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FERC’s interconnection plan survived DC Circuit review, while state lawmakers are tightening data center water oversight and capital keeps piling into AI infrastructure through Aligned’s $40 billion sale.

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1. DC Circuit Court of Appeals upholds FERC plan to speed up permitting for US energy projects' grid interconnection - Energy-Storage.News — Energy-Storage.News

   # DC Circuit Court of Appeals upholds FERC plan to speed up permitting for US energy projects' grid interconnection - Energy-Storage.News Author: William Norman Published: 2026-08-06T12:50:06+00:00 Source: energy-storage.news (energy-storage.news) Language: en ## Story DC Circuit Court of Appeals upholds FERC plan to speed up permitting for US energy projects' grid interconnection -…

2. 3 Trends in State Regulation of Data Center Water Use -... — National Conference of State Legislatures

   3 Trends in State Regulation of Data Center Water Use -... # 3 Trends in State Regulation of Data Center Water Use ## Under consideration: tighter facility permitting, greater oversight and required use of sustainable cooling methods. By Emily Ulizio | August 5, 2026 An Amazon data center under construction in Virginia, where a new state law requires water users that provide water to data…

3. MGX, AIP, and BlackRock’s GIP complete $40bn acquisition of Aligned Data Centers - DCD — Datacenter Dynamics

   MGX, AIP, and BlackRock’s GIP complete $40bn acquisition of Aligned Data Centers - DCD 05 Aug 2026 # SpaceX earnings: 2GW of compute by year end, aiming for 10-20GW by end of 2027 # The Agentic AI Supplement 27 Jul 2026 16–17 September 2026 # Connect DCD Connect | London 2026 # MGX, AIP, and BlackRock’s GIP complete $40bn acquisition of Aligned Data Centers Acquisition is the largest-ever…

4. Do PPAs have a future in the data center sector? - DCD — Data Center Dynamics

   # Recommended for you...  # [SpaceX IPO filing reveals Anthropic set to pay Musk's firm $1.25bn a month to rent xAI data center space](/en/news/spacex-ipo-filing-reveals-anthropic-set-to-pay-musks-firm-125bn-a-month-to-rent-xai-data-center-space/) Recommended for you... ![The Neocloud…

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