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The Data Center Daily is a short daily briefing for professionals tracking the AI compute buildout and the energy infrastructure powering it. We cover hyperscaler capex (Microsoft, Google, Meta, AWS, Oracle, OpenAI/Stargate, xAI), data center siting and permitting, ISO/RTO interconnection queues (PJM, ERCOT, MISO, CAISO), power purchase agreements across gas, nuclear, and renewables, FERC and state PUC orders, semiconductor supply (Nvidia, AMD, custom silicon, HBM), data center REITs and infrastructure funds, and the macro and supply-chain stories where AI compute collides with the real economy. Editorial spirit drawn from SemiAnalysis, Wood Mackenzie's Energy Gang, BlackRock's The Bid, and Bloomberg's Odd Lots.

  1. 1d ago

    FERC Tariff Push Meets Data Center Siting Blowback

    FERC’s large-load tariff orders are moving from broad policy into regional compliance, with NYISO and SPP facing cost-allocation, co-location and flexible-service questions while water scarcity and local bans add siting risk for data center developers. In this episode: Top stories: 1. FERC Directs New York Independent System Operator to Revise Tariff to Expedite Data Center Development — JD Supra https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ferc-directs-new-york-independent-2348120/ 2. FERC Issues Show Cause Order To Southwest Power Pool, Inc. - Utilities - United States — Mondaq https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/utilities/1805318/ferc-issues-show-cause-order-to-southwest-power-pool-inc 3. When the Well Runs Dry: How Water Scarcity May Limit Data Center Development | ArentFox Schiff - JDSupra — ArentFox Schiff https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/when-the-well-runs-dry-how-water-9607382 4. People Power vs. Streaming Power: Why The Data Center Backlash Is Becoming A Legal Risk Developers Cannot Ignore - Construction & Planning - United States — Mondaq https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/construction-planning/1805946/people-power-vs-streaming-power-why-the-data-center-backlash-is-becoming-a-legal-risk-developers-cannot-ignore Follow and rate The Data Center Daily on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email data-center-daily@lanternpodcasts.com

    8 min

  2. 2d ago

    Data center buildout hits grid, water and zoning tests

    FERC is pressing six grid operators for data-center tariff clarity as Digital Realty expands its AI infrastructure footprint and local fights over water, zoning and heat-island rules show the buildout’s constraints are becoming operational, not theoretical. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Digital Realty Powers the AI Era with Strategic Infrastructure and Acquisitions - Telecom Review Americas — Telecom Review Americas https://www.telecomreviewamericas.com/articles/wholesale-and-capacity/digital-realty-powers-the-ai-era-with-strategic-infrastructure-and-acquisitions/ 2. Energy Regulator Staves Off Critique in New Data Center Orders — Bloomberg Law https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/energy-regulator-staves-off-critique-in-new-data-center-orders 3. Virginia's drought is so severe even data centers face the same water limits as everyone else — The Cool Down https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/data-centers-drought-restrictions-virginia/ 4. Clark County, Nev., Commissioners Approve Data Center Project — GovTech https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/clark-county-nev-commissioners-approve-data-center-project 5. Spalding BOC to hold zoning hearing on 4th data center Thursday | News | griffindailynews.com — Griffin Daily News https://www.griffindailynews.com/news/spalding-boc-to-hold-zoning-hearing-on-4th-data-center-thursday/article_21c20183-7efe-55d7-9f38-1bfe1dfeb96d.html Follow and rate The Data Center Daily on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email data-center-daily@lanternpodcasts.com

    9 min

  3. 3d ago

    Oracle’s AI bottleneck moves from GPUs to memory and grid rules

    Oracle warns AI data center schedules now hinge on memory and critical components, not just GPUs, while FERC’s large-load rulemaking keeps the grid-access fight centered on who pays and who decides. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Oracle expanded its AI hardware supply-chain risk beyond GPUs to memory devices and critical components, warning that delivery delays can create operating costs for data center capacity that is not yet revenue-generating and can trigger penalties or other contract remedies. — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1341439/000119312526277521/orcl-20260531.htm 2. [PDF] Interconnection of Large Loads to the Interstate Transmission ... — National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners https://pubs.naruc.org/pub/25031BF3-C5E4-85FA-243B-A3D2E5DC82A0 3. FERC Large-Load Interconnection Preliminary Rulemaking: Key Takeaways for Data Center Developers, Other Large Load Projects, and Investors | Insights | Mayer Brown — Mayer Brown https://www.mayerbrown.com/en/insights/publications/2025/11/ferc-large-load-interconnection-preliminary-rulemaking-key-takeaways-for-data-center-developers-other-large-load-projects-and-investors 4. Hyperscale Spending Spree is Driving Dramatic Growth in Data Center Capacity | Synergy Research Group — Synergy Research Group https://www.srgresearch.com/articles/hyperscale-spending-spree-is-driving-dramatic-growth-in-data-center-capacity Follow and rate The Data Center Daily on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email data-center-daily@lanternpodcasts.com

    8 min

  4. 4d ago

    Digital Realty expands as PJM and ERCOT queues bite

    Digital Realty moved to deepen its Teraco control and disclosed 1,440 acres near Kansas City, while Carbon Direct maps the PJM and ERCOT queue bottleneck standing between AI data center demand and speed to power. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Digital Realty agreed to issue common stock to buy approximately 16% of the interests in its Teraco joint venture, increasing its interest in Africa’s leading data center platform to 77%. — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1297996/000119312526276844/d50837d8k.htm 2. Digital Realty disclosed that its operating partnership acquired approximately 1,440 acres of development land at Astra Enterprise Park near Kansas City. — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1297996/000119312526276844/d50837d8k.htm 3. AI Meets the Grid: Interconnection Queue Analysis in PJM and ERCOT | Carbon Direct — Carbon Direct https://www.carbon-direct.com/research-and-reports/ai-meets-the-grid-interconnection-queue-analysis-in-pjm-and-ercot Follow and rate The Data Center Daily on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email data-center-daily@lanternpodcasts.com

    6 min

  5. 5d ago

    Stargate’s Site Blitz Runs Into FERC’s Grid Rule Clock

    OpenAI Stargate’s five-site expansion keeps the AI infrastructure race focused on executable gigawatts, while FERC’s June deadline on DOE’s large-load interconnection plan could define how data centers connect, pay, and navigate federal-state boundaries. In this episode: Top stories: 1. OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank expand Stargate with five new AI data center sites — OpenAI https://openai.com/index/five-new-stargate-sites 2. Step Back: Stargate just named five more AI data-center sites — so how do we tell which of these are real, executable gigawatts versus land-banked options or narrative management? What documents or market signals should we trust most: interconnection status, utility tariffs, substation work, turbine orders, water permits, financing commitments, or something else? 3. FERC Sets June Action on DOE’s Large Load Interconnection Plan Putting Federal-State Boundaries at the Center of What Comes Next - Law Offices of Snell & Wilmer — Law Offices of Snell & Wilmer https://www.swlaw.com/publication/ferc-sets-june-action-on-does-large-load-interconnection-plan-putting-federal-state-boundaries-at-the-center-of-what-comes-next Follow and rate The Data Center Daily on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email data-center-daily@lanternpodcasts.com

    8 min

  6. Jun 19

    AI Capex Becomes a Data Center Power Cycle

    Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta and Amazon’s AI capex is now a site-selection and power-underwriting problem, while Stargate’s “pay your own way” pledge exposes the enforceable grid question: who funds capacity, upgrades and backup when AI load lands? In this episode: Top stories: 1. AI Infrastructure Capex in 2026: What Hyperscaler Spending Means ... — Build https://build.inc/insights/ai-infrastructure-capex-2026 2. Step Back: When OpenAI says Stargate will “pay its own way” for power, what would that have to mean in enforceable grid terms — take-or-pay contracts, upgrade deposits, curtailment rights, capacity obligations — and where could costs still leak back to ratepayers or the market? Follow and rate The Data Center Daily on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email data-center-daily@lanternpodcasts.com

    6 min

  7. Jun 18

    Hyperscale Capex Runs Into the State-Regulator Wall

    Synergy Research Group pegs hyperscale capex at $142 billion in Q3, while NARUC’s FERC comments draw a hard state-jurisdiction line around large-load interconnection. The buildout is scaling faster than the permitting and cost-allocation machinery around it. In this episode: Top stories: 1. [PDF] Interconnection of Large Loads to the Interstate Transmission ... — National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners https://pubs.naruc.org/pub/25031BF3-C5E4-85FA-243B-A3D2E5DC82A0 2. Step Back: We usually count data center water risk as “gallons in,” but for AI-scale campuses with hybrid or liquid cooling, what actually comes out the other side — heat, chemicals, blowdown — and how well do today’s permits make that visible? 3. Hyperscale Spending Spree is Driving Dramatic Growth in Data Center Capacity | Synergy Research Group — Synergy Research Group https://www.srgresearch.com/articles/hyperscale-spending-spree-is-driving-dramatic-growth-in-data-center-capacity Follow and rate The Data Center Daily on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email data-center-daily@lanternpodcasts.com

    8 min

  8. Jun 17

    Large-load queues meet FERC’s jurisdiction fight

    PJM interconnection data shows 877 active load, generation and transmission requests totaling 102.79 GW, while a DOE-prompted FERC large-load proceeding raises the core question for data centers: who controls and pays for grid entry at hyperscale? In this episode: Top stories: 1. Latest Active PJM Interconnection Queue Requests with daily data updates — Interconnection.fyi — Interconnection.fyi https://www.interconnection.fyi?market=PJM&status=Active 2. DOE Directs FERC to Take Action on Large Load Interconnection | HUB | K&L Gates — K&L Gates https://www.klgates.com/DOE-Directs-FERC-to-Take-Action-on-Large-Load-Interconnection-10-30-2025 Follow and rate The Data Center Daily on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email data-center-daily@lanternpodcasts.com

    4 min
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The Data Center Daily is a short daily briefing for professionals tracking the AI compute buildout and the energy infrastructure powering it. We cover hyperscaler capex (Microsoft, Google, Meta, AWS, Oracle, OpenAI/Stargate, xAI), data center siting and permitting, ISO/RTO interconnection queues (PJM, ERCOT, MISO, CAISO), power purchase agreements across gas, nuclear, and renewables, FERC and state PUC orders, semiconductor supply (Nvidia, AMD, custom silicon, HBM), data center REITs and infrastructure funds, and the macro and supply-chain stories where AI compute collides with the real economy. Editorial spirit drawn from SemiAnalysis, Wood Mackenzie's Energy Gang, BlackRock's The Bid, and Bloomberg's Odd Lots.

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