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An energised data-centre hall stands beyond a power substation while adjacent halls progress through construction and commissioning.

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…

Aug 29, 2026
A solid illuminated power-grid construction corridor sits beside a wider field of translucent prospective infrastructure outlines.

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…

Aug 29, 2026

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.

Aug 28, 2026
Four separate data-centre sites branch from a high-voltage corridor across a Texas landscape: one operating, one under construction, one partly energised and two distant prepared parcels.

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…

Aug 27, 2026
Editorial illustration of GE Vernova electrical equipment being delivered beside a data centre, representing more than $5bn in H1 2026 data-centre orders.

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.

Aug 26, 2026
Editorial illustration of a Pennsylvania data centre beside state government imagery, representing new GRID requirements and local approval rules.

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.

Aug 26, 2026
Editorial illustration of a large data centre in Canberra representing the ACT government's decision to continue assessing new projects while national standards are developed.

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.

Aug 26, 2026
Editorial illustration of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaking as the province faces concern over large data-centre projects and proposed setback rules.

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.

Aug 26, 2026

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.

Aug 25, 2026
A technician checks a service manifold and recovery cylinder between two anonymous industrial chillers in a data-centre mechanical plant.

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.

Aug 25, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of a proposed data-centre campus in Colleferro, Italy, showing power infrastructure and the remaining national approval step.

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.

Aug 24, 2026
Editorial illustration of a Texas data centre beside electricity infrastructure, with a project-review checklist representing state scrutiny of grid connection requests.

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.

Aug 24, 2026
AI-generated illustration of Vapat’s proposed 160MW DC Mudarra data-centre campus in Valladolid beside wind farms and electrical infrastructure.

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.

Aug 24, 2026
AI-generated illustration of a Texas data-centre campus with behind-the-meter generation, natural-gas pipelines and energy infrastructure.

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.

Aug 24, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration showing a large Alberta data centre separated from nearby homes by a proposed setback distance.

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.

Aug 24, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of Tennessee Valley Authority power infrastructure, including transmission lines and hydroelectric generation.

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.

Aug 24, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration representing Singapore's provisional 200MW data-centre allocation to four operators for projects on Jurong Island.

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.

Aug 24, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of a data centre in western China surrounded by wind and solar power, with digital links towards an eastern city.

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.

Aug 24, 2026
A high-voltage substation feeding one energised data-centre campus while other connection corridors end at construction sites and empty foundations

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…

Aug 23, 2026
Illustrative rendering of Latos Data Centres’ proposed two-building data centre development in East Manchester.

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.

Aug 22, 2026