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Data Centre Power and Permitting
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North America Datacenter Trends
Core Scientific Leased 1.1 GW; Only 437 MW Was Billing
Core Scientific's July headline joined approximately 1.1 gigawatts of leased customer power to more than US$24 billion of potential contracted revenue. The operating base was smaller: 437 MW was billing by mid-July. The difference is not failed demand. It is the construction…

North America Datacenter Trends
Quanta's US$53.44bn Backlog Contains a US$19.89bn Estimate Layer
Quanta Services ended June with a record US$53.44 billion backlog, but that headline does not describe one kind of commitment. US$33.55 billion sat in remaining performance obligations. The other US$19.89 billion came from estimated MSA orders, estimated renewals and certain…
Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends
A data-centre connection has no date at Gate 1
A site can have land, drawings and an impressive megawatt number while still lacking the one fact that makes its power plan schedulable: a confirmed grid-connection date.

North America Cloud Services Trends
The Ledgers Inside Galaxy’s 5.7GW Pipeline
Galaxy’s Texas power pipeline adds up to more than 5.7GW. What it adds together is the more important story. One part is approved gross power, another is still in the interconnection process, one site has a 74MW initial agreement inside a 500MW ambition, and two acquired sites…

Global Datacenter Trends
GE Vernova data-centre orders top $5bn
GE Vernova booked more than $5bn of data-centre orders in its Electrification business during the first half of 2026, already more than double its 2025 total.

North America Datacenter Trends
Pennsylvania ties data-centre permits to local approval
Pennsylvania has tightened its data-centre approval process by linking state permitting, tax treatment and project support to new infrastructure and community requirements.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends
ACT rejects pause on new data centres
Canberra will continue assessing new data-centre proposals under its existing planning system while Australia develops national standards for large facilities.

North America Datacenter Trends
Smith responds to Alberta data-centre backlash
The Alberta premier has responded after tense town halls over AI data centres, while promised setback rules for large projects have yet to be published.
Global Datacenter Trends
The battery passport behind a data-centre UPS replacement
A replacement battery rack can fit the room, the voltage window and the maintenance plan yet still fail as an option. From 2027, a qualifying industrial battery also needs an evidence chain that can travel with the hardware.

Global Datacenter Trends
The refrigerant deadline hiding inside data-centre cooling capacity
A cooling plant can be mechanically sound and still cease to be a safe basis for growth. The hidden boundary sits in the refrigerant, the rule date and the service chain that keeps the machine lawful and repairable.

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends
Colleferro approves Cobra Green AI data centre
Colleferro has approved Cobra Green Hyperscale's planned AI data centre, but national clearance is still required before construction can begin.

North America Datacenter Trends
Abbott says few firms answered Texas data-centre survey
Texas is requiring more project information as ERCOT tries to assess a data-centre connection queue that has grown to more than 474GW.

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends
Vapat proposes 160MW Valladolid data-centre campus
Vapat has proposed a 160MW data-centre campus in Valladolid beside its wind assets and La Mudarra substation, with the project under environmental review.

North America Datacenter Trends
Prometheus, Istmo plan 2.5GW gas-powered Texas campus
The Reeves County project would start with 1.5GW of behind-the-meter generation using pipeline natural gas and on-site ethane, with first power targeted for 2027.

North America Datacenter Trends
Alberta plans setback rules for AI data centres
Alberta is preparing setback rules for large data-centre projects after residents pressed officials over developments planned near homes.

North America Datacenter Trends
TVA raises data-centre rates, adds capacity charge
TVA is making large data-centre projects commit to power capacity earlier, while offering interruptible service where permanent supply is not yet ready.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends
Singapore allocates 200MW to four data-centre operators
Digital Realty, Equinix, Keppel Data Centres and STT GDC have each received 50MW for projects planned on Jurong Island.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends
China shifts AI data-centre capacity west for power
China is placing more computing capacity in western regions where renewable power, land and cooler climates are easier to secure.

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends
Britain proposes putting up to £712,500 per MW behind a data-centre queue place
Ofgem's proposed commitment fee would turn a cheap grid reservation into a financed option. That is useful discipline, but the security is not a certificate of viability: investors still need to prove that a customer, electrical equipment, finance and an energisation path can…

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends
Latos submits East Manchester data centre plans
Latos's compact edge model now has to clear planning with its power, plant, noise controls and access built into the site design.
