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Data Center Power Fights Hit the Grid Planning Desk — May 27, 2026


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Data center power fights are moving into grid planning and local law: NV Energy says Tahoe customers will keep service, Virginia residents contest a 765-kV line, California starts a $2 billion Bay Area build, and Franklin County townships eye self-generation rules.

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  1. Are Lake Tahoe Residents Really Losing Electricity Supply to Data Center Hyperscalers? | TD World — TD World

    Are Lake Tahoe Residents Really Losing Electricity Supply to Data Center Hyperscalers? | TD World

# Are Lake Tahoe Residents Really Losing Electricity Supply to Data Center Hyperscalers?
NV Energy says it will keep servicing the area until Liberty has its own transmission access ready.
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  • Residents Wrangle Over Transmission Line Proposal for Rural Virginia - Inside Climate News — Inside Climate News

    Residents Wrangle Over Transmission Line Proposal for Rural Virginia - Inside Climate News

  • GOOCHLAND, Va.—Deborah Blackburn leaned on her cane in a line to enter the Central High Cultural and Educational Complex, angst-ridden over a giant transmission line proposal for reasons that are common refrains here: It’s all to benefit data centers in Northern Virginia, and it will disrupt the rural…

  • LS Power Breaks Ground on $2 Billion Power the Bay Transmission Projects in California — Construction Front

    LS Power Breaks Ground on $2 Billion Power the Bay Transmission Projects in California

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    The Power Santa Clara Valley project will connect the Skyline and Grove HVDC terminals through a 12-mile underground line in San Jose. (source: powerthebay.com)
    # LS Power Breaks Ground on $2 Billion Power the Bay Transmission…

  • Townships considering data center ordinances in Franklin County — The Record Herald

    Townships considering data center ordinances in Franklin County

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    # Here's how townships are acting on Franklin County data center law
    Chambersburg Public Opinion
    May 26, 2026, 5:04 a.m. ET
    - Several townships in Franklin County are considering new ordinances to regulate data centers.
    - Fannett Township is proposing rules that would require data centers to generate their own electricity…

  • Cogent Communications to Sell 10 Data Centers for $225 Million | citybiz — citybiz

    Cogent Communications to Sell 10 Data Centers for $225 Million | citybiz

  • Cogent Communications has agreed to sell 10 data center facilities for $225 million in cash to an entity sponsored by infrastructure investment firm I Squared Capital, continuing the network provider’s shift toward a more focused connectivity and fiber infrastructure strategy.
    The facilities are located across major U.S.…

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