Data Centers

BNEF's December outlook put 2035 demand at 106 GW, and that figure was itself 36% above the projection the firm published in April 2025.

The Middle East is seeing escalating violence weeks after the two parties agreed to a ceasefire.

SpaceXAI is doubling down on its mobile natural gas turbine generators.

The population of the communities surrounding the Colossus 2 site, which is in the center of a lawsuit involving unpermitted natural gas turbines and pollution, is predominantly black.

Will other U.S. states follow suit?

Meta is expanding Hyperion from 2 GW to 5 GW, lifting its Louisiana investment above $50 billion as it races to secure more AI computing capacity.

Ireland’s data centers consumed 23% of the country’s electricity in 2025, rising 10% in one year despite restrictions on new grid connections.

Global data center electricity consumption will grow 26% in 2026 to reach 565 TWh, up from 447 TWh in 2025.

Residents no longer have to shoulder the costs of developing the grid to accommodate these large power users.

Local opposition has caused massive delays for data centers in the U.S.