Are Cities and States Starting to Push Back on Data Centers and What Does It Mean for Power Infrastructure?
Cities and states are pushing back on data centers due to energy demand and rising costs. Learn how alternative power strategies can align infrastructure with community needs.
Pyrolysis 201: From Carbon-Neutral to Carbon-Negative
Conventional biomass power has long been discussed through a carbon-neutral lens. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency generally defines biomass energy as carbon-neutral based on the premise that carbon dioxide released during combustion is offset by carbon uptake during the regrowth of feedstocks. Under this framework, net atmospheric greenhouse gas increases are considered zero or negligible over time.
Press Release: NewYork GreenCloud Acquires Buena Vista Biomass Power Facility to Launch First Carbon-Negative AI Factory
NewYork GreenCloud (NYGC) and Atlas Cloud AI have announced a major strategic partnership to accelerate the deployment of sustainable, high-performance GPU compute across the United States. I am proud to support NYGC as it advances one of the most innovative clean-energy AI infrastructure platforms in the country… one that integrates carbon-negative power generation with next-generation AI compute from the ground up.
Press Release: Sustainable AI Infrastructure Reaches a New Milestone
NewYork GreenCloud (NYGC) and Atlas Cloud AI have announced a major strategic partnership to accelerate the deployment of sustainable, high-performance GPU compute across the United States. I am proud to support NYGC as it advances one of the most innovative clean-energy AI infrastructure platforms in the country… one that integrates carbon-negative power generation with next-generation AI compute from the ground up.
A Primer on Carbon-Negative AI Data Centers
This course catalog is designed as a work-in-progress, developed in parallel with our journey through Project 1, the Buena Vista Biomass Power (BVBP) conversion. It begins with foundational “101” courses that introduce the essential technologies, incentives and financial tools shaping the next generation of carbon-negative data centers.
ITC 201: What Qualifies as “Energy Property” and Why It Matters
The Investment Tax Credit (ITC) remains one of the most powerful tools for clean energy project development in the United States. Yet determining what actually qualifies as “energy property” under Section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code can be far more nuanced than it first appears.
FOAK Projects 101: How First-of-a-Kind Ventures Shape the Energy Transition
As the global economy accelerates toward electrified, AI-powered infrastructure, the greatest challenge is no longer building better data centers. It is powering them. Clean, reliable, behind-the-meter power has become the defining constraint for next-generation computing.
Offtakes 101: Building Bankable Projects through Power, Carbon and Biochar Agreements
In clean energy project finance, a project is only as strong as its offtake agreements. For carbon-negative, behind-the-meter projects like Buena Vista Biomass Power (BVBP), offtakes extend far beyond traditional Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). They include electricity sales, Renewable Energy Credits (RECs), biochar offtakes and CO₂ Removal Certificates (CORCs), each adding a distinct layer of value and bankability.
Capital Stacks 101: How Clean Energy Projects Get Financed
Building a carbon-negative, behind-the-meter power plant for AI data centers takes more than breakthrough technology. It requires a carefully engineered financial structure. Known as the capital stack, this structure defines how every dollar of a project is funded, from the first dollar of risk-bearing equity to the last dollar of secured debt.
Grid Interconnection 101: How Behind-the-Meter Power Fits Into the Energy Mix
As artificial intelligence accelerates global demand for electricity, grid interconnection has emerged as one of the biggest bottlenecks facing data centers, renewable projects and utilities alike. The process of connecting new generation to the grid can take years, sometimes longer than it takes to build the project itself. This dynamic has created growing interest in behind-the-meter power systems, where energy is generated and consumed on-site rather than exported to the grid.