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Recent New York data center news

• Feb 20, 2026

  Columbia Gas Ohio Rates Surge 35% in 2026

  Columbia Gas Ohio announced a 35% hike to its default supply (Price to Compare, PTC) rates effective February 1, 2026.

  • Main announcement: Columbia Gas Ohio raised its default supply/PTC rate by 35% effective February 1, 2026, producing a utility PTC of $1.071 per ccf; a customer using 100 ccf would pay $107.10 in supply charges, with delivery charges and taxes noted as an additional $125, making a total bill more than $230. The release is an announcement by OHEnergyRatings.com warning residential customers about the rate increase.
  • Background and details: The firm cites an Arctic blast / Winter Storm Fern, higher spot and futures prices (spot average $9.03 per mmBTU, February NYMEX $7.460 per mmBTU, markets in New York/New England > $40 per mmBTU), and demand drivers including LNG exports and data centers. OHEnergyRatings.com recommends locking fixed-rate plans (examples: fixed rates up to 40% less than the $1.071/ccf PTC) for 6 months or longer to avoid further price spikes.
• Feb 11, 2026

  Climate Change Solutions - February 10, 2026

  The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) published a newsletter highlighting climate risks to winter sports, related policy updates, and upcoming briefings and events.

  • Main announcement: EESI released coverage on climate impacts to winter sports at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina D’Ampezzo, citing over $1 billion in losses in the United States and the closure of 265 ski resorts in Italy; the newsletter links to a feature article, a 30-minute podcast with sport ecologist Madeleine Orr, and an archival piece on ice rink refrigerant emissions (mitigation strategies and policy). It also promotes EESI articles on data center water use and a recorded briefing on grid optimization and energy efficiency.

  • Legislative and events details: The newsletter summarizes congressional activity and announces upcoming briefings and dates:

    • Legislation: reintroduction/advancement of H.R.1355 (Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act), H.R.3474 (Federal Mechanical Insulation Act) reported to the House floor, S.688 (FISH Act of 2025) advanced in Senate, companion H.R.3756, and introduction of H.R.7257 (SECURE Grid Act).
    • Events (dates/times/locations/subject):
      • Feb 20, 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. (online): “Frozen Infrastructure: Winter Storm Impacts on Communities and the Power Grid” — rapid readout on Winter Storm Fern impacts and recovery pathways.
      • Feb 26, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Rayburn House Office Building Gold Room (Room 2168) & online: “Understanding Load Growth and Energy Affordability” — factbook findings in partnership with BCSE (data center energy demand discussed).
      • Mar 3, 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Russell Senate Office Building Room 385 & online (reception to follow): “Igniting Innovation: Progress and a Path Forward for Wildfire Policy” — solutions and federal policy strategies (costs cited: up to $424 billion annually to the U.S.).
      • Mar 12, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Rayburn House Office Building Gold Room (Room 2168) & online: “Strategies to Lower Utility Bills Now for Households and Small Businesses.”
• Feb 11, 2026

  Cipher Welcomes Thomas Duda to the Company’s Board of Directors

  Cipher Mining Inc. has announced the appointment of Thomas Duda to its Board of Directors on Feb 11, 2026.

  • Main announcement: Cipher Mining Inc. appointed Thomas Duda to its Board of Directors on Feb 11, 2026 to support the company’s pivot to become a leader in data center development and operations; Mr. Duda currently serves as Vice President of Real Estate at Henry Crown and Company and previously held senior roles at Hunt Companies, Inc. and One William Street Capital Management.
  • Background and details: The release states Cipher is focused on the development and operation of industrial-scale data centers for bitcoin mining and HPC hosting; the announcement is a company press release distributed via GlobeNewswire and includes investor and media contact emails and references to SEC filings for risk disclosures.
• Feb 10, 2026

  Building for an Accelerated Future: AI, Infrastructure and Governance

  Vivek Mohindra (Dell Technologies) delivered keynotes at the State of AI in Austin and the US-India Chamber of Commerce AI Impact Summit 2026.

  • Main announcement/action: Vivek Mohindra recommended organizations scale AI with secure, flexible infrastructure, strong governance and mission-aligned use cases, urging governments and enterprises to design for scale from the start and adopt Zero Trust, model monitoring, and governed data pipelines; he cited that data centers are scaling toward gigawatt levels and urged focus on two or three mission-aligned use cases.
  • Background and details: He referenced economic estimates that AI could add up to $15 trillion to global GDP by the end of the decade and that generative AI could add $2.6–$4.4 trillion annually (McKinsey); he described Dell’s approach (Dell AI Factory, services, and Zero Trust principles) and noted events were the State of AI in Austin and the US-India Chamber of Commerce AI Impact Summit 2026.
• Feb 10, 2026

  IBM Introduces Autonomous Storage with New FlashSystem Portfolio Powered by Agentic AI

  IBM unveiled the next generation of the IBM FlashSystem portfolio, co-run by agentic AI, introducing three new models (5600, 7600, 9600), FlashSystem.ai services, and a fifth-generation FlashCore Module.

  • Main announcement: IBM announced the next-generation FlashSystem portfolio co-run by agentic AI, launching three models—FlashSystem 5600 (up to 2.5 PBe, 1U, up to 2.6M IOPs), FlashSystem 7600 (up to 7.2 PBe, 2U, up to 4.3M IOPs) and FlashSystem 9600 (up to 11.8 PBe, 2U, up to 6.3M IOPs)—plus the 5th-generation FlashCore Module (up to 105TB per drive) and FlashSystem.ai. The portfolio will be generally available on March 6, 2026.
  • Background and details: IBM claims FlashSystem.ai can reduce manual storage management effort by up to 90%, deliver up to 40% greater data efficiency, reduce storage footprint 30%–75% depending on model, and modelled up to 57% operational cost reduction for the 9600 versus the prior generation; features include hardware-accelerated per-I/O analytics, sub-60-second ransomware detection, autonomous recovery actions, and AI-enabled lifecycle services (TLS).
• Feb 9, 2026

  Cipher Mining Announces Date of Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Business Update Conference Call

  Cipher Mining Inc. announced it will release its fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results before U.S. markets open on February 24, 2026, and will host a conference call and webcast at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time that day.

  • Main announcement: Cipher Mining Inc. will release Q4 and full year 2025 financial results before U.S. markets open on February 24, 2026, and will host a conference call and webcast at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on that same day. The live webcast and replay will be available from Cipher’s investor relations website.
  • Additional details / contacts: The company describes its business as developing and operating industrial-scale data centers for bitcoin mining and HPC hosting. Investor contact: Courtney Knight, Head of Investor Relations (Courtney.knight@ciphermining.com). Media contact: Dukas Linden Public Relations (CipherMining@DLPR.com / ciphermining@dlpr.com). Business and investor inquiry emails provided: business@ciphermining.com, investors@ciphermining.com.
• Feb 6, 2026

  Large Data Acquisition and Analytics at Synchrotron Radiation Facilities

  The Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) has announced the design, deployment, and evaluation of a data acquisition and analytics framework deployed on a secure CHESS server.

  • Framework deployment: Implemented across three beamlines (ID3A, ID3B, ID4B); managed 50–100 TB of data and over 10 million files in late 2024; tested with 43 research groups and 86 dashboards to support remote monitoring and data-quality assessment.
  • Context and metadata: The paper documents real-time, web-based tools for experiment monitoring and streamlined data workflows; submitted to arXiv on 5 Feb 2026 and listed as Accepted at IEEE BigDataW 2025; DOI issued via DataCite (arXiv DOI link provided).
• Feb 4, 2026

  Cipher Mining Inc. Announces Pricing of $2.0 Billion of Senior Secured Notes

  Cipher Mining Inc. has announced the pricing of a $2.0 billion secured notes offering by its wholly-owned subsidiary Black Pearl Compute LLC.

  • $2.0 billion offering priced at 6.125% senior secured notes due 2031, sold in a private offering (Rule 144A and Regulation S), expected to close on February 11, 2026; net proceeds intended primarily to finance the remaining cost of the Black Pearl Facility (a high-performance computing data center in Wink, Texas).
  • The Issuer will reimburse Cipher approximately $232.5 million for prior equity contributions to fund Black Pearl capital expenditures, fund debt service reserves, and pay fees/expenses; the Notes are guaranteed by Cipher Black Pearl LLC and 11786 Wink LLC, and secured by first-priority liens on substantially all assets of the Issuer and the Guarantors and on all equity interests of the Issuer held by Black Pearl Holdings LLC; Cipher will provide a completion guarantee for timely facility completion.
• Feb 3, 2026

  Stony Brook Joins Empire AI SUNY Campus Partnerships to Expand Access to Artificial Intelligence

  Stony Brook University will participate in Empire AI SUNY campus partnerships to expand AI research access and education, and will host a paid undergraduate research program this summer.

  • Main action: Stony Brook will partner with Farmingdale State College and Suffolk County Community College and launch the “AI Innovation and Diffusion” program: an eight-week undergraduate research experience that will recruit 40 students (20 from each participating campus) to spend eight weeks at Stony Brook, receive mentorship from doctoral students or postdoctoral scholars, and be paid a $5,000 stipend each; the program is scheduled for this summer.
  • Background and context: The initiative leverages the Empire AI supercomputer (housed at SUNY Buffalo) as part of Empire AI, a state-led consortium backed by more than $500 million in public and private funding, comprising 10 member universities and research institutions; in May 2025 funding was secured to expand SUNY researcher access and add new members, and Governor Hochul proposed Empire AI Beta in her 2026 State of the State to accelerate performance to 11x scale.
• Feb 3, 2026

  Cipher Mining Inc. Announces Proposed Offering of $2.00 Billion of Senior Secured Notes

  Cipher Mining Inc. has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Black Pearl Compute LLC intends to offer $2.00 billion of senior secured notes due 2031.

  • Issuer and offering: Black Pearl Compute LLC intends to offer, subject to market conditions, $2.00 billion aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2031 to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and to non-U.S. persons under Regulation S; net proceeds are intended to finance the remaining cost of the Black Pearl Facility (a high-performance computing data center in Wink, Texas) and to reimburse Cipher approximately $232.5 million for prior equity contributions.
  • Security, guarantees, and use of proceeds: The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Cipher Black Pearl and 11786 Wink LLC, secured by first-priority liens on substantially all assets of the Issuer and Guarantors and on the Issuer’s equity held by Black Pearl Holdings LLC; Cipher will provide a customary completion guarantee to fund the Issuer if Note proceeds are insufficient to complete the Black Pearl Facility. The offering is subject to market conditions and may not be completed.