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- The Wrap
Solar PPA prices rise 5% in Q3 as Section 232 tariffs near
LevelTen estimates the tariffs could add $3 to $7 per megawatt-hour once they take effect later this year.
- Data centers & fiber
Era4 details 1GW Newport AI campus with first GPUs due next year
The 230-acre former Liberty Steel site is slated for as many as 400,000 Nvidia Vera Rubin GPUs at full build, though the power available when the first stage opens next year is not clear.
- Data centers & fiber
Crusoe and Polar DC to build 40MW second building at Norway campus
The Tørdal project sits beside a live 12MW facility hosting Crusoe Cloud AI infrastructure, though no construction timeline is given.
- Energy Transition
OVHcloud wins Lille approval to pipe Roubaix data center heat into district heating network
The European Metropolis of Lille voted unanimously to connect the campus to R Énergies' 105MW thermal network, ten years after study began.
- Data centers & fiber
General Compute commits to Positron AI chips for Q1 2027 launch
The neocloud will start with Positron's Intel-fabricated Atlas systems and has committed to Titan; financial terms were not disclosed.
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- Energy Transition
Trump administration sides with groups seeking to strip New England Wind approvals
Canary Media reports the 2-gigawatt Massachusetts project is the latest target as federal pressure widens to approvals already granted.
- Energy Transition
BLM geothermal sale nets $4.8M; two Nevada parcels overlap NextEra solar site
Ormat was the largest bidder at Tuesday's auction, and United Minerals and Mining bought the two parcels inside NextEra's proposed Sawtooth footprint.
- Data centers & fiber
Russian strike disables GigaCenter's only Kyiv data center
The Oct. 20 strike shut the 2014 Tier III site, which has capacity for about 300 racks; sister firm GigaCloud says client services continue on backup sites in Ukraine and the EU.
- Data centers & fiber
Vultr plans 20MW of AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs in Chennai, India
Vultr calls it India's largest AMD Instinct deployment; the report did not name a host data center or capital figure.
- Data centers & fiber
Vantage signs 1GW solid-state transformer supply deal with Heron Power
Heron says its Heron Link units target more than 98.5% efficiency converting medium-voltage grid power to 800VDC for AI racks.
- Fundraising
SC Capital Partners invests in 40MW Pohang data center with NeoAI Cloud
The Singapore manager did not disclose its investment size; about 2 trillion won ($1.35 billion) had gone into the project as of July.
- Energy Transition
Tata Power plans 2.8GW of Indian data-center capacity
The pipeline includes 430MW of distribution load, 1,236MW of transmission-linked opportunities and 1,150MW of green capacity under engagement.
- Energy Transition
Solar PPA prices rise 5% in Q3 as Section 232 tariffs near
LevelTen says the tariffs could add $3/MWh to $7/MWh once they take effect later this year; wind prices were flat overall.
- Fundraising
Ara Partners launches Ara Energy Fund I with $2.5bn in assets
The Oct. 21 record names the fund and size but does not state a strategy, sector split or named investors.
- Data centers & fiber
NorthC starts 4.5MW data center in Meyrin, outside Geneva
The 5,400 sqm build is expected to be complete by the second quarter of 2028, with 1.5MW capacity increments and waterless cooling.
- Data centers & fiber
Duos signs 10-year colocation deal for 20MW with unnamed cloud provider
Deployment is expected in the second quarter of 2027; Data Center Dynamics puts the contract value at $700 million in its summary and more than $400 million in the body.
- Data centers & fiber
AT&T says 1% of eligible copper customers remain as retirement passes 500 communities
The carrier says it has discontinued copper service at more than 1.3 million locations in 18 states and finds retirement harder in California.
- Data centers & fiber
atNorth tops out Espoo data center expansion under €100m Skanska contract
The five-story FIN02 addition began construction in April 2026 and is scheduled for completion in Q3 2027.
- Data centers & fiber
Amazon withdraws Ashburn data center application after Loudoun talks
Amazon keeps the 122-acre GWU campus it bought for $427 million and will dedicate roughly 25 acres to the county, valued at about $65 million.
- Transport & public-private
P3 Bulletin reports first schools open under Maryland's $800m P3
The roundup also lists $50m of World Bank financing for a Paraíba, Brazil, sanitation P3.
- Data centers & fiber
Trump urges data center developers to pay residents a dividend
The Truth Social post backs cash payments; recent offers include $10,000 each in a Pennsylvania township and ten years of credits in a Kansas town.
- The Wrap
ABB US orders jump 82%; LS Power and Blackstone close funds
LS Power's $6bn fund earmarks $1.7bn for Constellation, while Blackstone's energy-transition fund closes at $8.7bn.
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- Energy Transition
Central Georgia EMC plans 50-MW home battery fleet as data centers seek grid access
Base Power will install and maintain the residential batteries in its first utility partnership outside Texas.
- Data centers & fiber
Amazon plans €16bn German investment for 2027, including €4.8bn for AWS data centers
The report does not say how the remaining €11.2bn splits between Amazon Leo, Prime Video and logistics.
- Fundraising
Virginia governor proposes six-year rate freeze for Dominion-NextEra merger approval
Spanberger's filing also asks regulators to raise Dominion's debt share to 60% from 48% to lower its allowed rate of return.
- Energy Transition
ABB's US orders rise 82% on utility and data-center grid demand
Group orders reached a record $12 billion, while net income fell 2% partly on hedging charges tied to the Rotork acquisition.
- Fundraising
LS Power closes $6bn private equity fund, earmarks $1.7bn for Constellation
COO Darpan Kapadia says demand growth is real and supply will take time to catch up.
- Data centers & fiber
KG Growth Partners weighs data center at closed San Francisco Centre mall
The firm asked the city about permitting for 845 Market Street in June; San Francisco approved a 45-day data center moratorium this month.
- Fundraising
Blackstone closes Energy Transition Partners V at $8.7bn, 50% above prior fund
The oversubscribed vehicle began investing in June and has already funded three platform companies and acquired three energy-efficiency and resiliency businesses.
- Data centers & fiber
Magnora Data Center buys 2MW operating data center in Oslo from telecom operator
Magnora DC holds 75% of the facility and Blix Group 25%, with terms undisclosed and an upgrade path to Tier III.
- Data centers & fiber
CBRE agrees to buy Onnec for £460m cash plus up to £300m earnout
Onnec is forecast to post about £370 million of revenue and more than £50 million of core EBITDA in 2027, CBRE says.
- Data centers & fiber
DataVault plans 3MW Auckland data center with 11 launch partners
Fit-out on the North Shore site begins in 2027, with the first stage due live in the second half of that year.
- Transport & public-private
Brazil unveils 2027 transport concession pipeline, P3 Bulletin reports
The announcement is the lead headline in the outlet's latest roundup of P3 news.
- Data centers & fiber
Anthropic in talks for second $45bn Nscale lease at West Virginia campus
The reported 460MW contract would double Anthropic's committed capacity at Monarch to 920MW, alongside Microsoft's 1.35GW.
- Data centers & fiber
Digital Realty breaks ground on 22MW Ankara data center with Rönesans
The first project under the joint venture is due online in 2028; the partnership could eventually reach 200MW, Data Center Dynamics reports.
- Data centers & fiber
Evolution Power proposes 1GW data center with 1.3GW solar farm in Norfolk
The 4,695-acre project outside King's Lynn would be decided by national government rather than local councillors.
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- Transport & public-private
Halmar completes Yankee Stadium station on $965M MTA subway program
Remaining 12 stations are expected to finish in early 2027, according to a company statement.
- Energy Transition
Google agreed in June to fund a 100-MW Voltus virtual power plant in PJM
Voltus carries Google's capacity obligation under a three-year contract that pays PJM customers to participate.
- Data centers & fiber
Defence Construction Canada posts notice for CA$1.5bn–CA$1.85bn Ontario data center
The 60MW federal facility is planned for the National Capital Region, with the notice for a "modify design built" contract expected in winter 2027.
- Data centers & fiber
Google evaluates Roanoke County's Wood Haven park for a data center
Due diligence and inspection at the 111-acre site are expected to run through March 2027, with entitlements due by September 2027; size, building count and IT capacity have yet to be provided.