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Jul 27, 2026

Intel Layoffs Show Data Center Workers Aren’t Immune to Corporate Job Cuts

Intel has announced it is preparing another round of layoffs in its data center group while saying product commitments and roadmaps will not change.

First reported by The Oregonian, Intel notified employees in its data center group about planned cuts; the company did not disclose the number of positions or whether Oregon employees would be affected.
Intel said the reorganization is part of a broader strategy to become a more focused and efficient company and to ensure the group has the right roles and skills for long-term success; Intel also reported Q1 2026 data center and AI revenue of $5.1 billion, up 22% year over year.
The article also notes broader industry layoffs at Oracle and Microsoft amid heavy investment in AI data center expansion, and includes analyst commentary from IDC about AI being used as a pretext for job cuts.

Jul 24, 2026

DOE: AI Data Centers Are Transforming America’s Transmission Map

The U.S. Department of Energy has released a draft 2026 National Transmission Needs Study arguing that rapid load growth, led by AI data centers, is now the main driver of transmission investment.

The study says the U.S. transmission system has entered a new planning era and identifies needs across 20 regions, synthesizing more than 120 industry studies and planning documents.
DOE says AI data centers, domestic manufacturing, and other large industrial loads are driving investment; the report will help inform future National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor designations.
The article also quotes strategist Ihab Osman, who says at 500 MW or more the campus itself becomes a transmission-planning event.
DOE cites grid and demand forecasts from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, EPRI, McKinsey, and NERC, and notes congestion added an estimated $11 billion to wholesale electricity costs in 2023.

Jul 22, 2026

Patented: Cardio Voyage Innovations’ Dual Heart Valve Device and 172 More Inventions Across North Texas

Dallas Innovates reports that Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 in U.S. patent production for the week of June 23, 2026, with 173 patents granted.

173 patents granted across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area; the region ranked No. 8 among 250 metros for the week of June 23, 2026.
The article is a news roundup/commentary on granted patents, not a first-time product or funding announcement; it highlights patents spanning medical devices, AI, transportation, energy, HVAC, networking, and manufacturing.
No contact emails or phone numbers are provided in the text.
The story references multiple local inventors and assignees, including Cardio Voyage Innovations, DFW International Airport Board, BNSF Railway, Texas Instruments, Toyota, Halliburton, and Lennox.

Jul 17, 2026

The AI Infrastructure Split Screen: Capital Rush Meets Community Resistance

Data Center Frontier has published an analysis of the mid-July AI infrastructure market, combining public-market activity, project announcements, financing moves, and local permitting disputes.

Capital markets: Csquare priced 50 million shares at $21 to raise about $1.05 billion and implied an equity value of roughly $3.2 billion; Switch was linked to a potential $10 billion IPO and near $80 billion valuation including debt; Databricks signed a term sheet for a financing at a $188 billion valuation with the Wall Street Journal reporting about $3 billion in new investment.
Project and policy developments: Meta said its Hyperion expansion in Louisiana could reach 5 GW and more than $50 billion; Google was tied to a 2.7 GW Project Tembo in Wyoming; New York Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered an up-to-one-year pause on discretionary environmental permitting for certain hyperscale data centers; Palm Beach County commissioners rejected Project Tango by 5–1 after a roughly 12-hour hearing.
The article is a broad market commentary and synthesis, not a single original company announcement. It references multiple first-reported deals and filings, while also citing local opposition, power constraints, and community consent as central themes.

Jul 13, 2026

White House plans new pledge to shield ratepayers from data center related bill hikes - report

The US government is expected to bring together data center firms and utility companies to announce a voluntary pledge aimed at preventing data center power demand from raising electricity costs for regular ratepayers.

The pledge is expected to be announced at an event in the coming weeks; no company names were disclosed for the new pledge, though several major firms are expected to join.
The story references earlier Ratepayer Protection Pledge signatories — Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and xAI — and notes that states including Oregon, Oklahoma, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, and Virginia have adopted or proposed rules making large-load data centers pay for new infrastructure costs.

Jul 9, 2026

NSF’s $20M Quantum Push: What It Could Mean for Future Data Centers

The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced $20 million in additional funding for five quantum research teams as part of its National Quantum Virtual Laboratory program.

NSF selected five additional teams to join the National Quantum Virtual Laboratory, with each team receiving $4 million over two years to refine development plans for fault-tolerant computing, quantum networking, and next-generation sensing.
The program expands to nine design projects total, involves researchers across 20 US states and partners including NASA, NIST, Department of Energy national laboratories, and industry participants such as Nvidia, Honeywell, IonQ, and Quantinuum; it also supports the White House executive order on quantum innovation.

Jul 8, 2026

Plans for 29MW data center in Bonner, Montana, dropped

Krambu’s proposed data center in Bonner, Missoula County, Montana has been withdrawn after the building owner pulled support, so the project will not move forward.

Mike Heisey of Bonner Property Development, LLC said he withdrew his signature from the Krambu special exception application after hearing public concerns, and that the company will not be moving forward with the proposed data center at 9314 Bonner Mill Road.
The project had been expected to reach 29MW at full build-out, with an initial 7MW phase, and it was being considered while Missoula County discussed a possible moratorium and updated zoning rules for data centers; a Change.org petition against the site had gathered more than 48,800 signatures.
Krambu says it was founded in 2017 and offers Nvidia-based GPU hardware, Supermicro servers, colocation, cloud services, and up to 250kW rack densities via direct-to-chip liquid cooling.
The company also lists other projects, including a 10MW site in Spokane, Washington, a 6MW site in Oregon, a 30MW greenfield project in Pennsylvania with Paradox Data, and future pipeline projects in Montana, Ohio, Illinois, and Alberta, Canada.

Jul 8, 2026

Ares invests in Sabey Data Centers

Sabey Corporation and National Real Estate Advisors have announced that Ares Management Corporation’s Secondaries funds have made a minority equity investment in Sabey Data Center Properties (SDCP).

No transaction terms were disclosed; Ares’ capital is intended to support future expansion across Sabey’s existing campuses and new opportunities in key data center markets.
SDCP operates 251MW across about 4 million sq ft and could triple capacity by 2036 on existing landholdings, according to its owners; the announcement also notes Sabey sites in Quincy, Seattle, East Wenatchee, New York City, Austin, Umatilla, Indianapolis, and Ashburn.
The announcement quotes Tim Mirick (SDCP president) and Jeffrey Kanne (National Real Estate Advisors president and CEO); Evercore and Citizens Capital Markets & Advisory advised SDCP on the transaction.

Jul 3, 2026

New Jersey lawmakers pass bill to establish large load data center tariff

New Jersey lawmakers have passed a bill directing the state’s Board of Public Utilities to create a dedicated data center tariff for facilities of 50MW or more. The bill is now headed to Governor Mikie Sherrill for final approval.

The bill applies to existing and new facilities, lowers the threshold from 100MW to 50MW, and aggregates sites under common ownership or on contiguous sites as one large data center.
It requires projects to show they are not proposed elsewhere, provide financial guarantees covering at least 85% of requested service for 10 years, commit to demand response and flexibility programs, and be curtailed before residential customers during grid emergencies; it also prioritizes interconnection for data centers bringing clean generation or storage.
The article also notes related actions in other states, including a new Oregon rate class, and laws or proposals in Oklahoma, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, and Virginia.

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).

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