Data Center News
We monitor all the relevant power generation news to stay on top of this rapidly evolving industry. Data center power related news is the hottest areas in the industry now. New groundbreaking stories surface daily. This section focuses stories on all areas of power generation cycle. They include news, articles and info on: large power deals, BESS, microgrids, solar and other renewable power products, power plants, equipment sourcing, industrial reciprocating engine generators, natural gas turbines, facilities, construction and utilities:
Week of 9/14/26 Top Data Center Power Generation News
US utility TVA imposes new rates on data center firms
Week of 8/31/26 Top Data Center Power Generation News
Trump grid order likely to cause energy storage delays, cancellations: Bloomberg NEF
Large loads (over 50 MW) face reliability requirements under MISO proposal
Abbott Orders Full Audit of Texas Data Center Interconnection Queue, Threatens to Deny Grid Access
Week of 8/24/26 Top Data Center Power Generation News
Brazilian Group Supporting Grid With New (295 MW) Gas-Fired Power Plants
SpaceX plans $100B spaceport in Louisiana
DOE Keeps Eddystone Power Plant Online Amid Data Center Demand Surge
Week of 8/17/26 Top Data Center Power Generation News
PJM Widens Response to Data Center Load as Capacity Shortfalls Deepen
The Next Data Center Constraint: Trust
Siemens Energy’s gas turbine backlog nears 70 GW as company expands manufacturing
Northwest council proposes 11 GW of new generation, 5 GW storage by 2032
EdgeCore Says Data Centers Should Pay Their Own Power Costs
Week of 8/10/26 Top Data Center Power Generation News
Texas Tightens Oversight of Data Center Deployment
NVIDIA’s Reported $50 B Lease and the Nuclear-Powered AI Factory
New Data Center Developments: August 2026 (includes Open AI, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft updates)
Land and Expand: The Gigawatt Credibility Test
Week of 8/3/26 Top Data Center Power Generation News
Cipher (Crypto Mining Firm) eyes 900 MW data center site outside San Antonio, Texas
AEP secures 13 GW of gas turbines as generation ‘central’ to growth plans
Energy Vault to supply 1.25 GW power platform for Hyperscaler AI data center
The New Power Build Cycle for AI Data Centers
Amazon acquires 8,000-acre site in Pecos, Texas, for natural gas powered behind-the-meter data center – report
Week of 7/27/26 Top Power Generation News
Innio secures 1.1GW gas engine order from data center developer in US
Meta’s Canadian AI Data Center: A New Model for Infrastructure and Energy Integration
Texas approves AI data center co-location next to wind farm, with curtailment caveats
Avantus Brings Aratina 1 Solar-Plus-Storage Online in California
Week of 7/21/26 Top Power Generation News
Spain’s $3.4B AI Campus Skips the Queue with On-Site Generation (300 MW proposed)
Google Launches 1-GW-Plus Co-Located Data Center and Generation Complex in Texas Panhandle
Palm Beach Denial Challenges Wall Street’s (600 NW) AI Power Bet
US data center electricity use could more than double by 2030: report
Week of 6//27/26 Top Power Gen News
Expanding On-Site Power Capacity: Planning Beyond the Genset
Digital Realty plans 600 MW campus in Kansas, acquires investment firm Columbia Capital
Texas Utility Building New 570-MW Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant
Meta Announces PPA With RWE for 298-MW Texas Solar Power Project
Week of 6/20/26 Top Power Generation News
The Wild West Data Center Industry Needs Standards (notes from NEMA)
Hybrid Energy Strategies for Data Centers Expose Complex Constraints
Backup Power’s Shift From Insurance Policy to Grid Asset
Week of 6/1/26 to 6/12 Top Power Generation News
Rehlko ramping up US Manufacturing (including 4 MW ones)
Data Center Market Projected to Account for 54% of Total Diesel Generator Market by 2030
From Backup to Prime Power: How AI Data Centers Are Bypassing the Grid
Week of 1/12 to 1/19 Top Power News
Week of 1/5 Top News
US Power Data Center Demand Could Exceed Over 100 GW by 2035
Week of 12/12/25 Top News:
Amazon’s Data Center Sustainability Push Energy and Water Challenges
Corporate Clean Power Procurement Is Growing — Data Shows Shift
Electric Cooperatives Navigate Unprecedented Data Center Growth
FERC Puts Data Center Connections at the Forefront of U.S. Grid Planning
Georgia Regulators Approve Massive Electric Generation Increase to Support Data Center Growth
PJM Grapples With Data Center Power Costs and Grid Flexibility Debate
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