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Recent Nebraska data center news

• 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.
• Jul 26, 2026

  Virginia Study on Groundwater and Data Centers Calls for Tighter Water Regulations

  Virginia has released a long-delayed groundwater study examining eastern-region aquifer supply and the possible impact of data centers, and the report urges stricter groundwater regulations.

  • The report says regulators should have more authority to reject industrial water withdrawal permits, require applicants to examine surface water or water reuse, and strengthen planning and staffing/equipment funding for water management.
  • It finds groundwater in Virginia’s eastern coastal plain is constrained, with declining availability likely, and says a data center using evaporative cooling would probably not find a reliable groundwater supply anywhere in the region.
  • The report was provided to AP by Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s office after more than six months of withholding; AP says the report had been due in January and was released in July 2026.
• Jul 24, 2026

  Trump pledge on data center power supplies draws skepticism

  President Donald Trump announced a non-binding pledge by U.S. power producers and data centers to fund or build energy infrastructure for AI-related power demand while claiming consumers would be shielded from higher electricity costs.

  • Trump said at an Environmental Protection Agency event that America’s largest tech companies have committed to fund or build the energy infrastructure needed for the grid, and that they would get the right to build their own power plants.
  • The article frames the pledge as non-binding and notes criticism from Climate Power and other opponents; it also cites PJM Interconnection capacity-market charges of $6.3 billion for data centers and EIA forecasts of rising residential electricity prices in 2026 and 2027.
• Jul 24, 2026

  Data center boom tests Florida’s new infrastruture law as power demands surge across the state

  Florida Construction News reports that Florida’s expanding data center pipeline is driving construction demand while also triggering debate over utility cost shifting and grid upgrade expenses.

  • The article says a $2.6 billion hyperscale AI campus is proposed in Fort Meade, alongside a 300-megawatt campus in Polk County and additional projects in Palm Beach County and Palm Coast.
  • It also says SB 484 will take effect on July 1, 2026 and bars utilities from shifting infrastructure costs to residential ratepayers; Duke Energy is scheduled for hearings on August 25 and 26 over 540 megawatts of active projects in Fort Meade and Fort Pierce.
• Jul 23, 2026

  White House Expands Data Center Ratepayer Pledge as Congress Moves to Codify Protections

  The White House expanded its voluntary Ratepayer Protection Pledge to 187 utilities, electric cooperatives, and data-center developers, while Congress advanced the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act from committee 52-0.

  • The White House said the pledge now covers 187 organizations plus 23 governors, and the coalition “protects” 263 million Americans; signatories commit to fund generation and grid upgrades for their data-center loads without shifting costs to other ratepayers.
  • The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced H.R. 9340 on July 21; the bill would require state regulators and nonregulated utilities to consider a large-load standard for sites with at least 100 MW peak demand and recover the full incremental cost of grid upgrades. New York’s Executive Order 62 separately put permits for 50 MW+ data centers on hold pending an environmental review.
• Jul 13, 2026

  Nebraska carbon black plant set to host data center

  Monolith has announced plans to pursue zoning changes and submit an application to build a modular data center at its Olive Creek campus in Hallam, Nebraska, with Crusoe reportedly eyed as the project partner.

  • Monolith said it wants to amend Hallam’s zoning ordinance to add “data center” as an authorized use and develop a modular data center facility on about 10 acres on the northeast portion of the Olive Creek site.
  • The company said an official application is expected later this month, with hopes for full permission by September; a larger development east of the campus would come later via a separate application, and the planned units would use air-cooled units or closed-loop systems to reduce water use.
  • Monolith said the project is intended to be a better fit for the site than the originally contemplated carbon black and ammonia facility, and noted the site is near the 225MW Sheldon Power Station owned by the Nebraska Public Power District.
• 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).