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- Data centers & fiber
NERC stakeholders approve reliability standards for AI data centers, crypto miners
The draft rules would apply to computational loads of 50 MW or more connected at 100 kV and above; they next go to the NERC board and, if adopted, to FERC.
- Energy Transition
AEP to buy up to 1.6 GW of Mainspring units and plans $4B Wyoming fuel cell project
The eight-year Mainspring agreement carries a stated ceiling of up to $4 billion, while the 702-MW Cheyenne project pairs Bloom Energy fuel cells with a 20-year Google power purchase agreement.
- Data centers & fiber
Meta identified as developer behind nearly 3,000-acre Kentucky data center campus
The agreement includes a 40-year property tax abatement and a $10 billion first phase, plus $115 million for local infrastructure.
- Data centers & fiber
Colt DCS and RMZ start 64MW Mumbai 3 build after hyperscaler lease
Once online, the campus will total 86MW, with 148MW possible at full build-out.
- Fundraising
Fink warns a US data center construction pause would cause recession
JLL estimates capacity through 2030 needs $3 trillion in investment; 77 percent of the construction pipeline is already pre-committed to tenants.
- Energy Transition
Greece drafts rules requiring data centers to source 60% of power from renewables
The same draft would impose a €200,000 per megawatt bank guarantee on grid connection requests and create a €2.3 billion island decarbonization fund.
- Data centers & fiber
Digital Realty tops out 64MW Seoul data center, targeting H2 2027
The facility was announced in 2021 and originally expected online in the first half of 2023.
- The Wrap
SoftBank asks PJM to study 10-GW Ohio data center complex under state agreement
The filing pairs 9.6 GW of added load with 10.2 GW of SB Energy gas-fired generation through 2032 and three new AEP Ohio 765-kV lines.
- Data centers & fiber
Oracle asks FERC to expedite New Mexico gas pipeline for Project Jupiter
The 17.8-mile Green Chile line would carry about 400 million cubic feet of gas a day to on-site fuel cells, according to the report.
- The Wrap
Oregon pauses data center permits until July 2027; Taylor approves 1GW gas campus
The Oregon pause covers air-quality permits and municipal wastewater applications; the PowerHouse-Big Watt campus would pair a 750MW on-site plant with a 500MW first phase.
- Energy Transition
Siemens invests in Skeleton Technologies, signs exclusive data center power pact
Skeleton says its supercapacitors absorb grid load swings in under a millisecond; the investment amount and exclusivity terms are not given.
- Data centers & fiber
Russia weighs AI data center sites in Belarus and Kazakhstan amid power constraints
Consultations are under way in Russia's digital development ministry and no location has been chosen, per RBC's reporting.
- Data centers & fiber
CtrlS signs non-binding LOI for 150MW Bihar data center
The $1 billion letter of intent covers a Bodh Gaya hyperscale campus; CtrlS's Rs 400 crore Patna facility is live with 12MW of IT capacity.
- Data centers & fiber
Virginia senator Russet Perry proposes three-year data center moratorium
Senate Bill 843 would stop state agencies from approving data center planning applications for three years from July 1, 2027.
- Data centers & fiber
Air Force seeks design-build contractor for $4bn Space Command facility in Alabama
The notice covers a command-and-control facility and its supporting data center at Redstone Arsenal, with applications due Dec. 15, 2026.
- Data centers & fiber
SubCo to build 850km Sydney–Melbourne fiber route by June 2028
The greenfield SM-1 system is specified at a minimum of 96 fiber pairs, and founder Bevan Slattery says he will decide by year-end whether to buy a cable-laying vessel.
- Data centers & fiber
Colliers lists Austin data center leased to Lumen and LightEdge
The 31,960 sq ft Semicon III building carries $508,000 in annual rent on triple net leases running to 2030 and 2031, with no asking price disclosed.
- Data centers & fiber
PowerHouse, Big Watt win Taylor, Texas approval for 1GW gas-backed campus
The 664-acre Williamson County project pairs a 750MW on-site plant with a first phase targeting 500MW and first power in the first half of 2028.
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- Fundraising
P3 Bulletin lists Equitix capital formation hire and $50 million World Bank sanitation P3 financing
The World Bank financing is listed without an instrument, recipient or tenor.
- Data centers & fiber
OpenAI names Uday Ruddarraju to run compute and Stargate, replacing Katti
Sachin Katti, who took over the Stargate effort in March, is expected to remain as an adviser.
- Data centers & fiber
3 G Investments files application for 3.34m sq ft Augusta data center campus
The proposed Nixon Technology Center would occupy 388 acres near Augusta Regional Airport, with no data center developer or end user named in the report.
- Energy Transition
PJM to study SoftBank's 10-GW Ohio data center complex under state agreement approach
The filing covers 9.6 GW of added load and 10.2 GW of SB Energy gas-fired generation through 2032, with AEP Ohio to build three 765-kV lines.
- Energy Transition
Planned U.S. natural gas capacity comparable to solar and wind on capacity-factor basis: EDF
Clean energy still accounts for the largest share of planned U.S. power sector development, but nearly 5% of a planned 281.7 GW of clean energy deployment was canceled in 2025, EDF says.
- Data centers & fiber
Orange, Equitix and MDM form joint venture for Pisces subsea cable
The 3,125km, 16-fiber-pair system connecting Galway to France, Spain and Portugal is expected to be deployed during 2028.
- Energy Transition
IURC approves AES Indiana's $1.3bn solar and storage project for Google data center
Google will cover all project costs, exceeding the 80% minimum Indiana's 2025 large-load data center law sets.
- Data centers & fiber
Iren targets 900MW Redbank data center campus near Wagga Wagga with 2029 grid connection
The New South Wales project is in early assessment and falls outside Iren's previously announced 5GW secured-power portfolio.
- Energy Transition
Google signs 20-year power purchase agreement with American Electric Power for 702MW Wyoming fuel cell plant
AEP owns 92% of Cheyenne Fuel Cell and funds advised by Basalt Infrastructure Partners own 8%; the power price is not disclosed.
- Fundraising
Ares and Astatine file SEC registrations for three pooled infrastructure vehicles
The vehicles list an undisclosed offering amount and $0 sold to date; SWI raised €800 million for data-center buildouts.
- Data centers & fiber
Soluna files for 112MW Kati II data center in Willacy, Texas
The Texas filing estimates $471.8 million for a single 471,884 sq ft building and gives no construction timeline.
- Data centers & fiber
Aether Infrastructures signs preliminary deal for Strasbourg data center site
The French AI consortium's FR-SXB1 complex would occupy a 90-hectare former gearbox plant in the Port du Rhin district, with 25MW of grid power available.
- Fundraising
Digi Power X secures $200m syndicated debt for 40MW Alabama data center
Goldman Sachs syndicated the financing, which is being provided by an unnamed "major lending institution" and funds a two-phase build in Columbiana.
- Data centers & fiber
Colt, Relativity and NPS complete London hollow-core fiber trial
The proof of concept connected two Colt network locations in central London, and the ChronoCore fiber is now live within Colt's infrastructure.
- Data centers & fiber
Microsoft buys 600 acres in Iowa for potential data center campus
The Woodward sale closed Oct. 8 and was disclosed Oct. 12; Microsoft's land manager says design work has not started.
- Transport & public-private
P3 Bulletin lists Equitix capital formation hire and waterfront adviser search
The two new entries disclose no names, dates or values; the page's only dollar figure is $50 million World Bank financing for a Paraíba sanitation P3.
- Data centers & fiber
Gulf creates data center holding company for Thai projects
Gulf Edge Data Center Company Limited will take a 70 percent stake in a 100MW Rayong campus due live in the fourth quarter of 2027.
- Data centers & fiber
Gorilla Technology proposes 6MW US colocation acquisition
The company says the operational site has a pathway to 36MW of power, with the deal expected to complete in late November 2026.
- Energy Transition
LS Electric secures $138.5m Bloom order for Pennsylvania data center switchgear
Deliveries of 38kV switchgear and distribution transformers are expected from April to July next year, per Data Center Dynamics.
- Data centers & fiber
Trentar signs Maharashtra MoU for proposed 500MW hyperscale data center
The Dorf Ketal unit plans INR 30,000 crore ($3.3 billion) for a campus whose location and construction timeline are undisclosed.
- Data centers & fiber
Nexus Core Systems and FiveNines Group partner on 20MW Casablanca data center
The facility is part of Nexus's planned 180MW AI Factory Platform and is to house Nvidia Vera Rubin NVL72 systems.
- Data centers & fiber
Goodman Group reports a 6.4GW digital infrastructure power bank with 3.6GW secured
The developer's Q3 2026 figures show 700MW of compute capacity delivered and 400MW in progress, with two-thirds of the pipeline in Australasia and Europe.