May 19, 2025 archive

Gas-powered plants needed for data center in Louisiana

    Meta is under pressure from one U.S. Senator to offer an explanation about the pollution its massive new AI data center under construction in Louisiana might cause once it’s operational. The center is so big that a Louisiana utility is building three new gas-fired power plants to provide enough electricity. But it caught …

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Law promoting natural gas usage ruled unconstitutional in Washington State

    Promoting natural gas in the name of electricity generation—it’s the centerpiece of  a recent bill allowed by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to become law without his signature. SB998 was also part of the negotiation for a budget agreement reached last week and announced by the governor and legislative leaders. However,the issue of promoting …

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