Susana Schwartz
Susana Schwartz
Technology Editor
RCRTech
AI Infrastructure Top Stories
AI Today: What You Need to Know
Bipartisan legislation: Republican Josh Hawley and Democrat Richard Blumenthal’s Guaranteeing Rate Insulation Act seeks to make DC operators power structures via off-grid sources, with a 10-year off-ramp for existing data centers.
Data center impact on electricity: Electricity prices are rising by double the rate of inflation, with a 6.9% jump 2025 YoY, according to Goldman Sachs, which points out that’s more than double the headline inflation rate of 2.9%.
Oracle in class action suit: AI infrastructure disclosures and financing risks are the focus of a securities fraud class action lawsuit against Oracle, which could trigger changes in how the company discusses capital allocation, DC execution, and risk factors.
Meta DC in Lebanon, IN: Meta is breaking ground on what it says is “one of its largest infrastructure investments to date,” with a state-of-the-art 1GW campus in Lebanon, Indiana, with more than $10 billion in infrastructure planned.
Texas county rejects DC moratorium: Hood County commissioners rejected residents’ calls for a moratorium on data center development, with a 3-2 vote and strong backing from state and national Republican leaders. Four data centers are planned.
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