Power & energy

Electricity tariffs, grid constraints and the power economics behind every rack.

2026-10-05 · Power & energy

Data Center Market Update: Week of September 28, 2026

Microsoft wins approval for a 96MW Sydney campus, Oracle taps Wisconsin nuclear power for Stargate, Akamai signs $11.6B with Anthropic, and Texas sites seek 500MW.

2026-10-01 · Power & energy

Data Center Noise: Why Neighbors Protest and What Actually Helps

Data center noise usually breaches no limit: Loudoun caps 55 dBA, yet complaints start near 40-59 dBA because of tonal hum. Sources, ordinances and fixes.

2026-09-28 · Power & energy

Data Center Market Update: Week of September 21, 2026

Texas halts all data center permits while gas PPAs keep flowing, Oracle invokes force majeure on Project Jupiter, and BlackRock-IFM near a $25B Stack Asia-Pacific deal.

2026-09-27 · Power & energy

How Much Power Does a Data Center Use? From Rack to Campus

A server draws under 1 kW, a modern AI rack draws up to 132 kW, and a hyperscale campus draws up to 5 GW. The math at every scale, with sources.

2026-09-26 · Power & energy

Data Center Server Racks: Sizes, Density Limits, and Buying Guide

Standard server racks run 42-48U, 19-inch (EIA-310) mounting, 600-1200mm deep. Prices span $250 for open frame to $3,500+ for high-density enclosures.

2026-09-25 · Power & energy

Oracle Invokes Force Majeure on Stargate's Project Jupiter as New Mexico Pipeline Slips to 2027

Oracle notified developer Stack Infrastructure on September 24 that it may defer rent on the 2.45GW Project Jupiter campus if a stalled gas pipeline delays power past 2028.

2026-09-23 · Power & energy

Texas Halts New Data Center Permits Pending ERCOT and Water Audits

Gov. Abbott ordered TCEQ on September 21 to stop processing all data center environmental permits until ERCOT and TWDB finish grid and water audits, with compliance due October 19.

2026-09-22 · Power & energy

New Era Energy Locks 207 MW Gas PPA With Vistra for Its Texas AI Campus

New Era Energy & Digital signed a 20-year, up-to-207 MW power purchase agreement with Vistra's Luminant for Phase 1 of its 1.4 GW Texas Critical Data Center project in the Permian Basin.

2026-09-21 · Power & energy

Data Center Market Update: Week of September 14, 2026

Loudoun County advances a 12-month application pause, Data Center Watch tallies $68B in disrupted US projects, Amazon locks Generac into an $8B generator deal, and NVIDIA and Google launch a grid-flexibility alliance.

2026-09-18 · Power & energy

Data Center Cooling Systems: From CRAC Units to Immersion

Cooling drives 30-40% of data center energy use. Compare CRAC, CRAH, free cooling, and liquid systems by cost, PUE impact, and where each one fits.

2026-09-16 · Power & energy

Texas Orders Penalties for Data Centers That Skip Water-Use Reporting

Gov. Abbott directed Texas's water board to penalize data centers over water-survey non-compliance on September 14 — only ~30% have reported in the past three years.

2026-09-10 · Power & energy

Google Backs €13 Billion Finland Buildout With First European Nuclear PPA

Google will invest at least €13B in Finnish data centers through 2028, financed in part by a 22-year nuclear PPA with Fortum's Loviisa plant — its first outside the US.

2026-09-08 · Power & energy

Thailand Pauses 166 Data Center Projects to Rewrite the Rulebook

Thailand's new data centre policy board halted 49 projects under construction and 117 pending approvals on September 4, giving four subcommittees one month to draft national standards.

2026-09-05 · Power & energy

Flex to Acquire Power-Conversion Maker EPC Power for $4.4 Billion

Flex will buy EPC Power, a maker of 800V DC power-conversion systems for AI data centers, for $4.4B in cash and debt, folding it into a unit it plans to spin off in 2027.

2026-09-04 · Power & energy

Vertiv Buys Microgrid Firm UIG for Up to $2.6B to Speed AI Data Center Power

Vertiv agreed to acquire UtilityInnovation Group for $1.45B cash plus a $1.15B earnout, pushing further into behind-the-meter power as grid access becomes the binding constraint on AI campuses.

2026-09-02 · Power & energy

DayOne and TNB Sign MOU to Explore Up to 1.5GW of On-Site Power for New Selangor Campus

DayOne and TNB Power Generation signed an MOU on August 7, 2026 to explore up to 1.5GW of dedicated on-site generation for DayOne's planned Sepang, Selangor data center — a follow-up to its August land purchase from Mah Sing.

2026-08-29 · Power & energy

Backup Power in Data Centers: Generators, UPS, and Runtime

Data centers pair UPS batteries (5-15 min bridge) with diesel generators (12-96 hours onsite fuel by Tier) — here is how redundancy, fuel and 2026 lead times actually work.

2026-08-27 · Power & energy

Georgia Regulators Approve 3.2GW Power Deal for OpenAI's Effingham County Campus

Georgia's PSC approved a 25-year contract letting Georgia Power supply up to 3,200MW to an OpenAI data center in Effingham County, with OpenAI covering full infrastructure cost.

2026-08-24 · Power & energy

Data Center Market Update: Week of August 17, 2026

FERC's large-load deadline passes, Dell'Oro pegs data center capex above $3T by 2030, Texas ERCOT sets a December audit date, and Johor adds another 1.3-1.5GW campus.

2026-08-23 · Power & energy

Grid Connection Queues: Why Power Is the Data Center Bottleneck

US interconnection queues now run 4-7 years for large loads — longer than it takes to build a data center. Here's what drives the wait and how operators route around it.

2026-08-23 · Power & energy

Singapore Allocates 200MW of New Data Center Capacity to Four Operators

EDB and IMDA provisionally awarded 200MW under DC-CFA2 to Digital Realty, Equinix, Keppel, and ST Telemedia, 50MW each, gated on 50%+ green power at a new Jurong Island park.

2026-08-22 · Power & energy

Data Center Water Usage: WUE Benchmarks and Cooling Trade-offs

Data centers average 1.8-1.9 liters of water per kWh with evaporative cooling; best-in-class facilities hit 0.2-0.3 L/kWh. Full WUE benchmarks by cooling type.

2026-08-17 · Power & energy

Data Center Market Update: Week of August 10, 2026

Record 25GW H1 absorption, AWS pulls out of Calvert Cliffs, PJM weighs ride-through rules after a 3.8GW trip, and Thailand's PPA pilot moves to implementation.

2026-08-12 · Power & energy

SMRs and Nuclear Power for Data Centers: 2026 Status

Hyperscalers have committed close to 10 GW of nuclear capacity for data centers, but the first SMR-powered facility won't run before 2029-2030. Here's the real timeline.

2026-08-02 · Power & energy

Malaysia Restricts Non-AI Data Centers: What the Two-Year Freeze Means for Southeast Asia

Malaysia confirmed in February 2026 it will reject new non-AI data center approvals for ~2 years, citing grid and water strain. Thailand and Vietnam benefit.