Data Center Power Rules Hit Rates, Renewables and Queue Costs — August 28, 2026

Duke Energy Florida wants to delay a dedicated large-load rate as Singapore pushes renewable-backed data centers and interconnection cost models keep showing the buildout’s grid exposure.

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Top stories:

1. Duke Energy Florida asks to punt on rate for large load customers | Utility Dive — Utility Dive

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/duke-energy-florida-psc-large-load-rate/828951/

2. Digital Realty breaks ground on new state-of-the-art data center in Switzerland | Markets Insider — Markets Insider

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/digital-realty-breaks-ground-on-new-state-of-the-art-data-center-in-switzerland-1036496978

3. Equinix Backs Geothermal, SMRs And Co-innovation To Future-proof Singapore Data Centres - FutureIoT — FutureIoT

https://futureiot.tech/equinix-backs-geothermal-smrs-and-co-innovation-to-future-proof-singapore-data-centres/

4. Singapore's new data centres must use renewables. Can they overcome the hurdles? - The Business Times — The Business Times

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/singapores-new-data-centres-must-use-renewables-can-they-overcome-hurdles

5. Your Interconnection Costs Depend on Your Neighbors | Why interconnection analysis moved from one project at a time to studying the whole group, and how we built it. - Simple Thread — Simple Thread