AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoData Centers & Power Demand: Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced more than $81B in new private investment in West Virginia, led by Nscale’s High Impact Data Center certification (about $69.2B, ~2 GW) and Starwood Digital Ventures’ Mason County project (~$12B, ~2.16 GW), with claims that companies will cover infrastructure costs to protect ratepayers. Grid Buildout: Appalachian Power CEO Brian Abraham warned that data centers are moving demand into the “gigawatts” range, while NextEra’s Mid-Atlantic Resiliency Link (MARL) proposal targets reliability as load growth accelerates. Clean Energy for AI: Google, MN8 Energy, and Eos are teaming on a West Virginia solar-plus-storage project (86 MW solar plus 380 MWh storage) using long-duration zinc batteries to deliver power beyond daylight. Local Tech Policy: West Virginia’s Responsible Data Center Development Plan says at least half of data-center revenue would be used to reduce and eventually eliminate the state income tax. Health Tech & Research: WVU researchers and clinicians highlighted GLP-1s’ links to higher symptomatic remission in ulcerative colitis, and WVU fashion experts discussed how GLP-1 culture is reshaping body and media narratives. STEM Education: WVU School of Dentistry opened expanded, state-of-the-art clinics after a multi-million federal-backed renovation.
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