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Interconnection – Oregon Community Solar Program
Portland General Electric, Pacific Power and Idaho Power each run dedicated interconnection queues for community solar projects under Oregon's state rules (OAR 860-082). Covers Tier 2 and Tier 4 review steps, how siting and sizing decisions affect upgrade costs and the Public Utility Commission's role in unresolved transmission cost allocation.
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Data Center Tax Abatements: Why States and Localities Must Disclose These Soaring Revenue Losses
Fourteen states and scores of localities fail to disclose data center tax abatement revenue losses, violating accounting standards in effect since 2017. Georgia, Virginia and Texas each lose more than $1 billion per year. Good Jobs First documents the disclosure gaps and recommends back-reporting and adopting Nevada's local-share reporting model.
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Compute and Consequence: AI Energy Demand in a Rapidly Evolving Grid Landscape — As You Sow
Utilities fast-track new gas infrastructure to meet projected AI-driven electricity demand, but the gap between forecasts and actual load growth remains wide. As You Sow examines how speculative projections risk locking in fossil fuel capacity, raising consumer rates and stalling grid decarbonization. Maps a framework connecting investors, technology companies and utilities to clean energy procurement…
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Hyperscaler Data Centers: Financing Solutions for Large-Scale Projects
Understanding the core financing strategies is critical for developers, investors and corporate treasury teams navigating this competitive landscape.
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American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act (S.B.4825, US)
Imposes a tax on AI companies with annual gross receipts above $200, including AI data center operators, of 50% of the company’s outstanding equity. This equity is to be deposited into a sovereign wealth fund. Voting rights to be deployed so as to promote “worker welfare, public safety, fair competition …, environmental sustainability, and financial…
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An act to add Article 14.7 (commencing with Section 945) to Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to electricity. (AB-2383, CA)
Electricity utilities required to file a service, transmission and distribution tariff for data centers for approval that: ensures covering a reasonable share of costs related to wildfire mitigation and liability, electrification and environmental programs, and other societal cost obligations. Generation tariff to ensure alignment with clean energy targets and cost-covering, including through: minimum 10-year contracts,…
Exposing AI Data Center Threats and Harms