The new politics of data centers: US governors say build, but pay
June 12, 2026
| Amy Miller
Governors are increasingly abandoning state policies aimed at attracting new data centers powering the artificial intelligence industry as grassroots opposition to development builds across the US. In Texas, I... (more story)
Ohio becomes test case for data center opposition as US tech companies defend plans
June 09, 2026
| Amy Miller
As data centers proliferate, tech companies are being called to defend their data center development plans before worried lawmakers. Ohio is becoming a test case for what’s ahead across the country as state la... (more story)
Litigation to test EU's plan to build carbon-storage market
June 01, 2026
| Louis de Briant
Fifteen legal challenges brought by EU oil and gas producers against the bloc's Carbon Capture and Storage framework are set to test the legal foundations of a key pillar of the Net-Zero Industry Act. The case... (more story)
Jurisdictional lines at heart of US data center hookup talks
May 29, 2026
| Emma Whitford
US state utility regulators are awaiting federal guidance that could standardize how energy-intensive artificial intelligence data centers hook up to the electric grid. The process, which kicked off last fall,... (more story)
EU grid-funding overhaul faces mounting backlash from member states
May 22, 2026
| Louis de Briant
European Commission plans to set aside 25 percent of income generated by bottlenecks on cross-border power lines are facing growing resistance from several member states and grid operators, which warn that the... (more story)
SpaceX US securities filing reveals xAI details, insight into AI regulatory risks
May 21, 2026
| Mike Swift
From space-based AI data centers to unvarnished disclosures about a wide spectrum of legal and regulatory risk around xAI's Grok chatbot, the S-1 securities filing by SpaceX in advance of its initial public st... (more story)
Australian energy ministers mull national data-center rules
May 11, 2026
| Sean Maguire
Australian energy ministers are set to consider changes to national energy policy in response to a rapid growth of data centers. The Energy and Climate Change Ministerial Council met Friday and planned to disc... (more story)
China's first-ever blocking order targets spillover of US sanctions
May 07, 2026
| MLex Staff
China has activated its blocking mechanism for the first time, ordering companies not to comply with US Iran-related sanctions imposed on five Chinese refiners. The move marks the first public use of China’s 2... (more story)