Data Centre Trends In North America

North America Datacenter

Datacenter company intelligence covers data centre operators, colocation platforms, hyperscale campus developers, interconnection providers, and digital infrastructure investors in North America, with enough context for readers to understand how these organisations build, operate, finance, regulate, and sell the infrastructure that supports digital markets.

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New York skyline beside data-centre server racks and a sign marking a pause in large data-centre permits

North America Datacenter

New York pauses large data centre permits

New York halts incomplete state permit applications for large data centres while developing new rules on energy, water use, and grid costs.

Jul 17, 2026

Technician installing an optical fibre connector in a data centre network cabinet

North America Datacenter

Microsoft deploys 3M optical connectors in Azure data centers

Microsoft adopts an optical connector designed to simplify fiber installation and maintenance in dense data center environments.

Jul 17, 2026

Illustration of a TSMC semiconductor manufacturing facility under construction in Arizona

North America Datacenter

TSMC commits additional $100 billion to Arizona expansion

TSMC expands its manufacturing programme in Arizona after record quarterly earnings, but the additional capacity has no published delivery schedule.

Jul 17, 2026

Power infrastructure and grid-connected data centre facilities representing Copia Power's integrated development model in the United States.

North America Datacenter

Carlyle Sells Copia Power to EQT

Carlyle transfers Copia Power and its integrated power and data centre development portfolio to EQT Infrastructure VII.

Jul 14, 2026

Backup diesel generators installed outside a QTS data centre campus in Aurora, Colorado

North America Datacenter

QTS seeks permit for 98 diesel generators at Colorado data centre

QTS is seeking approval to expand the backup power systems at its Aurora data centre campus with 98 additional diesel generators.

Jul 10, 2026

Construction site of Meta's first Canadian data centre in Alberta, representing a 1GW AI campus with supporting power infrastructure

North America Datacenter

Meta breaks ground on C$13bn AI data centre in Alberta

Meta's first Canadian data centre combines a 1GW AI campus with the new power infrastructure required to support it.

Jul 10, 2026

A proposed hyperscale data centre site stands behind barriers and regulatory warning signs, representing the legal and governance challenges affecting AI infrastructure development.

North America Datacenter

Execution Risk Reshapes AI Infrastructure

The collapse of Virginia Digital Gateway shows execution certainty is becoming a strategic requirement for AI infrastructure development.

Jul 6, 2026

Residents gather near a proposed data centre development as communities increasingly influence planning decisions for AI infrastructure projects.

North America Datacenter

Community Approval Shapes Data Centre Growth

Community approval is becoming as important as planning permission as operators seek to expand AI infrastructure.

Jul 6, 2026