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Data center pros rely on us to help them develop effective data center strategies, as well as design, build, and manage world-class data centers. We are the leading source of daily news and analysis about the data center industry, with an emphasis on the trends driving the powerful growth in demand for mission-critical facilities.

As AI workloads push rack densities higher, operators are rethinking cooling strategies as power demands, water use, and...
06/06/2026

As AI workloads push rack densities higher, operators are rethinking cooling strategies as power demands, water use, and infrastructure limits collide.

Shahar Belkin, chief evangelist at ZutaCore, asks: "As AI scales, can traditional cooling keep Up?"

https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/cooling/as-ai-scales-can-traditional-cooling-keep-up-

As AI workloads push rack densities higher, operators are rethinking cooling strategies as power demands, water use, and infrastructure limits collide.

⚙️ The Case For Pragmatism in the AI Infrastructure BoomAs AI investment accelerates, nLighten's Chad McCarthy explains ...
06/06/2026

⚙️ The Case For Pragmatism in the AI Infrastructure Boom

As AI investment accelerates, nLighten's Chad McCarthy explains how data center operators can draw on lessons from previous cycles to expand capacity while managing power, volatility and long-term risk.

https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-construction/the-case-for-pragmatism-in-the-ai-infrastructure-boom

As AI investment accelerates, data center operators can draw on lessons from previous cycles to add capacity while managing power, volatility and risk.

🌲Data Center Developers Bring Biodiversity to Life in Site Selection For years, sustainability work at data centers has ...
06/05/2026

🌲Data Center Developers Bring Biodiversity to Life in Site Selection

For years, sustainability work at data centers has largely centered on carbon accounting, renewable energy procurement, and energy efficiency. Now biodiversity is entering the picture – at least for some of the industry’s biggest builders.

At a planned campus in Port Washington, Wisconsin, Vantage Data Centers and engineering consultancy Ramboll are using biodiversity modeling to shape habitat restoration, wetlands retention, stormwater features, and landscape planning before construction begins.

The analysis, they say, points to a potential 60% increase in biodiversity relative to the site’s baseline ecological condition.

Read more ➡️ https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/build-design/data-centers-become-largest-segment-of-us-office-construction

New Census data show data center construction reached a $50.7 billion annualized rate in April, surpassing general office construction.

Data centers have become the largest segment within US private office construction, according to newly released Census B...
06/04/2026

Data centers have become the largest segment within US private office construction, according to newly released Census Bureau data showing spending on data center projects reached a $50.7 billion seasonally adjusted annual rate in April.

"The fact that data center construction spending exceeds that of traditional office spending reflects both the magnitude of the AI investment supercycle and a lagging office market," said Anirban Basu, chief economist at Associated Builders and Contractors.

Read more ➡️ https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/build-design/data-centers-become-largest-segment-of-us-office-construction

New Census data show data center construction reached a $50.7 billion annualized rate in April, surpassing general office construction.

Voters in Monterey Park, California, have approved a ballot measure prohibiting data centers within city limits, creatin...
06/04/2026

Voters in Monterey Park, California, have approved a ballot measure prohibiting data centers within city limits, creating what appears to be the first voter-enacted municipal ban on data center development in the US.

The vote caps a months-long fight over a proposed 247,000 sq.ft data center backed by Australian investment firm HMC StratCap.

Read the full details: https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-construction/california-city-approves-first-voter-enacted-data-center-ban

Monterey Park residents backed a ballot measure prohibiting data centers after months of opposition to a proposed 247,000 sq.ft facility.

PJM Monitor: AI Data Center Growth Reshaping Power Markets 🚨A new report from PJM Interconnection’s independent market m...
06/04/2026

PJM Monitor: AI Data Center Growth Reshaping Power Markets 🚨

A new report from PJM Interconnection’s independent market monitor highlights how large-scale data center expansion – especially AI-driven demand growth – is at the core of escalating capacity market challenges.

Key insights:

🔹 Data center load growth is driving soaring power demand.
🔹 Tight supply-demand balance and high prices are reshaping market dynamics.
🔹 Forecast AI-related demand growth is a major factor in capacity market turmoil.

🔍 Discover how hyperscale infrastructure is transforming the energy landscape and what it means for the future of power markets.

https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/energy-power-supply/pjm-monitor-ai-data-center-growth-reshaping-power-markets

AI-driven load growth is colliding with queue delays, supply shortages, and outdated power market assumptions, warn PJM and Pennsylvania regulators.

AI Factories Go Utility-Scale as Siemens Debuts 100 MW IT Design
06/04/2026

AI Factories Go Utility-Scale as Siemens Debuts 100 MW IT Design

New reference architecture combines battery storage, electrical systems, cooling, and Nvidia Rubin technology for 100 MW-class AI facilities.

🔌 Why AI Infrastructure Is Moving Toward 800 VDC PowerIn a new white paper on 800 VDC power distribution, Schneider Elec...
06/03/2026

🔌 Why AI Infrastructure Is Moving Toward 800 VDC Power

In a new white paper on 800 VDC power distribution, Schneider Electric contends that accelerating AI rack densities are pushing beyond practical limits for conventional AC systems and low-voltage DC designs, forcing operators toward architectures already common in automotive electrification.

Read more: https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/build-design/why-ai-infrastructure-is-moving-toward-800-vdc-power

As AI racks push toward megawatt scale, hyperscalers are adopting EV-style high-voltage power systems.

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