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AI Infrastructure Brief: Power, Capital, and Silicon Collide in the Next Phase of the Data Center Buildout

The global race to build infrastructure for artificial intelligence is accelerating across North America, reshaping the economics, politics, and physical footprint of the data center industry. New ...
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The Gigawatt Bottleneck: Power Constraints Define AI Data Center Growth

A new Bloom Energy report finds power availability emerging as the defining constraint on AI data center growth, driving gigawatt campuses, onsite generation, and shifts in ...
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Why Liquid Cooling Demands a Different Vendor Relationship

Chris Hillyer, nVent's Director of Global Professional Services, explains data centers need a partner — not just a vendor — experienced in navigating the shift to liquid ...
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PJM Moves to Redefine Behind-the-Meter Power for AI Data Centers

PJM proposes new rules limiting behind-the-meter loads above 50 MW, aiming to integrate AI-scale data centers into grid ...
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Meta’s Expanded MTIA Roadmap Signals a New Phase in AI Data Center Architecture

Meta’s new generation of MTIA AI chips highlights how hyperscalers are redesigning the infrastructure stack, from silicon and interconnects to rack density, cooling, and ...
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Community Opposition Emerges as New Gatekeeper for AI Data Center Expansion

Community opposition in 2026 is delaying or blocking data center projects, with some projects canceled outright due to local resistance over environmental and resource concerns. Local governments are ...
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Why Conduit Choices Matter as Construction for Resilient, High Density Data Centers Soars

Matt Fredericks of Champion Fiberglass explains why conduit material selection is not just a code-compliance exercise, it is ...
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Building Fast Without Cutting Corners: Project Planning in Data Center Construction

Bill Tierney of The ProLift Rigging Company explains why successful data center construction comes from disciplined project ...
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OpenAI and the Rise of the Multi-Cloud AI Factory

With infrastructure partnerships spanning AWS, Microsoft, Nvidia, SoftBank, and specialized GPU cloud providers, OpenAI is helping drive the emergence of a multi-cloud AI ...