FERC Sends PJM's Data Center Backstop Back; Oracle Invokes Force Majeure on Stargate's Jupiter — October 01, 2026

FERC only partly approved PJM's 6.8 GW reliability backstop, and PJM has delayed the auction, while Oracle served a force majeure notice on its 2.45 GW Project Jupiter campus over gas pipeline delays. Plus a Korea-US-owned 6.47 GW gas campus in South Texas, Valar's 456-reactor Utah proposal, and Raskin's probe of data center NDAs.

1. FERC chair slams PJM ‘mess’ as country’s largest grid operator delays power auction | Utility Dive — Ethan Howland

   # FERC chair slams PJM ‘mess’ as country’s largest grid operator delays power auction | Utility Dive Author: Ethan Howland Published: 2026-09-30T15:43:17+00:00 Source: utilitydive.com (utilitydive.com) Language: en ## Story FERC chair slams PJM ‘mess’ as country’s largest grid operator delays power auction | Utility Dive Skip to main content CONTINUE TO SITE ➞ # Don't miss tomorrow's…

2. Stargate : face à la fronde de l’opinion, Oracle sort le parachute — Axel Kannenberg

   Stargate : face à la fronde de l’opinion, Oracle sort le parachute # Stargate : face à la fronde de l’opinion, Oracle sort le parachute Par Laurent Delattre, publié le 29 septembre 2026 Face aux réactions d’une population hostile aux datacenters géants, Oracle invoque un cas de « Force Majeure » pour alléger le financement d’un projet clef dans Stargate. Ce pharaonique programme commence…

3. The United States Department of Commerce and the Government of the Republic of Korea Announce Strategic Investment in Project Star, a $22.3 billion Energy Infrastructure Campus in Encinal, Texas, being jointly developed by Related Companies and NextEra Energy, in partnership with Lewis Energy Group — NextEra Energy, Inc., Lewis Energy Group, Related Digital

   The United States Department of Commerce and the Government of the Republic of Korea Announce Strategic Investment in Project Star, a $22.3 billion Energy Infrastructure Campus in Encinal, Texas, being jointly developed by Related Companies and NextEra Energy, in partnership with Lewis Energy Group # The United States Department of Commerce and the Government of the Republic of Korea Announce…

4. A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in Utah - VPM — VPM

   A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in Utah - VPM # A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in Utah VPM | By Geoff Brumfiel Published September 30, 2026 at 5:01 AM EDT Matthew Daly / AP A Valar Atomics microreactor is seen on a C-17 aircraft, without nuclear fuel, at March Air Reserve Base in California on…

5. Rep. Jamie Raskin investigates Big Tech data center NDA deals — Quartz

   # Rep. Jamie Raskin investigates Big Tech data center NDA deals Author: Cris Tolomia Published: 2026-09-30T17:46:26.522000+00:00 Source: qz.com (qz.com) Language: en ## Story # House Democrat probing Amazon, Google, Meta, and Oracle over data center NDAs Rep. Jamie Raskin is demanding the companies hand over secrecy agreements signed with local officials and disclose projected electricity and…

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