Aon expanded its Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program to $3.5 billion in capacity — a signal of how much capital is flowing into data center risk management. (Aon press release)
Ohio adding 64 EV fast-charging stations with $51 million in federal NEVI funds plus $26 million in private investment, at grocery stores, gas stations, and retail hubs statewide. (Ohio DOT)
FirstEnergy subsidiary rebuilding 3 miles of 138-kV transmission line in Trumbull County, Ohio, replacing wooden poles with steel structures to serve 16,000+ customers. Grid reliability investment in the Mahoning Valley. (PR Newswire)
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced a bill to streamline natural gas pipeline permitting by affirming FERC as sole lead agency and eliminating duplicative review processes. (US Official News)
First American Nuclear submitted its regulatory engagement plan for the EAGL-1 small modular reactor to the NRC — a liquid metal fast reactor design. SMR pipeline continues to grow. (Targeted News Service)
Allbirds, the eco-shoe company, is pivoting to AI infrastructure as “NewBird AI” with $50 million in financing to buy GPUs. Industry experts called it “a bit desperate” — but it signals how strong demand narratives are pulling even unrelated companies into the AI infrastructure space. (Business wires)
Illinois solar project faces uphill zoning fight (Jacksonville, IL). Nexamp proposing a 16-acre community solar farm — one-quarter the size of a project denied in 2024. The city's blanket prohibition on solar farms within city limits remains the obstacle. Alderman worried about precedent: “Once we open that up, then anyone could really come in and ask for the same variance.” (Jacksonville Journal-Courier)
Senators Whitehouse, Heinrich, and Van Hollen investigating eight AI companies planning 12 new gas plants that would collectively emit 12.1 billion tons of CO2 over their lifetimes — double the annual U.S. greenhouse gas total. (Targeted News Service)