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Recent Nevada data center news

• Sep 9, 2026

  DTE wants approval for Google data center power contracts: What’s at stake with 1-gigawatt Van Buren Township project?

  Michigan regulators are considering whether to approve DTE Energy’s contracts for Google’s planned 1-gigawatt data center in Van Buren Township.

  • The Michigan Public Service Commission may decide as soon as Thursday, Sept. 10 on the contested case; it is the first contested rate case for a hyperscale data center in the state.
  • Dana Nessel is seeking stronger ratepayer protections, including a 90% minimum billing demand and a higher termination payment standard for the 20-year contracts.
  • DTE said the project will be served by 1.6 GW of renewables, up to 480 MW of energy storage, and demand response capability, while also saying its contracts are expected to provide nearly $1.7 billion in positive affordability benefits.
  • Environmental groups say DTE may still need additional generation and question whether the utility will build the full renewable and storage resources promised, while DTE plans to seek approval for 1.4 GW and 700 MW natural gas plants in its upcoming resource plan.
• Sep 9, 2026

  GridLiance West’s Transmission Upgrades Project Breaks Ground to Strengthen Nevada's Electric Grid and Support Economic Growth

  GridLiance West, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Transmission, has announced the start of construction on the GridLiance West Core Upgrades Project in Nevada.

  • The project covers approximately 155 miles of new 230-kilovolt and 500-kilovolt transmission lines plus new and upgraded substations, with completion expected in mid-2028.
  • The company says the project will create 500 construction jobs, generate an estimated $90 million in property and sales tax revenue, and deliver an estimated $553 million in annual economic impact; officials also said it will add 1 gigawatt of capacity to Nevada’s grid.
• Sep 3, 2026

  Google partners with MN8 Energy and Eos on West Virginia solar-plus-LDES project

  Google, MN8 Energy, and Eos Energy Enterprises have announced the Mammoth Solar project in Kanawha County, West Virginia, combining solar, long-duration energy storage, and lithium-ion storage. The announcement also includes a separate Google PPA with Fervo Energy in Utah.

  • Mammoth Solar will combine 86MW solar, 10MW/100MWh Eos Z3 LDES, and 70MW/280MWh Li-ion BESS on the PJM grid; commercial operation is expected in 2028, with storage follow-on in 2029 and 2030.
  • MN8 says the project could involve up to US$350 million of capital investment and about US$4 million in property tax revenue over the first 20 years; construction is projected to create roughly 200 jobs.
  • Google will buy the project’s energy, capacity, and clean energy attributes; MN8 says it is the first commercial-scale LDES deployment in West Virginia and the first project under the previously announced 750MWh MN8-Eos master supply agreement from October 2025.
  • Separately, Google announced a 396MW PPA with Fervo Energy for the Cape Station enhanced geothermal project in Utah, with an option to expand by about 600MW by June 2030.
• Sep 2, 2026

  VMware by Broadcom: Product, service and support news

  Broadcom has announced multiple VMware-related product and support changes, including a new AI infrastructure stack and a slower release cadence.

  • At VMware Explore in Las Vegas on Aug. 31, 2026, Broadcom announced the VMware AI Factory, a new packaged AI infrastructure stack, plus a new agent governance platform and an open-source security portfolio.
  • Broadcom also said enterprises will be able to run production AI on-premises with VMware Private AI Cloud; separately, VMware’s release cycle is shifting from 2 years to 3 years, and VCF 9.0 support is being extended to 6 years instead of 5.
  • The article is a timeline and analysis of Broadcom’s VMware strategy since the May 2022 acquisition announcement; it also references earlier deals, lawsuits, licensing changes, layoffs, and other market reactions.
• Sep 1, 2026

  How AI Is Changing Construction from Blueprint to Build

  Ai4 2026 featured a panel discussion on how AI is being used in the construction lifecycle.

  • Panelists Amit Sinha (TRC Companies), Jeff Miller (Clayco), Patrick Murphy (Coastal Construction), and Shane Snider (Data Center Knowledge) discussed AI use cases in design optimization, material shortage forecasting, on-site incident prevention, and operational efficiency.
  • The discussion also covered challenges to scaling AI adoption, including data standardization, cultural resistance, and operating in a risk-averse environment. This appears to be a conference panel and commentary, not a first-time corporate announcement.
• Aug 31, 2026

  Private AI cloud, agentic infrastructure dominate VMware Explore

  Broadcom has announced VMware AI Factory, AgentMinder, and new TrueSource open-source security services at VMware Explore in Las Vegas.

  • Broadcom said VMware AI Factory is a packaged AI infrastructure stack built on VMware Cloud Foundation, supporting Nvidia and AMD accelerators, certified servers from Cisco, Dell, Lenovo, Supermicro, and more than 150 models.
  • Broadcom also announced AgentMinder for AI-agent governance, upcoming AI gateways and agentic security features across VCF Private AI Services, Tanzu Platform, Avi Load Balancer, and vDefend, plus TrueSource Trusted Artifacts and TrueSource Data Services for open-source software security; several offerings are available today, while others are coming later this year or were already part of VCF.
  • The article is a news report and analysis based on Broadcom statements and media briefings, not a standalone company press release; it also mentions Flexential building offerings on top of VMware AI Factory early next year.
• Aug 24, 2026

  Solar's Global Building Season: Five Countries, One Week, Billions in New Commitments

  The article is a news analysis roundup describing multiple solar and storage financing and project developments across five countries, rather than a single new corporate announcement.

  • Sol Systems acquired the 200 MWac Lumberton Solar Project in Hardin County, Texas from DESRI on August 21; the piece frames Texas as a major solar and load-growth market driven by data centre demand.
  • The roundup also cites Egypt’s West Minya project at roughly $764 million total cost with a $560 million EPC contract, EDF Power Solutions North America’s two 25-year PPAs with NV Energy for a 400 MWac solar + 400 MW/1,600 MWh battery project in Nevada due in October 2029, AMPIN Energy Transition’s about $195 million financing, Recurrent Energy’s roughly $695 million financing, and ATOME’s feasibility-study backing for a proposed 300 MWp solar project in Villeta, Paraguay.
• Aug 20, 2026

  EdgeCore Says Data Centers Should Pay Their Own Power Costs

  EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure says it will fund the generation, transmission, and delivery infrastructure needed for its expanding data center campuses.

  • Julie Brewer, EdgeCore’s executive vice president of finance, said the company expects to bear 100% of the costs for power infrastructure and may walk away from a project if power economics are not workable.
  • EdgeCore’s pipeline includes a more than 1.1 GW campus in Louisa County, Virginia, a 496 MW campus in Mesa, Arizona, and a 216 MW campus in Reno, Nevada; it also secured $1.5 billion in construction financing this year for two fully leased hyperscale facilities in Northern Virginia and said the Louisa County campus represents more than $17 billion in planned investment.
  • The article explains the White House Ratepayer Protection Pledge, SRP’s Large Customer Integration Process launched in 2025, and SRP’s updated E-67 price plan requiring large customers to meet minimum billing requirements and pay for dedicated transmission and substation service.
• Aug 19, 2026

  List of AI companies turning to old and rare books for AI training

  Amazon has been reported to be buying old, obscure and rare books and sending them for destructive scanning at its Las Vegas facility VGT3, according to an investigation by 404 Media.

  • 404 Media said it tracked a rare book with a device to Amazon facility VGT3 in Las Vegas; workers reportedly remove spines, scan pages, and discard physical copies.
  • Amazon said it buys books through commercial channels, but did not say how many books it purchases or whether it preserves rare titles; booksellers in Europe and Ireland reported suspicious bulk orders, including 5,000 obscure titles to Kennys.
  • The article also compares Amazon’s practice with similar AI-book uses by Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, and Google; it cites Anthropic’s Project Panama, Meta’s discussion of buying Simon & Schuster and paying $10 per book, and Anthropic’s later $1.5 billion settlement over pirated books.
• Aug 18, 2026

  Data Center Hardware Highlights: August 2026

  Data Center Knowledge has highlighted a shift in AI hardware coverage from GPUs toward infrastructure-first constraints across energy, minerals, grid access, and networking.

  • The roundup says AI buildouts are increasingly limited by power, copper, grid interconnects, transformers, turbines, and permitting, while rack-scale integration and the network supercycle are becoming more important.
  • The article also references several reported developments, including Nvidia’s $500B infrastructure bet, TSMC’s $265B Arizona campus expansion, and AMD’s Helios rack-scale AI system; it is commentary and synthesis rather than a single first-time corporate announcement.