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AI-generated editorial illustration of a Texas data centre, water infrastructure and the state capitol representing new water-reporting enforcement

North America Datacenter Trends

Texas orders enforcement over data-centre water reporting

Missing water-use reports can now affect permits and ERCOT interconnection, putting water compliance alongside power in Texas data-centre development.

Sep 16, 2026
AI-generated illustration of the proposed Sarvenmaa data centre in Keminmaa with an electricity connection extending towards Tornio.

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends

Sarvenmaa data-centre consultation closes

Polarnode's Keminmaa project includes power connections extending into Tornio, putting infrastructure beyond the data-centre site inside the planning review.

Sep 16, 2026
Editorial illustration of renewable power, transmission lines and a data-centre campus representing the SECI-HyperVault Telangana power MoU

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

SECI, HyperVault sign Hyderabad power MoU

The agreement covers renewable generation, land, and transmission for HyperVault's proposed campus, but does not yet set megawatts or an energisation date.

Sep 16, 2026
AI-generated illustration of a NSW data centre connected to high-voltage infrastructure, with proposed entry bond and network upgrade fee figures.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

NSW closes data-centre grid-cost consultation

NSW’s proposed grid rules could make data-centre developers put up more money before connection work begins.

Sep 15, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration showing Samsung, SK hynix and KEPCO facilities with power lines and a rejected 25 trillion won electricity prepayment proposal

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends

Samsung and SK hynix reject KEPCO power prepayment plan

KEPCO wanted future electricity bills to help fund grid construction now, but Samsung and SK hynix rejected a proposed 25 trillion won advance.

Sep 15, 2026
AI-generated concept: capped cables in an unfinished electrical room, a groundwater monitoring instrument and an empty consultation table.

Latin America and Caribbean Datacenter Trends

Pecém litigation targets the gap before data-centre operation

Brazilian federal prosecutors and public defenders want environmental evidence and Anacé consultation to become conditions for opening the facility. Their request is not a ruling that the project has been stopped.

Sep 15, 2026
Conceptual data-centre study volume beside connected agricultural fields and a continuous farm access track.

North America Datacenter Trends

Rocky View puts farmland continuity into data-centre siting

A coming consultation shifts attention from the size of a development parcel to the agricultural operations around it. Permission to begin planning remains a long way from project approval.

Sep 15, 2026
Conceptual AI illustration of two separate proposal folios, a miniature data-centre model and a loose tabletop barrier prop in an empty committee room.

North America Datacenter Trends

Vaughan agenda separates data-centre review from a pause request

Two members' resolutions put different timelines before the city: study the completed provincial framework, or seek a year-long pause on new AI data-centre approvals. Neither is a recorded decision.

Sep 15, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of a Spanish data centre supplied by solar and wind power, with an hourly 80% renewable-matching graphic.

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends

Spain proposes hourly renewables rule for data centres

Spain's draft data-centre rules would require large facilities to match at least 80% of hourly electricity use with new renewable generation.

Sep 15, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of St. Louis data-centre development, with zoning documents in the foreground and the Gateway Arch and city skyline behind.

North America Datacenter Trends

St. Louis passes data-centre zoning rules

St. Louis has approved dedicated zoning rules for future data centres, while the 120MW Armory project remains under its earlier permit.

Sep 15, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of several connected data-centre campuses in the UAE, representing plans to distribute a 5GW AI infrastructure project across multiple sites.

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends

UAE rethinks 5GW AI campus after Iran war

Reuters says the 5GW project may shift from one Abu Dhabi campus to multiple UAE sites, while Stargate UAE's first 200MW remains targeted for 2026.

Sep 15, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of the proposed Warwood data-centre redevelopment at the former Centre Foundry site in Wheeling, West Virginia.

North America Datacenter Trends

Wheeling plans 90MW cap for Warwood data centre

Wheeling’s proposed deal with Silicon Foundry Energy would keep the Warwood project below the state’s high-impact threshold and preserve a local financing option.

Sep 15, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of a Sangha data-centre campus in Texas showing 19.9MW available and 90.5MW expected in May 2028

North America Datacenter Trends

Sangha gets conditional ERCOT classification for Texas campus

Sangha has 19.9MW available today; another 90.5MW is expected in 2028, while ERCOT verification remains incomplete.

Sep 15, 2026
Conceptual AI illustration of a prairie data-centre model with translucent expansion volumes and separate utility and generation connections.

North America Datacenter Trends

Bell's next 900MW in Saskatchewan must bring its own power

The proposed AI hub keeps its original 300MW grid arrangement. Its much larger addition depends on separately developed generation, customers and approvals—not merely a bigger capacity headline.

Sep 15, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of a data-centre site in a snowy Swedish landscape representing Vertical Data’s 4.5MW acquisition and proposed expansion

Europe and Middle East Datacenter

Vertical Data agrees to buy 4.5MW Swedish data-centre site

The acquisition covers a site with 4.5MW today; the proposed expansion to 100MW remains subject to separate power and development approvals.

Sep 15, 2026
Two unjoined ceramic agreement slabs stand before a data-centre model, with an open metal arc and a separate translucent record tile.

North America Datacenter Trends

Frederick rejects Catellus's deal over future local rules

The county has rejected a proposed community-benefits agreement and extended a separate hold on data-centre applications. A precise prior-approval exception means neither decision should be read as a blanket shutdown.

Sep 14, 2026
Conceptual data-centre model beside a clear water conduit, an empty teal filing frame and a separate frosted card, illustrating incomplete water-use records.

North America Datacenter Trends

Texas makes missing water records a data-centre permit risk

The state's latest directive reaches beyond a prospective grid audit to past water-use returns. For developers, evidence that a survey is complete matters more than a claim that cooling is efficient.

Sep 14, 2026
A miniature electrical yard has transformer-like housings beside two empty equipment pads with capped conduits.

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends

Nostrum's power approval leaves expansion as an option

The electrical design for the Badajoz campus includes equipment reserved for later. That is useful flexibility, but it is different from power already available to a data-centre customer.

Sep 14, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of a SpaceXAI data-centre power site in Southaven, Mississippi, with gas turbines, emissions plumes and a satellite NOx monitoring graphic.

North America Datacenter Trends

Satellite study finds NOx surge near SpaceXAI plant

A satellite study found rising nitrogen oxide emissions around SpaceXAI’s Southaven turbine site, while the company says local monitors haven't shown a comparable increase.

Sep 14, 2026
AI-generated illustration of a Chinese data centre linked with electricity infrastructure and fibre networks

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

China ties computing growth to power and fibre

China is tying computing expansion to power and fibre planning, making coordinated delivery central to new projects.

Sep 14, 2026