AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAI Infrastructure: Anthropic is negotiating a second $45 billion computing deal at Nscale’s Monarch campus in West Virginia, adding a proposed 460-megawatt data center. No agreement is final, and power-grid delays remain a concern. Energy: The state Public Service Commission proposed rules requiring coal plants to target 69% capacity, provided that meeting the threshold does not raise customer rates. The rules also call for more reporting on coal supplies and plant operations. Transmission: The proposed Valley Link power line, intended to serve growing data-center demand, is raising concerns for families whose farms and land could be affected. Agriculture: Eight West Virginia projects will share $360,000 in USDA specialty-crop grants. Infrastructure: Follansbee council endorsed a $177.5 million South Street option for a replacement Ohio River bridge, joining other supporters of the route.
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