Aon Ups Data Center Lifecycle Program Capacity Again: Now $5B July 20, 2026 Aon plc is expanding its proprietary Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program (DCLP) with an additional $1.5 billion, increasing the program’s...
Americans Are Angry About Data Centers and Politicians Are Feeling the Pressure July 17, 2026 By Helen Coster and Valerie Volcovici From Michigan Avenue, Saline Township looks like any other farming community, with its corn and soybean fields, silos and grain...
Michigan AI Data Center Project Sparks Debate Over Farmland Protection July 16, 2026 By Helen Coster and Valerie Volcovici From Michigan Avenue, Saline Township looks like any other farming community, with its corn and soybean fields, silos and grain...
AI Bumps Power Cost 60% as Mega US Grid Fails to Hit Supply Goal July 15, 2026 By John Ainger and Mark Chediak Power-hungry data centers have increased supply costs for the largest US electric grid by more than 60%, the system watchdog...
Meta Expands Louisiana Data Center to 5 Gigawatts, Investment Crosses $50B July 13, 2026 Meta META.O said on Monday its data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana, will expand to 5 gigawatts of compute capacity,...
Planned Texas Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Many Countries July 10, 2026 By Evan Simon, Floodlight Omaira Garcia didn’t realize life on her small ranch in Abilene was about to change forever until clouds of dust...
Labor Crunch Tests Growth Limits for US Data Center Builders July 8, 2026 By Rachel Phua Following several quarters of record order books, a skilled-labor shortage is testing the limits of growth for the craft-labor providers...
Viewpoint: Boom in Hyperscale Data Centers Puts Re/Insurers to the Test June 30, 2026 By Charles-Marie Delpuech - S&P Global Ratings Hyperscale data center campuses represent the latest growth opportunity for the global re/insurance industry. Annual investment in these specialized facilities...
Why the Trump Administration Is Defending Musk’s xAI Data Centers in Court June 26, 2026 By Zahra Hirji A lawsuit over unpermitted gas turbines used to power adata center for Elon Musk’s company xAI Corp. and its AI...
SPAC Deals Seen as Key Path to Public Market in Data Center Boom June 25, 2026 By Michael Hytha The rebound in blank-check companies is proving to be a useful route to public markets for companies involved in the...