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AWS operates multiple datacenters across Texas regions that consume significant electrical power from the state's grid infrastructure.

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May 4, 2026

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NERC's Rare Grid Warning Hands Texas Developers an 18-Month Window

The company has restructured around cloud leases with AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and CoreWeave rather than owned greenfield builds.

April 16, 2026

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Engage Early or Inherit Someone Else's Moratorium

Iranian drones struck two AWS data centers in the UAE and damaged a third in Bahrain in March, the first confirmed military strikes on hyperscale cloud infrastructure.

April 6, 2026

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When Military Strikes Take Down Cloud Regions, Location Becomes Strategy

Iran's IRGC conducted drone strikes on March 1 against three AWS facilities in the UAE and Bahrain, the first confirmed military attack on a hyperscale cloud provider.

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