Anthropic data center deal in West Virginia.

  • The item references a $45 billion data center deal involving Nscale and Anthropic in West Virginia.
  • The text is a headline-style reference to a recent or ongoing announcement, not a full primary-source release; no further project specifics are provided in the excerpt.
• Aug 26, 2026

  How Data Center Controversies Have Transformed the Midterm Elections

  The Associated Press has published an analysis of the growing political opposition to U.S. data centers and how it is reshaping policy debates. It is commentary and reporting on a broader trend, not a first-time corporate announcement.

  • The article says Oracle, Meta, Google, Amazon and Microsoft expect to spend more than $700 billion on U.S. data centers this year, while OpenAI and Oracle are building Project Jupiter, a $165 billion complex near the Mexican border in New Mexico.
  • It also notes opposition over water use, electricity costs, and climate impacts; examples include a challenge to well drilling permits in New Mexico, a one-year ban on large data centers in New York, and tougher regulatory steps in Texas under Greg Abbott.
• Aug 26, 2026

  In a Divided America, Left and Right Unite to Oppose Data Centers

  The Associated Press reports on growing bipartisan opposition to rapid data center expansion in rural Nebraska and New Mexico, alongside support from some labor leaders and officials.

  • In Cass County, Nebraska, officials approved a 12-month moratorium on data center development, which could affect Tenaska‘s plans to option 1,300-plus acres along Highway 75 and CyrusOne‘s control of nearly 400 acres outside Plattsmouth.
  • In New Mexico, Oracle‘s Project Jupiter faces legal and water-supply opposition; Oracle says it will invest $50 million in water and wastewater systems in Doña Ana County, while the project is described as a $165 billion data center complex and is expected to generate $4.7 billion in taxes.
• Aug 21, 2026

  Bhavin Gandecha: The Permitting Bills Won’t Fix What’s Actually Broken

  Broadband Breakfast published an expert opinion arguing that broadband permitting delays are a governance problem rather than only a speed problem.

  • The piece says the Senate Commerce Committee’s July 2026 hearing on AI and communications networks repeated the view that Congress should pass pending permitting bills, while noting that witnesses did not define when delay becomes a program-level failure.
  • It cites BEAD as a $42.5 billion program that had already absorbed a roughly 74% funding cut, and argues that a pre-agreed threshold should have been set before the cut or before rule changes forced telecoms to redo paid engineering work.
  • The commentary extends the same logic to AI infrastructure, saying hyperscalers are guiding toward about $650 billion in 2026 AI infrastructure capex and that global data center spending may reach $7 trillion by 2030.
  • The article is an opinion/commentary, not a first-time corporate announcement, and it refers to recent hearing testimony, committee action, and prior funding changes rather than reporting a new deal.
• Aug 4, 2026

  New Data Center Developments: August 2026

  This article is a curated monthly roundup of data center news, summarizing multiple announcements, reported deals, and policy actions across regions.

  • It highlights several new project announcements and construction updates, including Meta’s 5 GW Hyperion expansion, OpenAI’s Project Camellia in Georgia, Iron Mountain’s 48 MW RCH-1 break ground, and Meta’s 1 GW Canadian campus in Alberta.
  • It also covers policy and market developments such as New York’s permit pause for sites over 50 MW, Texas’s ERCOT queue audit, North Carolina’s tax change, Nebraska’s incentive block, plus large capital figures including €1.5 billion, $38.4 billion, $500 million, $400 million, and $10 billion across various projects.