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Illustrated summary of the top stories in the Data Center Infrastructure News & Events Briefing — November 13, 2026 briefing

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Water & cooling · 5:00 AM

Inside Ohio’s Revolt Against Data Centers

The piece covers local resistance in Ohio to proposed data centers, with the focus on water use and cooling impacts and on community pushback through moratoriums and other local actions. It points to what the projects would ask of host places, but the excerpt does not spell out specific sites, utilities, or incentive terms.
Grid, interconnection & tariffs · 3:00 AM

FERC rejected PJM’s data center curtailment plan. What’s next for BYOC?

FERC rejected PJM’s proposed data center curtailment plan, leaving the next steps for behind-the-meter or otherwise co-located-by-choice BYOC arrangements unsettled. The piece is about grid rules and tariff treatment for a class of large load, not a specific site commitment, and it does not say that a project was approved, built, or assigned a defined power or water obligation.

Monday, October 12, 2026

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Grid, interconnection & tariffs · 11:54 AM

FERC rejects most of PJM’s large load interconnection plan

FERC turned down most of PJM’s proposed rules for connecting large loads to the grid. The filing concerns how new big electricity users would be added in PJM territory, but the excerpt does not say what specific project or projects are affected, or give details on any site, power commitment, or cost shift.
Moratoriums & opposition · 11:01 AM

Data Center Daze - The Monroe Times

The piece appears to cover local pushback and discussion around a proposed data center, with the main issue being siting rather than operations. It likely focuses on how the project would affect the Monroe area and what local officials or residents said about it.
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Sunday, October 11, 2026

Water & cooling · 3:30 PM

Proposed mega data center in Silicon Valley raises energy and en­vi­ron­mental concerns - Spectrum News 13

The piece says a proposed data center in Silicon Valley is drawing concern over its power use and environmental effects. It points to a project that would affect the local host community through electricity demand and related impacts, but the excerpt does not say what land use approvals, water sourcing, tax terms, or utility commitments are in place.
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