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The deal addresses the escalating energy requirements of the technology sector, a trend further highlighted by the companies’ recent agreements to add 600 megawatts of clean energy capacity to the electricity grid in Oklahoma.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Dec. 2025
The Texas Public Utility Commission has proposed a rule that would require data centers to pay $50,000 security per megawatt of peak power.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
Community solar projects are small in scale — no more than five megawatts, the equivalent of a 20- to 30-acre solar farm — and aim to deliver local renewable energy to residents.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Just last year, Duke Energy officials signed agreements for 2,000 megawatts of new data centers in the third quarter of 2024, the News & Observer in Raleigh reported.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Dec. 2025
The Texas Public Utility Commission has proposed a rule that would require data centers to pay $50,000 security per megawatt of peak power.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
Community solar projects are small in scale — no more than five megawatts, the equivalent of a 20- to 30-acre solar farm — and aim to deliver local renewable energy to residents.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Just last year, Duke Energy officials signed agreements for 2,000 megawatts of new data centers in the third quarter of 2024, the News & Observer in Raleigh reported.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Megawatt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megawatt. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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megawatt
noun
mega·watt
ˈmeg-ə-ˌwät 
: one million watts
—abbreviation MW
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