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New York state announced it added five ultra-fast charging sites for electric vehicles (EVs) in upstate New York.

The University at Albany announced a $30 million decarbonization project that will allow the campus to shut down its gas-fired boilers during the summer months and significantly lower its fossil fuel consumption.

In this episode of Plugged In, Chuck Hanna speaks with Pat Lynch, Executive Managing Director at CBRE Data Center Solutions, about the evolving data center and AI landscape. They discuss the rapid growth of AI and its significant impact on data centers, including the shift from large training models to inference-based AI and private AI, which demands more distributed, latency-sensitive facilities in urban areas. Pat emphasizes the growing need for infrastructure investments in connectivity and power to support AI advancements and cloud growth. They also explore the challenges of meeting energy demands, the emergence of enterprise-built data centers, and innovations in sustainable practices–offering a forward-looking perspective on the industry’s exciting trajectory.

Rio Tinto signed two new solar and battery hybrid services agreements (HSAs) to increase the supply of reliable, competitively priced electricity to Rio Tinto's Gladstone aluminum operations in Queensland.

JetBlue and its fuel partners marked the first-ever regular supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for commercial air travel in the region at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).

The City of Davis in California purchased a second solar microgrid electric vehicle charging station for Playfields Park.

Google, Amazon, Meta, Dow and several other companies that are large energy users signed a pledge to triple the amount of nuclear capacity.

The City of Brockton in Massachusetts plans to modernize its buildings, making them more energy-efficient.

Rockline Industries, a manufacturer of coffee filters and consumer, medical, and commercial wet wipes, announced its continued investment in green power.