Data Centers

Statista data: global data center market revenue hits $573B in 2026 as vacancy stays tight.

IEA data: data center electricity demand jumped 17% in 2025 as AI capex surges.

Data center power demand drives grid upgrades, new transmission tech and state moratorium bills.

Meta and Google expand existing north Alabama data center campuses amid new TVA power rates.

Texas, Florida, and Virginia move to curb speculative data center power requests amid grid strain.

Georgia's data center capacity could nearly quadruple as DeKalb and Effingham county projects face pushback.

Statista chart: combined capex at Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta and Amazon is projected at $760 billion in 2026.

Statista chart: data center electricity use could reach 620 to 1,050 TWh in 2026, rivaling Japan's national demand.

Google signs on to support 96 MW of nuclear uprates at Georgia Power's Vogtle and Hatch plants, pending PSC approval.

Skanska signs an $84M contract for a 48 MW, five-hall colocation data center in Georgia, due in Q3 2028.

Statista projects the North America data center market to grow at an 11 percent CAGR, reaching $227.70 billion by 2029.

IEA data shows global data center electricity demand growing 17 percent in 2025 and set to double by 2030.

The US House passed a bill aiming to shield ratepayers from data center driven grid and generation costs.

Meta expands its Eagle Mountain, Utah data center campus with a new $3 billion investment phase.

Microsoft appeals Virginia order requiring Dominion to bill data centers for grid transmission costs.

Georgia Power's 1,000-mile transmission buildout to serve AI data center demand affects nearly 30 homes.

CBRE data shows Atlanta leads the US in data center construction as AI-driven demand fuels a building boom.

An EPA proposal could cut public comment requirements on permits for data center backup generators in Georgia.

The US hosts nearly 4,000 data centers, more than the next 14 countries combined, data show.

IEA data show US data centers could use up to 12 percent of national electricity by 2028.