AI drove record $57bn in data center investment in 2024
Hyperscalers make up around 80 percent of all data center demand, colo supply grows by more than 40 percent
News - North America
The latest news from the data center, telco, and cloud sector
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North American data center vacancy rates hit record-low in 2024 - JLL
AI represented around 15 percent of workloads, projected to grow to 40 percent by 2030
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Colo supply in primary data center markets increased by 34% in 2024 - CBRE
But demand continues to outpace supply and vacancy rates fall to record low
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Greenberg Traurig incorporates data center division into real estate practice
The law firm has previously represented clients such as EdgeCore and Antin Infrastructure Partners
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Lincoln announces 131-acre data center campus in Dallas, Texas
Will provide up to 540MW of power across 800,000 sq ft
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Phoenix, Arizona, to clamp down on data centers
Cites constraints on land and power demand, lack of jobs, and noise concerns
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Microsoft to build four data centers in Irving, Texas
QTS receives similar incentive package for three previously filed projects
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Data center planned on 114-acre plot in Rome, Georgia
Located within a few miles of Microsoft's development
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Rowan's two data center projects in Maryland get approval
Will be second and third facility at Quantum Loophole's site in Frederick County
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AWS to invest $23bn in Ohio by 2030
Includes previously announced investments in the state
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FCC launches first subsea cable review since 2001
Will focus on the security and protection of subsea infrastructure
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Meta to build around-the-world subsea cable - report
Will connect one side of the US to the other, traversing three oceans
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MARA launches micro data center powered by excess methane
MARA partnered with NGON to launch the program across wellheads in Texas and North Dakota
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FirstEnergy, Dominion, American Electric partner on transmission projects across PJM
Projects include the construction of several new 765kV, 500kV, and 345kV transmission lines across Virginia, Ohio, and West Virginia
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Enerfore Digital gets go-ahead for data center proposal in North Dakota
Cryptomining project in Williams County was previously denied in July
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CyrusOne breaks ground on 40MW Illinois data center campus
Development first reported in June, features two facilities
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US Customs and Border Protection pushes for more Edge computing in new IT strategy
Department says new IT-related mission challenges have surfaced
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TECfusions completes third data hall in Clarksville, Virginia
First acquired the facility at the end of last year
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Subsea cable roundup: Timelines for Google's US-Fiji Tabua cable shared
And details on Google and Meta's Echo cable system
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Microsoft buys more land for Racine County data center campus in Wisconsin
Brings campus total to more than 1,600 acres
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US data center colocation market has doubled since 2020 - JLL
Vacancy runs low at 3% with AI boosting demand; Atlanta sees more absorption than Virginia
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Cipher Mining acquires 300MW site in West Texas, US
Deal expected to close next month
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Cloud and AI demand drives North American data center vacancy to record low - CBRE
And rental rates still on the rise
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Panattoni looks to develop North American data centers
Comes with appointment of new data center lead Adam Kramer
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TC Energy eyes opportunities in North America, driven by data center growth
Also looks at options in Canada and Mexico
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Turner Construction to acquire Irish electrical firm Dornan
Terms of the deal have not been disclosed
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Aligned tops out PDX-1 data center in Hillsboro, Oregon
Company broke ground in October last year
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Modularity names Christopher Pennisi as first company CEO
Company launched in April this year