The Justice Department countered that cutting off the power supply would threaten national, economic and energy security because the Grok system supports military operations. #AIInfrastructure

Texas’ Public Utility Commission has approved a new ERCOT connection process for large-load users, including data centers, in a move aimed at steering projects toward grid points that can support their power demand. The framework applies to projects with capacity of 75MW or more. #AIInfrastructure

Nvidia has introduced a warm-water cooling system for AI data centers that it says can sharply reduce water used inside the facility. A facility that avoids chillers, fans or evaporative cooling can use less water, reduce noise and improve efficiency at the building level. #AIInfrastructure

The project is located at the site of a former peat-fired power station in County Offaly, close to the town of Rhode. The storage plant is part of a long-term agreement signed last year to deploy Energy Dome's technology at scale and support Google's low-carbon efforts. #AIInfrastructure

The rules are expected to be adapted to local conditions, which means the impact will depend on how each city turns the framework into land-use, energy, water and cost-sharing decisions. The Global Pact for Urban Data Centers emerged during London Climate Action Week. #AIInfrastructure

Digital Realty is moving into the Kansas City metro with a powered land acquisition in De Soto, Kansas, while also expanding its position in Teraco and buying Columbia Capital. #AIInfrastructure

CBRE also cited public opposition as a limit on supply, making the bottleneck more than a construction issue. CBRE said Latin America led inventory growth at 41.3 percent, while North America followed with 33 percent growth. #AIInfrastructure

@anthropic.com is hiring compute and data center staff in Australia and Japan as its AI growth strains infrastructure and pushes the company toward new international capacity. #AIInfrastructure

The money will expand Amazon Web Services data center capacity in Mumbai and Hyderabad. Amazon is adding $13 billion to its India investment plan, putting fresh capital behind AI and cloud infrastructure through 2030. #AIInfrastructure

CoreWeave signed a co-location agreement with Conapto for two Stockholm campuses, adding European AI cloud capacity powered by renewable energy while leaving capacity size and customer commitments undisclosed. #AIInfrastructure

The comments put a federal energy official inside a debate that has moved beyond cloud procurement. The article also said efforts to speed building have raised concerns about electricity costs and the strain on the grid. #AIInfrastructure