Crusoe
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Energy company constructing natural gas power plants for AI data center campuses including Abilene Stargate facilities for Microsoft.
New Gas-Powered Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Whole Nations
Stargate and Project Jupiter's gas-powered AI data centers will emit 24+ million tons of greenhouse gases annually, rivaling entire nations' emissions and forcing regulatory reckoning with AI expansion's climate cost.
The crypto-to-AI bandwagon jumpers' club just landed another member: Core Scientific
Core Scientific secures $3.3B in bond financing to convert its 300MW bitcoin mining facility in Texas into a 1.5GW AI datacenter, exemplifying the broader crypto-to-AI infrastructure pivot accelerating across the industry.
Redwood Materials loses COO amid layoffs, restructuring
Redwood Materials ditches generalist battery recycling for grid storage focus, cutting 10% of staff and losing its COO as it pivots toward partnerships with Rivian and Crusoe for refurbished battery supply.
Loud, power hungry - opposition grows to datacenters as Maine passes bit barn ban
Maine becomes the first US state to freeze large datacenter approvals (20+ MW) through November 2027, as communities and utilities push back against AI infrastructure's power consumption, noise, and grid strain.