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Recent Utah data center news

• Oct 19, 2026

  GridFWD 2026: Electricity Affordability Requires Innovation in Technology, Regulation and Processes

  GridFWD 2026 centered on affordability and grid modernization, with speakers and panels discussing how utilities and regulators can control rising electricity costs. The article is commentary and conference coverage, not a first-time corporate announcement.

  • The event, held near Snowbird in Utah, brought together more than 450 industry leaders from the US and Canada and focused on reprioritizing affordability through grid investment, demand flexibility, and regulatory reform.
  • Speakers discussed transmission and distribution costs, integrated grid planning, flexible interconnection, and the role of digital and AI tools; the pitch competition winners were Pila Energy and CRWN AI, and future discussion will continue at GridFWD 2027 in Tucson, Arizona.
• Oct 13, 2026

  Samuel Williams Honored with E.O. Lawrence Award

  The U.S. Department of Energy has announced Samuel Williams as a 2026 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award recipient in the category of Computer, Information, and Knowledge Sciences.

  • Williams, a senior scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the AMCR Division and NERSC, is being recognized for contributions to performance modeling, hardware/software optimization, and computer architecture for HPC.
  • The award ceremony is scheduled for November 13, 2026 in Washington, D.C.; the article also highlights his Roofline Performance Model, work on Perlmutter, and collaborations under DOE X-Stack, ECP PROTEAS-TUNE, and hardware evaluation efforts.
• Oct 13, 2026 · Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

  The 2026 US-India Subnational Innovation Competitiveness Index

  ITIF and the Institute for Competitiveness, India have released a new subnational innovation competitiveness report comparing 87 regions in India and the United States.

  • The report benchmarks 36 Indian states and territories and 51 U.S. regions across 12 indicators in three pillars: knowledge economy, globalization, and innovation capacity.
  • It finds the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, and California top the U.S. list, while Chandigarh, Maharashtra, and Delhi lead India; it also discusses AI policy, FDI concentration, renewable energy, Internet access, R&D, business creation, and patenting.
  • The article is a report summary/analysis and appears to be the first public release of this index, with a downloadable report PDF; it includes multiple monetary figures such as $57.2 billion in India FDI equity and $1 billion for New Hampshire’s biofabrication cluster.
  • The piece is substantively about innovation, infrastructure, digital connectivity, AI, and clean energy, and is relevant to data centres because it discusses AI infrastructure, GPUs, digital infrastructure, and power/renewables.
• Oct 8, 2026

  Data Centers, Gas, and Who Pays: Power Association Leaders Find Common Ground

  POWER magazine reports on a panel discussion at Experience POWER featuring leaders from USEA, NRECA, LPPC, and CEBA. The article is commentary on the panel and on a bipartisan Senate permitting bill introduced later the same day.

  • The panelists said data centers need more infrastructure, that flexible load is hard to sell, and that security rules need one standard; Rich Powell said the industry must do more to prove community benefits, while Tom Falcone said some LPPC members may need to double or triple in size over 10 years.
  • The article also says the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act would keep permits in place absent extraordinary circumstances, violations of law, or court order, and would require data centers to pay their transmission costs; BPC said the bill would bar cost-shifting for new data centers of 20 MW or more.
• Oct 7, 2026

  Climate Change Solutions - October 6, 2026

  EESI has published a climate and energy newsletter summarizing recent congressional action, upcoming briefings, and related resources.

  • Senators Shelley Moore Capito, Sheldon Whitehouse, Mike Lee, and Martin Heinrich introduced the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653), a permitting package focused on transmission, grid capacity, and data center energy costs.
  • The newsletter also notes the Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act becoming law, the Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act being signed, the Senate advancing the Agricultural Act of 2026, and an upcoming Oct. 7, 1:00-2:30 p.m. EDT online briefing on interregional transmission co-hosted with WRI.
• Oct 7, 2026

  Top facilities management conferences to attend in 2027

  Facilities Dive has published a 2027 conference list for facilities management, including events relevant to data centers, AI, energy resilience, sustainability and workforce development.

  • The list covers 22 events across the U.S., with dates and locations for major conferences such as ASHRAE Winter Conference (Jan. 23-27, Chicago), DCD Connect New York (May 17-18, New York City), Data Center World (May 24-27, Nashville), Realcomm IBcon (June 8-10, Tampa), and IFMA World Workplace 2027 (Oct. 13-15, Kansas City).
  • The article highlights recurring themes including AI in building systems, energy resilience and efficiency, cooling technology, cybersecurity risk, talent development, and sustainable facilities; it also notes that Data Center World, Greenbuild, ISSA Show North America and Data Center World Power are hosted by Informa.
• Oct 5, 2026

  Utah Survey Uncovers Why Residents Oppose New Data Centers

  Utah State University has released the first executive summary from a statewide survey project examining Utah residents’ views on data centers.

  • The August 2026 survey of nearly 900 Utah residents found 75.8% oppose or strongly oppose building new or additional data centers in Utah; 60.7% strongly opposed the Stratos data center in Box Elder.
  • The research team led by Gina Gilson, Stacia Ryder, and Jessica Schad will study data centers’ water and energy demands, review public documents and media coverage, interview stakeholders, and conduct a follow-up survey in 2027.
• Sep 24, 2026

  Louisiana’s next big industrial play could be nuclear

  The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is weighing a proposed $50 billion federal plan to create three nuclear innovation campuses in the United States.

  • The Department of Energy’s Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus initiative would combine advanced reactors, nuclear fuel recycling, and data centers at three hubs, with candidate host states including Louisiana, Tennessee, Utah, Oklahoma, Idaho, and West Virginia.
  • Supporters say each hub could generate up to $10 billion in long-term local tax revenue and 25,000 jobs; the plan would also involve states agreeing to store nuclear waste and comes amid debate over the stalled Yucca Mountain project and federal responsibility for spent fuel.
• Sep 8, 2026

  Behind Google's Contract for Geothermal Instead of Solar Is the Premium Available For Firm Power

  Google has announced a 396 MW geothermal power deal with Fervo Energy, with an option to expand to nearly 1 GW by June 2030.

  • The deal was signed on August 26 and sources enhanced geothermal power from Cape Station, Utah, United States; delivery is planned in four tranches of 99 MW starting in Q3 2028 under a 15-year term with parent guarantees from Fervo and Alphabet.
  • The article is an analysis/commentary on why hyperscalers are paying for firm, 24/7 power; it references Google’s broader contracted portfolio, India’s data-centre power demand estimates, and the potential role of solar + BESS, hybrid wind-solar-storage, and RTC tenders.
  • It does not present a new India-specific project announcement; instead, it argues that data-centre buyers may favor round-the-clock clean power over the cheapest intermittent renewable supply.
• 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.