Oracle Data Center $16 Billion Financing Gets Over The Line - Bloomberg.com

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Maine Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Paused New Data Centers

Gov. Janet Mills said she rejected what would have been the nation’s first moratorium on data centers because it failed to exempt a project in a distressed mill town.

By Jenna Russell

Texas’s governor threatened to pull World Cup grants in battle over ICE enforcement

Democratic cities hosting Fifa matches in the state reverse policing rules in order to receive public security funds

Democratic Maine governor vetoes first US state freeze on new datacenters

Janet Mills says moratorium would’ve been ‘appropriate’ if it didn’t interfere with ongoing datacenter project in Maine The Democratic governor of Maine on Friday vetoed a bill that would have made it the first US state to impose a moratorium on large new datacenters, even as local opposition to the electricity-hungry facilities grows. The decision reflects the difficult trade-off facing political leaders, who must weigh the impact of datacenters on the environment and household energy bills ...

By Reuters

Maine is the latest state to try — and fail — to ban new data centers

Maine Gov. Janet Mills vetoed a bill that would've paused data center development. Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty Images Maine Gov. Janet Mills vetoed a bill that would have paused new data center projects until late 2027. Mills cited her support for an existing project and said she wanted to study data center impacts. Lawmakers in at least 12 states have tried and failed to ban data centers as local resistance grows. Another state-level effort to ban new data center develop...

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TerraPower Commences Construction of Utility-Scale Advanced Reactor

TerraPower Commences Construction of Utility-Scale Advanced Reactor TerraPower has officially broken ground on Kemmerer Unit 1 in Wyoming, set to become America’s first utility-scale advanced nuclear power plant. A new chapter for advanced nuclear energy🔧 We marked the start of construction on our first Natrium® plant, Kemmerer Unit 1. As the first utility-scale advanced nuclear power plant in the US, Kemmerer Unit 1 will advance reliable and resilient energy. https://t.co/xaJ...

By Tyler Durden

AI Junk-Bond Binge Brings Rare Early Repayments to Sweeten Deals

As a more than $20 billion borrowing frenzy to build out data centers descended on the junk-bond market this year, some issuers offered up a rare sweetener: an early cash payback.

By Aaron Weinman, Gowri Gurumurthy

No individual will determine next Rivers gov, says ADC

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) states that the electorate, not a single individual, will determine the next Rivers governor ahead of the 2027 polls. Read More: https://punchng.com/no-individual-will-determine-next-rivers-gov-says-adc/

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