U.S. utilities are tightening interconnection requirements and large-load tariffs to screen out speculative data center projects. Texas has paused progress on new data center connections while ERCOT ...

The Xbox September update is now rolling out to all console users, bringing fixes for several annoying system bugs. Microsoft released the September 2026 public Xbox system update on September 22.

“A fraction of proposed data centers will get built. Utilities are wising up.” That was the headline on a May 2025 Utility Dive article that explored the conundrum speculative data center requests ...

The Public Utility Commission of Texas voted Friday to adopt new large load interconnection standards, opting to eliminate a proposed rule’s non-refundable interconnection fee and set a flat study fee ...

Washington treats the power grid as AI’s extension cord. Beijing treats it as the operating system of the whole economy. That difference decides who wins the loads that arrive after the data center, ...