Amazon must prove it needs 250 diesel generators at Becker data center, Minnesota utility regulators say
Minnesota utility regulators on Friday said Amazon must prove it needs 250 backup diesel generators at its proposed data ...
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Amazon needs permit for Minnesota data center backup power
Minnesota utility regulators will require Amazon Data Services to prove the need for up to 600 megawatts of diesel generators ...
Amazon wants to limit review of 250 diesel generators at its Minnesota data center
Amazon wants to install so many backup diesel generators at its potential data center in Becker that the maximum power output would rival Xcel Energy’s nuclear plant in Monticello. The Seattle-based ...
Amazon loses fight to exempt data center from energy regulation
Minnesota regulators denied Amazon’s request to exempt a data center’s 250 backup generators from a permitting process that ...
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Aligned breaks ground on data center project in Frederick County; approved to build generators
After a law passed in Maryland in 2024 allowing certain entities, including data centers, to bypass obtaining a CPCN to install emergency generators, Aligned announced it planned to proceed again ...
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State lawmakers grapple with energy demand for data centers
Legislation from Texas to Georgia could impose fees and rules to safeguard the electric grid and keep a lid on household ...
Amazon can't skip permitting process for data center generators, MN utilities commission decides
On Friday, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission voted 4-0 to reject a request for a permitting exemption on Amazon's ...
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3 strategies for carbon-free data centers
Procuring power for a carbon-free or low-carbon data center is a complex endeavor. Forward-looking developers are ...