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In her 2026 State of the State address Hochul announced plans to build 4 gigawatts of new nuclear in addition to 1 gigawatt the New York Power Authority announced last year.
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Manna Jo Greene, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
The largest data center in Illinois is scheduled for Yorkville and will require as much as 2 gigawatts of electricity, enough to power 30% of all the households in our state.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
The governor’s executive order sets a target of securing 10 gigawatts of energy resources for Massachusetts and five gigawatts of energy storage by 2035.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
The company plans to eventually build offshore wind farms capable of supporting computing capacity from 30 megawatts to more than 1 gigawatt.
—Etiido Uko
march 13, New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2026
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Manna Jo Greene, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
The largest data center in Illinois is scheduled for Yorkville and will require as much as 2 gigawatts of electricity, enough to power 30% of all the households in our state.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
The governor’s executive order sets a target of securing 10 gigawatts of energy resources for Massachusetts and five gigawatts of energy storage by 2035.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
The company plans to eventually build offshore wind farms capable of supporting computing capacity from 30 megawatts to more than 1 gigawatt.
—Etiido Uko
march 13, New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Gigawatt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gigawatt. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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