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November 4, 2021
The Texas PUC granted Switch Ltd., an operator of data center facilities and a provider of related services, an Option 2 Texas retail electric provider certificate
September 21, 2021
Talen Energy Corporation ("Talen") and its wholly-owned subsidiary Cumulus Growth Holdings LLC ("Cumulus Growth") announced today that, "they have taken additional steps forward in capitalizing and executing Talen's strategic transformation to a renewable energy and digital infrastructure growth…
August 30, 2021
Talen Energy Corporation ("Talen" or "the Company"), which continues to operate as a retail supplier on a scaled back basis, and its newly created subsidiary Cumulus, applauded the enactment of an exemption of data center IT infrastructure investments from state sales and use tax in Pennsylvania.
August 24, 2021
Switch Ltd., an operator of data center facilities and a provider of related services, has filed an update to its application for an Option 2 Texas retail electric provider certificate
August 18, 2021
Switch Ltd., an operator of data center facilities and a provider of related services, applied for an Option 2 Texas retail electric provider certificate
August 3, 2021
Talen Energy Corporation ("Talen" or "the Company"), which continues to act as a retail electric supplier on a scaled back basis, announced today that, as part of its previously reported, "strategic transformation to a renewable energy and digital infrastructure growth platform," it has entered into…
July 12, 2021
Energy Harbor Corp. announced today that it has entered into a five year partnership with Standard Power to provide carbon-free electricity from its nuclear fleet to Standard Power's new Bitcoin blockchain mining center in Coshocton, Ohio beginning in December 2021.
July 8, 2021
Cyxtera, a provider of data center colocation and interconnection services, announced it has selected NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, as its preferred supplier of green energy.
June 3, 2021
Sangha Systems, the developer of an 82 MW cryptocurrency mining facility at a former steel mill in Hennepin, Illinois, announced that it has signed a letter of intent with AEP OnSite Partners to develop a 2 - 5 MW fully behind-the-meter solar power array to serve the facility
May 4, 2021
The AES Corporation announced today that it has signed an agreement to supply the electricity to power Google's Virginia-based data centers with 24/7 carbon-free energy under a 10-year supply contract, which will result in the construction of approximately 500 MW of renewable energy and storage…
April 15, 2021
HGP Storage (HGP) filed a pleading at the Texas PUC requesting that the PUC, "direct the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to study the potential reliability concerns driven by large datacenters that mine cryptocurrencies."
March 29, 2021
The Connecticut PURA has released a draft annual report to the legislature on the state of electric competition
March 4, 2021
Visa announced that it has entered a multi-year energy agreement with MP2 Energy LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell Energy North America (US), L.P., to power Visa’s data center in the commonwealth of Virginia with 100 percent renewable energy during five years of the agreement.
September 15, 2020
bp and Microsoft have formed a, "strategic partnership to drive digital energy innovation and advance net zero goals."
September 15, 2020
Google has announced a commitment to operate on 24/7 carbon-free energy in all its data centers and campuses worldwide by 2030
August 24, 2020
Digital Realty, a provider of carrier- and cloud-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced today it is expanding its renewable energy capacity in Texas with a new 12-year power purchase agreement to source solar power for the company's Dallas-area data center portfolio…
July 1, 2020
AEP Energy said that it, "has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with an affiliate of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for the output of 400 megawatt (MW) of renewable energy from Panther Grove Wind Energy Facility in Woodford County, Illinois."
June 19, 2020
Said To Be First Load-Only Controllable Load Resource In ERCOT
"Lancium, a data center technology company, and MP2 Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shell Energy North America (US), L.P., today announced the first successful load-only Controllable Load Resource (CLR) designation by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)," Lancium said in a news…
June 12, 2020
In a declaratory ruling, the New York PSC found, among other things, that the provision (sale) of electricity generated on-site by Greenidge Generation LLC to third-party commercial tenants for data processing at Greenidge's data center site would not be subject to regulation by the Commission
April 20, 2020
Brendan Boyle has joined the national energy advisory firm 5 as a Senior Analyst for the company’s New York/Tri-State brand, Luthin Associates.
January 22, 2020
Greenidge Generation LLC, which operates on-site generation and its own data center operations, filed a petition at the New York PSC for a declaratory ruling disclaiming jurisdiction over the company's sale of electricity to data center tenants
November 20, 2019
Greenidge Generation LLC stated an intent to, in the future, seek a declaratory order from the New York PSC concerning the sale of electricity supply to non-affiliate tenant customers of the data center
November 19, 2019
AEP Energy Partners is seeking proposals for off-take from new solar and new or repowered wind facilities located in PJM.
January 22, 2018
Switch, Ltd., which provides data center and related solutions, has created a 100% wholly owned subsidiary called Switched On, LLC to potentially act as a retail electric supplier serving other customers.
December 18, 2017
The New York PSC has issued a request from stakeholders for further input regarding the appropriate balance between the benefit of making more utility customer aggregated usage data available and the need to maintain consumer privacy.
