Data Center Power & Cooling

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Daily news on data-center power and cooling: technology, regulation, company developments, international projects, supply chains and new research from the previous 48 hours on Mondays and 24 hours Tuesday through Saturday. Story count and length follow the news. A Data Center Dose series from Industry Dose, with the synthetic voice of Miles. Automated quality checks and an editorial feedback window; sources and limitations in the notes. By 7:00 a.m. Central, subject to editorial holds.

Episodes

  1. 4 days ago

    North Carolina wants data centers billed under their own rules | Power and Cooling — 2026-09-15

    North Carolina's Attorney General has asked the Utilities Commission to create a separate rate class for data centers and other very large electricity users in Duke Energy's pending rate cases, alongside a proposed order in the Carbon Plan case. Also today: a Georgia county drafts noise limits and a generator run-hour cap, new preprints on rack-level power buffering, warmer-room cooling control, generator scheduling and carbon-aware siting, plus project filings where headline megawatts are not delivered capacity. CHAPTERS 00:00 Top story 00:17 Rundown 00:28 North Carolina: a rate class of their own 01:56 Walker County drafts the rules early 03:15 Buffering the training swing at the rack 04:18 Warmer rooms, but only with joint control 05:32 Scheduling generators, and siting for grid carbon 06:52 One death, and three numbers to read carefully 07:58 What to watch 08:26 Sign-off SOURCES • arXiv eess.SY research announcements: Active Filter Design — https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.13490 • arXiv cs.PF research announcements: ETCInfer: An Energy-efficient — https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.15230 • arXiv cs.DC research announcements: CATS: A Carbon-Aware Task — https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.14775 • DCD global industry headlines: Construction worker dies after — https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/construction-worker-dies-after-being-hit-by-crane-lorry-at-data-center-site-in-rayong-thailand/ • NCDOJ (.gov): Attorney General Jeff Jackson — https://ncdoj.gov/attorney-general-jeff-jackson-proposes-framework-to-ensure-data-centers-pay-their-fair-share-for-energy-costs/ • walkercountyga.gov: Walker County Panel Considers — https://walkercountyga.gov/2026/09/14/walker-county-panel-considers-heavy-industrial-zoning-and-decibel-caps-for-data-centers/amp/ • arXiv eess.SY research announcements: Fast Relax-and-Round Unit — https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.13480 • DCD global industry headlines: Thor Equities submits plans — https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/thor-equities-submits-plans-for-150mw-data-center-in-georgia-us/ • DCD global industry headlines: Edged tops out data centers — https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/edged-tops-out-data-centers-in-council-bluffs-iowa/ • DCD global industry headlines: Brookfield to acquire — https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/brookfield-to-acquire-a-minority-interest-in-american-real-estate-partners/ • DCD global industry headlines: Damac and Vodafone launch — https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/damac-and-vodafone-launch-turkish-data-center/ FOOTAGE & IMAGES • Graphics: Industry Dose original evidence graphics and labeled mechanism schematics. • Video by cipnt on Pixabay · https://pixabay.com/videos/id-14906/ AUDIO • Morning Stillness — editor-supplied intro music • Ambient bed — synthetic production music ABOUT Data Center Power & Cooling is an Industry Dose production presented by the synthetic voice of Miles with AI-assisted research. Episodes undergo automated quality checks and an editorial feedback window. Sources and limitations are in the notes. Corrections: industrydose@gmail.com. General industry reporting, not site-specific engineering, legal or investment guidance. Podcast: https://llbu.github.io/industry-dose/podcast/datacenter/feed.xml Data Center Power & Cooling is an Industry Dose series and publishes every morning at 07:00 Central. Corrections: industrydose@gmail.com More daily briefings from Industry Dose: https://www.youtube.com/@DataCenterDose #DataCenter #PowerAndCooling #DataCenterDose Watch the video edition: https://youtu.be/KW8BBofud2o

  2. 5 days ago

    Using the coolant loop as a heat buffer cut chip energy on one test rig | Power and Cooling — 2026-09-14

    Two preprints published today: a scheduler that treats a sealed water-cooling loop as a short-term place to put heat, reporting up to eighteen percent lower graphics-chip energy per job on a single modified workstation; and a job-placement tool that improved carbon efficiency across five European sites while water-scarcity impact moved the wrong way. Both are author-reported, not peer reviewed, and neither is a facility deployment. CHAPTERS 00:00 Top story 00:18 Rundown 03:44 A green score that hid a water trade-off 07:18 What to watch 07:50 Sign-off SOURCES • arXiv cs.DC research announcements: HeatCache: Thermal-aware — https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.12449 • arXiv cs.DC research announcements: GreenDirector: carbon — https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.12602 FOOTAGE & IMAGES • Graphics: Industry Dose original evidence graphics and labeled mechanism schematics. • Video by cipnt on Pixabay · https://pixabay.com/videos/id-14906/ • Video by Andrey Kirievskiy on Pexels · https://www.pexels.com/video/electric-wires-in-substation-10058364/ AUDIO • Morning Stillness — editor-supplied intro music • Ambient bed — synthetic production music ABOUT Data Center Power & Cooling is an Industry Dose production presented by the synthetic voice of Miles with AI-assisted research. Episodes undergo automated quality checks and an editorial feedback window. Sources and limitations are in the notes. Corrections: industrydose@gmail.com. General industry reporting, not site-specific engineering, legal or investment guidance. Podcast: https://llbu.github.io/industry-dose/podcast/datacenter/feed.xml Data Center Power & Cooling is an Industry Dose series and publishes every morning at 07:00 Central. Corrections: industrydose@gmail.com More daily briefings from Industry Dose: https://www.youtube.com/@DataCenterDose #DataCenter #PowerAndCooling #DataCenterDose Watch the video edition: https://youtu.be/WTIov66fjlI

  3. 12 Sept

    San Francisco moves to pause new data center approvals — 2026-09-12

    San Francisco supervisors plan to introduce an urgency ordinance Monday that would hold city approvals for new data centers for 45 days while permanent rules are written, part of a wider wave of local pauses in Kentucky, Missouri and Oregon. Also today: ERCOT will survey more than 400 Texas data centers under a governor-ordered audit, pending legislation in Washington and Sacramento on who pays for grid upgrades, a reported Microsoft capacity target, Oracle's renewables offer around Stargate, and short items on cooling, water and grid connections. Watch the video edition: https://youtu.be/UD3U84yqf-0 Data Center Power & Cooling is an Industry Dose production presented by the synthetic voice of Miles with AI-assisted research. Episodes undergo automated quality checks and an editorial feedback window. Sources and limitations are in the notes. Corrections: industrydose@gmail.com. General industry reporting, not site-specific engineering, legal or investment guidance. Sources: - Houston Public Media: ERCOT to survey more than 400 data centers as part of Gov. Abbott’s audit https://news.google.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?oc=5 - Rocky Mountain Outlook: Beyond Local: Non-partisan agency suggests Meta data centre could lead to higher Alberta power bills https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizwFBVV95cUxPSHhoOGNMVlE0LXhnYXhpRVNSaThYTThBTU5pdW45bTVLT0pwUVpBNTBFTC1qcVJZNjczR0p5clZwNVhCQ3c3anBWS1NDNXYxbGVjbzBTS2tkaTJoNmtRb2JuRTR4aUQ5dmFQNnRwaUpEVkNxS05BazBEZG12MG5FMV9tY0NfVkhrbnkwREpYYVFGcGd4a1c1MElpVGc4YVUwVzlPVU9qWng0V09ZS1QtWFo3T21Qdzdhd1hQb0dNM1ZoZTQyVXlxUUNaXzVtdnM?oc=5 - Virginia Business: US House to take up bill aimed at curbing data center-driven electricity costs https://virginiabusiness.com/us-house-bill-curb-data-center-electricity-costs/ - The American Bazaar: House to vote on bill targeting data center power costs https://americanbazaaronline.com/2026/09/11/house-bill-data-center-electricity-costs-487979/ - CoStar: House mulls data center energy cost shields; Microsoft may triple capacity; AI seen boosting productivity but not jobs https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi2gFBVV95cUxQZ0R5RDQ0c09ZSms3c3dOc1VaaFZTRzhTSzBpMzdFc2FTSUZldTNxXzhyc1djWDR2dEpHV3NsMFdWUWtibTdJZnN6RlRHWkxJam9WOUhGS0tRMC1jUXdmRXVNMGN1Q191SXN5VC1sS2FHa183clRRTUpwbDNNMklVaWNmaURnWGJKeFZ1MmpCYVlFTjNlVjFSVWl3RnpEMkNISmpXa3pEbTU1X2hjcEhkTWJabmJjYnhyU01PZ3JfdHdWUVpUYm1EN2hwNlp6WVBHOWlwUU5vWWR3QQ?oc=5 - Congress.gov: S.4214 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4214 - SF.gov: Supervisor Walton to Introduce Moratorium on AI Data Centers in San Francisco https://www.sf.gov/event-20260914-supervisor-walton-to-introduce-moratorium-on-ai-data-centers-in-san-francisco - SFist: SF Supervisor Plans Moratorium on New Data Centers, With Permanent Ban to Follow https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirgFBVV95cUxNVFdTcG5QMjkzV19fN2ZsTkdLb1cwSHhMXzhFcXdwTXFKcUl4ZXo5emxXMU9LdVl3TXJDTk9WcGJFSVRBRWVrUEdjSlF2R2R3SksyRzFwTzZ2RGdOcjRqUHZmMzRkMHczSHJwcElSYURVYWIxMVpwV1RCRlBHdVRIeDItN21vWUo0dVVWdTIxTVBXOW0wSndqSzItU0tuUTNCOW01cklVS184aDhMUkE?oc=5 - Hoptown Chronicle: Kentucky county becomes first in state to permanently ban data center construction https://hoptownchronicle.org/kentucky-county-becomes-first-in-state-to-permanently-ban-data-center-construction/ - City of Springfield MO (.gov): Third public engagement session on data centers scheduled for Sept. 22 https://www.springfieldmo.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=13271 - City of Eugene Website (.gov): Data Centers in Eugene? What You Need to Know https://www.eugene-or.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/7546 - DCD global industry headlines: Microsoft targets 38GW of data center capacity in 2032 - report https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-targets-38gw-of-data-center-capacity-in-2032-report/ - TradingView: Microsoft Plans to Triple Its Data Center Footprint https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisAFBVV95cUxObF9SWjE4YThodGJmNEltMk5FUmxaX3ZXck1UQnVBVDdDaEx5aHFlLWFqbV9rQjFxYllYUndyU1pWRzhmdUliM3F2MWF6dkswUkhLMXplNUhXRUZPcnlKeDNHaUhaS29lMXN5N3ZUSFdIZ3hTSVByUzhwbWNXb2xDSHhHTGNGREoxb3R4THR0ZlhxX05CbWtuUVRQMXFWNGFRZXBCVFkxTnFCNDh0MHhvRQ?oc=5 - EnergyNow.com: Microsoft May Abandon its Clean Energy Powered Data Centre Targets https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMingFBVV95cUxNcFhpNlpmQTV4bzNWX2RCU1BWYXlkSjJlcW1UWTdSTlNxYnhwU2Qwa3N3a1lyRzV1Z3VZQ3AxeXBVQXB4TUMtWTlzb1hJamZtV29XU2tVdVM3Y0ppNEFWTVh1NjUtbmowYi1aYjhPN0hMUjhjR3R4ZDV2a2RySGRuT2VKZWJHa0NMei1mdjV0aDAwMUY2OFl0ZHdaam40dw?oc=5 - Bloomberg.com: Watch Microsoft's Data Center Plans Face Big Costs https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMioAFBVV95cUxOYThldmZCcGVQZ1IySWw5WjFLLXBwSTdYYmdScnZnUFdJbk53bDIyY2hBTC1JaUN5Q2Y0QWRtQW9iY0xJYmhJblRqYUthbnloNmhiSzVEb3hjNkNtVGZjTzFHenRRTzVzTGlYMDNBNG05OHluM04wMDJDZUUybHhIWkZZMzRpdFBUVHhCaDB5X1E2UTdYcWgwXzlmb3VlOEtF?oc=5 - Ars Technica: Oracle tries to appease Stargate data center opponents with renewables push https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitgFBVV95cUxNaE1fQThma0dDUWY5RGpOYnpvN2hkUGM1ZDFLN21haGh2Y29ZODI1a1paVkdxUmMyQ0FOaFBvN3duNFFyWXVZcnpYaXdqY05BbkpGR05UMVllZmNISjRDZVUyQWljbGhHVkZoc2FCTVo2RGZ2dVRVMVVWRU54Q2l4bGtMbnl0ZVhaQXhieGhJdkVKRzF0V0JxRTM4YWVCUTd6cXVnUnJGcFlEUzdtdUJJX0RES1p6dw?oc=5 - Crypto Briefing: Oracle proposes 2 GW of renewables for Stargate data center emissions https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMidEFVX3lxTE1ialhYYy1sZGVGYTM0Q2JwQk1IOElkLUdIaUR2U0czcUllMHlYS2g2ZTFmazk0UE1Rd1hyM052cW1QWHhFMU9YNF9COU92ZFV4aDJuQ05Edzhlb2lIUVYzWVQ1ZS1VdDFPSXlOd2Y1MWozQ2RC?oc=5 - Building Design + Construction: California legislature reaches deal over data center regulation https://www.bdcnetwork.com/building-sector-reports/data-centers/article/55404573/california-legislature-reaches-deal-over-data-center-regulation - canarymedia.com: xAI has quietly built a massive battery at its Memphis data center hub https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijwFBVV95cUxNZ3k1RHBYcEFFdmhIX3JSRXJ2R2pRWnNrVGxaanMyWmVyOVh2UnJtYzdYTHRpODY2eWdLdkVBWDVQSmZsektCN0p0d3hFQ1RGRlhXQ3JORl91a0djNkxlbE9KVmQwOWNzdWFtWmF0eW1IMElSRUdHd0VoX0RTSGZRMjRQd1Z4QWxLa3gtaGo0Yw?oc=5 - ESG News: Blackstone to Acquire Data Center Cooling Leader FCH https://esgnews.com/blackstone-to-acquire-data-center-cooling-leader-fch/ - The Cool Down: Amazon drops bid to tap depleted Virginia aquifer for data center amid backlash https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikwFBVV95cUxPYWdrU1dMeUlGWVdtckNrWXJ5aGFBcS1walZZRFpMTjBwNVc3Z21NLThqZWkzbGpoN3VWdC1XMnJIekdWUnM5OUI5bVBRRHBpRElGX0NWaTEtaWlHbVR2bDRNalVPd2xQX0RZQnBXaVlBSlhZRk5uOHNlbm96NjZjWW9VRTdVRUhaWTJTSkZCVVg1U3M?oc=5 - ET Datacenters: Finland considers data centre permitting system after Google's €13bn AI investment https://news.google.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?oc=5 - DCD global industry headlines: Plans for 120MW data center withdrawn in Lombardy, Italy https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/plans-for-120mw-data-center-withdrawn-in-lombardy-italy/

  4. 11 Sept

    PJM proposes new rules as states weigh data center growth — 2026-09-11

    PJM outlines proposed connection rules, Pennsylvania reviews emergency power cuts and large-user costs, and officials in Florida, Texas and Colorado address data center development. Five dated primary records, with proposals and permit limits kept clear. Watch the video edition: https://youtu.be/qaM0vWg39zI Data Center Power & Cooling is an Industry Dose production presented by the synthetic voice of Miles with AI-assisted research. Episodes undergo automated quality checks and an editorial feedback window. Sources and limitations are in the notes. Corrections: industrydose@gmail.com. General industry reporting, not site-specific engineering, legal or investment guidance. Sources: - PJM Inside Lines: PJM Proposes Reliability Standards to Manage Large Load Disconnection Events https://insidelines.pjm.com/reliability-standards-to-manage-large-load-disconnection-events-proposed-by-pjm/ - puc.pa.gov: PUC Moves to Address Data Center Impacts on Electric Reliability and Consumer Costs https://www.puc.pa.gov/press-release/2026/puc-moves-to-address-data-center-impacts-on-electric-reliability-and-consumer-costs-09102026 - U.S. Representative Kathy Castor (.gov): U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Opposes Data Centers in Hillsborough County https://castor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=405285 - Cameron County (.gov): WORKSITE PERMIT ISSUED FOR FLUIDSTACK DATA CENTER PROJECT https://www.cameroncountytx.gov/worksite-permit-issued-for-fluidstack-data-center-project/ - Weld County (.gov): Weld County Commissioners approve Global AI data center permit https://www.weld.gov/Newsroom/2026-News/Weld-County-Commissioners-approve-Global-AI-data-center-permit

  5. 11 Sept

    Introducing Data Center Power & Cooling

    A morning briefing on power availability, electrical infrastructure, cooling, commissioning and procurement. A Data Center Dose series from Industry Dose. Data Center Power & Cooling is an Industry Dose production presented by synthetic voices (Morgan and Miles) with AI-assisted research. Episodes undergo automated quality checks and an editorial feedback window. Sources and limitations are in the notes. Corrections: industrydose@gmail.com. General industry reporting, not site-specific engineering, legal or investment guidance.

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Daily news on data-center power and cooling: technology, regulation, company developments, international projects, supply chains and new research from the previous 48 hours on Mondays and 24 hours Tuesday through Saturday. Story count and length follow the news. A Data Center Dose series from Industry Dose, with the synthetic voice of Miles. Automated quality checks and an editorial feedback window; sources and limitations in the notes. By 7:00 a.m. Central, subject to editorial holds.

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