Oregon's governor has paused air and water permits for data centers until July 2027, and DOE issued a heat-driven emergency order for PJM. Plus FERC's split vote on Duke's large-load transmission rules and Microsoft's multi-gigawatt plan for its Maia inference chips.
In this episode:
1. Oregon governor orders pause on environmental permits to build or expand data centers — Banks Post
https://www.bankspost.com/oregon-governor-orders-pause-on-environmental-permits-to-build-or-expand-data-centers/
2. Data centers strain capacity across major power grid where emergency threatens blackouts in 13 US states | Daily Mail Online — Melissa Koenig, Reuters
https://www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/article-16206925/Data-centers-PJM-Interconnection-power-grid-blackouts.html
3. Commissioner Chang’s Dissent in Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Docket Nos. ER26-2691-000 ER26-2691-001 | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission — Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/news/commissioner-changs-dissent-duke-energy-carolinas-llc-docket-nos-er26-2691-000
4. Microsoft to expand Azure Maia system to multi-gigawatt deployments - The Official Microsoft Blog — Scott Guthrie
https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/10/12/microsoft-to-expand-azure-maia-system-to-multi-gigawatt-deployments/
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