First SMR Enters ERCOT's Queue as Amazon Pledges $1B to Host Towns — October 07, 2026
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Blue Energy filed ERCOT's first small modular reactor interconnection request, planning up to 1.5 GW of GE Vernova Hitachi BWRX-300s for a Crusoe data center. Meanwhile, Amazon is pledging $1 billion to data center communities, and Taylor, Texas, votes on annexing a 500 MW campus.
In this episode: Top stories: 1. First Small Nuclear Reactors Seeking to Connect to Texas Grid — Energy Connects https://www.energyconnects.com/news/renewables/2026/october/first-small-nuclear-reactors-seeking-to-connect-to-texas-grid/ 2. Where are the barriers to flexible interconnection? | Latitude Media — Latitude Media https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/where-are-the-barriers-to-flexible-interconnection/ 3. Amazon commits $1 billion to communities near data centers, AWS CEO says it no longer uses NDAs with government agencies | TechRadar — TechRadar https://www.techradar.com/pro/amazon-commits-usd1-billion-to-communities-near-data-centers-aws-ceo-says-it-no-longer-uses-ndas-with-government-agencies 4. Taylor Data Center Annexation Vote Tests City Authority — The Texas Dispatch https://thetexasdispatch.com/taylor-data-center-annexation-vote-oct-8/
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