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  • Data centers collide with grid approvals, costs, and peak load — August 10, 2026

    Wisconsin PSC sent ATC back to restart a $1B-plus Port Washington data-center grid application, while NV Energy fights Tract over 2,025 MW of load and ERCOT’s peak hit 91.1 GW.

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    1. PSC forces ATC to restart application to plug in Port Washington data center — Wisconsin Watch

      PSC forces ATC to restart application to plug in Port Washington data center

    An aerial rendering of what the planned data center campus in Port Washington could look like. (Courtesy of city of Port Washington)
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    Wisconsin regulators voted Thursday to send the American Transmission Company (ATC) back to the drawing board as the utility attempts to build the grid…

  • NV Energy Sues Tract to Keep a 2,025 MW Data Center Dispute Out of Private Arbitration — MGRID

    NV Energy Sues Tract to Keep a 2,025 MW Data Center Dispute Out of Private Arbitration

    • # NV Energy Sues Tract to Keep a 2,025 MW Data Center Dispute Out of Private Arbitration
    Key Facts
    - Combined Campus Load: 2,025 MW
    - Behind-the-Meter Generation Proposed: 362 MW
    - Tract Nevada Pipeline: 5,455 MW
    - Network Upgrades Committed: $1 billion
    NV Energy sued data center developer Tract and its…

  • ERCOT Hourly Peak Load Sets New Record — Rigzone

    # ERCOT Hourly Peak Load Sets New Record

    • Published: 2026-08-10T14:39:10+00:00
    Source: rigzone.com (rigzone.com)
    Language: en
    ## Story
    Hourly peak load in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has set a new record, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced in a statement posted on its site recently.
    In its statement, the EIA noted that, according to data reported…

  • North America’s electricity grid is ready to grow. Manufacturers needed to build it are placing their bets - The Globe and Mail — The Globe and Mail

    North America’s electricity grid is ready to grow. Manufacturers needed to build it are placing their bets - The Globe and Mail

    • The Globe and Mail
    North America’s electricity grid is ready to grow. Manufacturers needed to build it are placing their bets
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    A welder at Hitachi Energy works on a tank that will contain a…

  • CIP reaches financial close on La Esperanza solar and BESS project - Modern Power Systems — Modern Power Systems

    CIP reaches financial close on La Esperanza solar and BESS project - Modern Power Systems

    • # CIP reaches financial close on La Esperanza solar and BESS project
    The project is now under construction and is expected to begin commercial operations in 2028.
    August 7, 2026
    (Image credit: Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners via LinkedIn)
    Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has reached final…

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