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Recent New York data center news

• Jul 2, 2026

  New York gas appliance ban upheld

  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has upheld New York’s law banning gas appliances in new buildings, but the ban is not set to take effect immediately because Gov. Kathy Hochul has said the state will not enforce it until appeals are finished.

  • The ruling keeps alive a challenge from gas companies and other interests; the challengers may seek en banc review or certiorari from the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • The article says the law would require electric appliances in most new buildings and that critics argue it could strain utilities amid rising demand from data centers, electric vehicles, and other loads.
  • The piece also cites NYISO saying the grid faces reliability challenges and may need several thousand megawatts of new dispatchable generation within the next ten years.
  • It references a 2023 Ninth Circuit ruling on Berkeley’s gas appliance ban that reached the opposite conclusion, creating a split among the circuits.
• Jul 1, 2026

  Against the Wind: Inside the Completion of America’s Largest Offshore Wind Plant

  Dominion Energy has announced that the 2.6-GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project delivered first power to the Virginia grid in March 2026.

  • Project milestone and status: CVOW achieved a first power milestone in March 2026 while turbine installation and commissioning continue across the 176-turbine commercial array (Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD). The project is a 2.6 GW regulated, utility-owned asset with an updated budget of about $11.4 billion and an expected service (COD) mid-2027 per NextEra; Dominion previously sold a 50% noncontrolling stake to Stonepeak in 2024 (transaction closed Oct 2024, generating about $2.6 billion for Dominion).
  • Permitting, risks, and permits: CVOW cleared the federal permitting stack (BOEM final EIS Sept 2023; ROD Oct 2023; Construction and Operations Plan and Army Corps permit Jan 2024; EPA OCS air preconstruction permit Apr 2024) and completed FAST-41 coordination, survived a 90-day DOI stop-work order (Dec 22, 2025) and obtained a preliminary injunction (Jan 16, 2026) to resume work. Dominion also holds a separate CVOW-South BOEM lease won Aug 14, 2024 for $17.7 million (approx. 176,505 acres) that could support ~800 MW in the 2030s.
• 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).
• Jun 30, 2026

  Brookhaven Lab, Amazon Web Services Partner to Connect AI Data Centers

  Brookhaven National Laboratory and Amazon Web Services announced a partnership to leverage AWS cloud and AI capabilities to accelerate Brookhaven Lab’s GridSearch project; the partnership was announced at the AWS Summit Washington, D.C. on June 30, 2026.

  • Partnership announced: Brookhaven Lab and Amazon Web Services (AWS) will use AWS’ advanced cloud computing infrastructure and AI capabilities to accelerate GridSearch, an AI-driven tool to transform how new generation facilities connect to the U.S. electric grid; announcement made at the AWS Summit Washington, D.C. (June 30, 2026).
  • Project background and contributors:GridSearch builds on the open-source Grid Foundation Model (GridFM) under Linux Foundation Energy with major contributions from IBM Research, Hydro-Québec, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Stony Brook University, and Argonne National Laboratory; GridFM is described as enabling significantly faster grid simulations while maintaining accuracy.
    • Event: AWS Summit Washington, D.C. — Date: June 30, 2026; Time: not specified; Location: Washington, D.C.; Agenda/Subject: public announcement of the BNL–AWS partnership to accelerate GridSearch and demonstrate public–private collaboration in support of DOE’s Genesis Mission.
• Jun 30, 2026

  The 250-year history of U.S. energy consumption

  The U.S. Energy Information Administration published an explainer on the 250-year history of U.S. energy consumption.

  • The article summarizes how U.S. energy use shifted from wood in the 18th and 19th centuries to petroleum, natural gas, coal, nuclear, hydropower, wind, solar, and biofuels by 2025.
  • It notes that in 2025 U.S. total energy use was 96 quads, up 2% from 2024, and that fossil fuels still accounted for 82% of energy consumed.
  • The piece also states that electricity demand is expected to grow faster than any time since 2000 through the end of 2027, mostly because of data centers; it also references EV electricity consumption of 24 billion kWh in 2025.
• Jun 29, 2026

  Cadwalader Strengthens Data Center and Digital Infrastructure Practice With New Partner Nika Silva

  Cadwalader has announced it has added Nika Silva as a partner in its Capital Markets practice and named her U.S. Head of Digital Infrastructure Finance for the combined Hogan Lovells Cadwalader upon completion of the merger in July 2026.

  • Main announcement: Cadwalader has added Nika Silva as a partner in its Capital Markets practice; she will be initially resident in New York, and after the merger closing in July 2026 will be based in Los Angeles and serve as the combined firm’s U.S. Head of Digital Infrastructure Finance. Nika brings 20+ years of experience in structured finance and represents issuers, financial institutions, underwriters and institutional investors on data center and fintech asset-backed securitizations and structured lending.
  • Background and deal context: The move comes ahead of the Hogan Lovells Cadwalader combination in July 2026; the release cites the combined platform’s track record, including Hogan Lovells’ landmark €640 million securitization that financed four energy-efficient stabilized data centers in Germany, and notes Nika has practiced in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Los Angeles, New York, London and Australia.
• Jun 28, 2026

  United States Communications & Digital Infrastructure Services Company ITG Nasdaq IPO to Raise $429 Million at $2.7 Billion Valuation with Expected IPO Listing in 2026 July, Founded in 2013 by Michael Brooks, Peter Giacalone & Chris Perkins as ITG Communications

  ITG has announced plans to raise $429 million in a Nasdaq IPO at a $2.7 billion valuation, with an expected listing in July 2026.

  • Main announcement: ITG will raise $429 million in a Nasdaq IPO at a $2.7 billion valuation, with an expected IPO listing in 2026 July; the company was founded in 2013 by Michael Brooks, Peter Giacalone & Chris Perkins.
  • Background/details: ITG (originally ITG Communications) is described as a provider of end-to-end services for broadband, wireless, data center, utility and civil infrastructure, operating across 49 states; the article is a news announcement published via Caproasia (Hong Kong).
• Jun 24, 2026

  FERC show-cause orders aim to speed large-load integration

  FERC has issued tailored show-cause orders to six regional RTOs/ISOs requiring them to justify or reform large-load interconnection rules and to provide generation-availability details.

  • Main action: FERC issued tailored show cause orders to ISO-NE, NYISO, PJM, MISO, SPP and CAISO giving them 60 days to “justify or reform” interconnection rules for data centers, manufacturing facilities, and other large energy users,” and requiring grid operators and their transmission owners to provide details on how they make adequate generation available within 30 days**.
  • Background & specifics: FERC identified five reform categories to address (1) transmission application and study processes including alternative technologies, (2) preventing cost shifting and increasing cost transparency, (3) accommodating co-location agreements and behind-the-meter generation, (4) new transmission services for flexible large loads, and (5) studying generation proximate to large loads. Grid Forward solicited commentary from Bruce Grabow (Sheppard Mullin) and Ray Gifford (Wilkinson Barker Knauer) who emphasized that the order aims to “facilitate speed to power,” noted jurisdictional limits, and compared the action to historic FERC oversight efforts.
• Jun 24, 2026

  Americans Are Skeptical Big Tech Will Cover All Data Center Costs

  Consumer Reports published a survey finding widespread U.S. skepticism about tech companies’ promises to cover data center energy costs.

  • Survey results: Consumer Reports found 75 percent of more than 2,000 U.S. adults were “not too confident” or “not at all confident” that companies would follow through; 83% of Democrats and 67% of Republicans expressed skepticism, and only 4% said they were “very confident”.
  • Background and policy context: The White House Ratepayer Protection Pledge (issued last March) was signed by Amazon, Oracle, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and xAI, promising to cover full energy/infrastructure costs “no matter what”; critics (Sen. Mark Kelly) called it a “handshake deal”, and the House Energy and Commerce Committee is set to vote on the Ratepayer Protection Act (bill) this week; respondents said 47% would require laws/regulations to ensure compliance.
• Jun 24, 2026

  Polaroid ads attack data centers for water use

  Polaroid has launched an advertising campaign criticizing data centre water use and promoting analogue/less-screen time behaviours.

  • Campaign details: The ads run on billboards and social channels with the slogan “Go jump in some water before the data centers drink it all up”, appearing at Coney Island (US), King’s Cross, Bethnal Green, and Hackney (UK), and in South Korea, and extend to Polaroid’s social media; creative director Patricia Varella is quoted explaining the campaign’s pro-human positioning.
  • Context and factual details: The piece cites Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (data centres used 17.4 billion gallons of water in 2023), compares that to 200 billion for swimming pools and 476 billion for golf courses, references Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella‘s claim that a data centre’s use is roughly that of a single restaurant, AWS‘s reported 2.5 billion gallons (2025), Nvidia’s DSX claim of zero water consumption for its reference design (quote from Ali Heydari), and notes the broader anti-data centre movement and a Gallup poll about resource concerns.