{"civicUpdates":[{"id":"update-2026-09-09","date":"2026-09-09","source":"Piketon AI Civic Infrastructure Audit","title":"September 2026 Cadence Audit: Phase 1 Substation Reaches 85% Completion","summary":"Engineering docket review verifies 345kV transformer yard interconnects on schedule for Q4 2026 800-MW energization, with over 1,200 active union craft personnel deployed across civil and high-voltage electrical trades.","impactLevel":"Critical","category":"Cadence Audit","officialDocUrl":"https://dis.puc.state.oh.us"},{"id":"update-openai-ports-pike-announcement","date":"2026-08-22","source":"OpenAI Official Announcement","title":"OpenAI Joins PORTS-Pike Project for ~8 GW Compute Deployment","summary":"Primary Source Verification Docket: OpenAI officially executes agreements for the ~8 GW PORTS-Pike Technology Campus buildout in Pike County, Ohio.","impactLevel":"Critical","category":"OpenAI Tenant","officialDocUrl":"https://openai.com/index/openai-joins-ports-pike-project/"},{"id":"update-2026-08-19","date":"2026-08-19","source":"Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB)","title":"OPSB Approves Case 26-0412-EL-BGN for 10-GW Substation Compound","summary":"The Ohio Power Siting Board unanimously approved SB Energy's revised high-voltage substation certificate, permitting dual 765kV/345kV transformer compounds on the former DOE Portsmouth parcel.","impactLevel":"Critical","category":"Power Siting","officialDocUrl":"https://dis.puc.state.oh.us"},{"id":"update-2026-08-17","date":"2026-08-17","source":"IBEW Local 575 Dispatch Hall","title":"Over 650 Electricians Dispatched for Phase 1 Conduits & Transformer Pads","summary":"Union halls in Portsmouth, Chillicothe, and Columbus issued priority callouts for journeyman wiremen and cable splicers as Phase 1 substation electrical work intensifies.","impactLevel":"High","category":"Union Dispatch"},{"id":"update-2026-08-14","date":"2026-08-14","source":"Pike County Commissioners & SB Energy","title":"First $15M Tranche of $80M Community Benefits Fund Deposited in Escrow","summary":"SoftBank/SB Energy and OpenAI completed the initial $15M escrow transfer for local STEM programs, EMS equipment, and Route 23 safety improvements.","impactLevel":"High","category":"Community Fund"},{"id":"update-2026-08-10","date":"2026-08-10","source":"PJM Interconnection Queue Study","title":"PJM Reliability Study Confirms 10-GW Southern Ohio Transmission Stability","summary":"PJM Interconnection released its comprehensive grid stability report confirming that AEP Ohio's $4.2B 765kV grid reinforcements will maintain N-1-1 contingency standards across the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest.","impactLevel":"Critical","category":"Grid Filing"}],"primarySourceVerification":{"title":"OpenAI Joins PORTS-Pike Project Official Announcement","url":"https://openai.com/index/openai-joins-ports-pike-project/","scope":"~8 IT-GW Hyperscale Compute Anchor","location":"Piketon, Pike County, OH","verificationType":"Official Executed Agreement Docket"}}