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Beyond WUE: Assessing Data Center Water Resilience Beyond WUE: Assessing Data Center Water Resilience

Water stewardship claims and WUE scores don’t guarantee reliability under heatwaves or water shortages. A site-specific resilience assessment matters more.

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Data Center Site Selection

Power Availability Now Determines Where Data Centers Get Built Power Availability Now Determines Where Data Centers Get Built

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Data Center Construction

The AI Data Center Boom Is Here. Can Contractor Safety Keep Pace?The AI Data Center Boom Is Here. Can Contractor Safety Keep Pace?

byDuane Duhamel,Industry Perspectives

Sep 8, 2026

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Energy & Power Supply

Flex Pays $4.4B for EPC Power as AI Data Centers Push 800V Architecture Flex Pays $4.4B for EPC Power as AI Data Centers Push 800V Architecture

Sep 4, 2026

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AI Data Centers

The Corrosion Blind Spot in the AI Buildout The Corrosion Blind Spot in the AI Buildout

byGautam Ramdas,Industry Perspectives

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Could Fiber Be the Next Big Bottleneck in Data Center Growth?Could Fiber Be the Next Big Bottleneck in Data Center Growth?

byChristopher Tozzi

Sep 3, 2026

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How AI Is Changing Fire Protection in Modern Data Centers

How AI Is Changing Fire Protection in Modern Data Centers

byAltay Uzel,Industry Perspectives

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Data Center Construction

California Judge Orders Full Environmental Review of 330 MW Data Center

California Judge Orders Full Environmental Review of 330 MW Data Center

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

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AI Data Centers

How AI Is Changing Construction from Blueprint to Build

How AI Is Changing Construction from Blueprint to Build

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

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AI Data Centers

Meeting AI Demand: Alternate Power, Design, and Site Strategy

Meeting AI Demand: Alternate Power, Design, and Site Strategy

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byMason McPike,Dutch Wickesand 2 more

Energy & Power Supply

SLB’s $4.1B Kelvion Deal Expands AI Data Center Push

SLB’s $4.1B Kelvion Deal Expands AI Data Center Push

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

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Energy & Power Supply

Solid-State Transformers Power Next-Gen AI Data Centers

Solid-State Transformers Power Next-Gen AI Data Centers

byDrew Robb,Contributor

Energy & Power Supply

Trump Targets Foreign Grid Equipment as Data Centers Expand

Trump Targets Foreign Grid Equipment as Data Centers Expand

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

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Energy & Power Supply

DOE Retreat on Transmission Corridors Tests the Case for Building Ahead

DOE Retreat on Transmission Corridors Tests the Case for Building Ahead

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

Protesters oppose the construction of the Stratos data center in Utah

Data Center Site Selection

Data Center Backlash Reaches the Ballot Box

Data Center Backlash Reaches the Ballot Box

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

Data Center Construction

QumulusAI Scales GPUs, but Powered Capacity Sets the Pace

QumulusAI Scales GPUs, but Powered Capacity Sets the Pace

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

Energy & Power Supply

PJM’s Power Shortfall Puts Data Center Growth in Focus

PJM’s Power Shortfall Puts Data Center Growth in Focus

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

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Data Center Construction

OpenAI Moves Energy Planning Inside Data Center Organization

OpenAI Moves Energy Planning Inside Data Center Organization

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

Energy & Power Supply

DOE Keeps Eddystone Power Plant Online Amid Data Center Demand Surge

DOE Keeps Eddystone Power Plant Online Amid Data Center Demand Surge

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

Data Center Construction

Lancium, Nvidia Partner on Gigawatt-Scale AI Data Centers

Lancium, Nvidia Partner on Gigawatt-Scale AI Data Centers

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

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Data Center Construction

Data Center Construction at Midyear: Demand, Friction, and Building Discipline

Data Center Construction at Midyear: Demand, Friction, and Building Discipline

Data Center Construction

Prometheus’ 1.5 GW Texas Data Center Plan Tests Private Power

Prometheus’ 1.5 GW Texas Data Center Plan Tests Private Power

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

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De-risking data centers through early grid insight

De-risking data centers through early grid insight

Energy & Power Supply

PJM Strategy Targets Data Center Growth, but Policy Gaps Remain

PJM Strategy Targets Data Center Growth, but Policy Gaps Remain

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

Data Center Construction

EdgeCore Says Data Centers Should Pay Their Own Power Costs

EdgeCore Says Data Centers Should Pay Their Own Power Costs

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

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House Bill Would Put Federal Electricity Tax on Data Centers

House Bill Would Put Federal Electricity Tax on Data Centers

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

OpenAI’s Ohio data center campus

Data Center Construction

Nvidia Backs OpenAI’s Ohio Data Center Buildout With $105B Guarantee

Nvidia Backs OpenAI’s Ohio Data Center Buildout With $105B Guarantee

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

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Energy & Power Supply

Can Large-Load Flexibility Ease Data Center Energy Concerns?

Can Large-Load Flexibility Ease Data Center Energy Concerns?

byChristopher Tozzi,Technology Analyst

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For High-Density AI, Available Data Center Space May Not Be Usable

For High-Density AI, Available Data Center Space May Not Be Usable

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

Energy & Power Supply

Amazon Explores Grid Connection for 8,000-Acre AI Campus

Amazon Explores Grid Connection for 8,000-Acre AI Campus

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

Energy & Power Supply

Sunrun, Voltus Bring Home Batteries Into AI Capacity Push

Sunrun, Voltus Bring Home Batteries Into AI Capacity Push

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

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Data Center Construction

APAC Data Center Pipeline Surges as AI Pre-Leasing Tightens Supply

APAC Data Center Pipeline Surges as AI Pre-Leasing Tightens Supply

byNathan Eddy,Contributor

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Energy & Power Supply

PJM’s New Deal for Data Centers: Bring Power or Face Cuts

PJM’s New Deal for Data Centers: Bring Power or Face Cuts

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

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Data Center Site Selection

Land Banking Explained: A Novel Strategy for Data Center Expansion

Land Banking Explained: A Novel Strategy for Data Center Expansion

byChristopher Tozzi,Technology Analyst

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Data Center Construction

Galaxy Bets Its Data Center Edge on Power, Not ‘Bragawatts’

Galaxy Bets Its Data Center Edge on Power, Not ‘Bragawatts’

byShane Snider,Senior News Writer

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