Overview
- Denmark has paused new grid connection deals for data centers after state operator Energinet logged about 60 gigawatts of requests against roughly 7 gigawatts of peak demand.
- Several U.S. states are debating temporary moratoriums and special charges, and Maine’s governor vetoed a legislature‑passed statewide pause.
- In Texas, Republican legislators say rural communities fear higher power bills and water stress from hyperscale campuses and they are pushing for guardrails and studies.
- The White House is promoting a ratepayer‑protection approach that would require major data‑center operators to provide their own energy and infrastructure.
- Demand is outpacing the grid as the Energy Department projects U.S. data‑center electricity use could triple by 2028 and as campuses rise in about two years while transmission upgrades can take five to ten.