Southern Company Reports 55 Percent Rise in Data Center Power Use and a 17 GW Contracted PipelineSouthern Company reported data center power use up 55 percent and a contracted large-load pipeline of 17 GW.Data Center Dynamics · SUN AUG 16
PJM Weighs New Grid Rules After Data Centers Trigger 3.8 GW SwingPJM is weighing new grid reliability rules for data centers after a 3.8 GW load transfer in Northern Virginia exposed gaData Center Knowledge · SAT AUG 15
Marietta Approves Zoning for Second Data Center in Cobb CountyMarietta City Council approved zoning for a second Cobb County data center, converting an existing building into an 18MWAtlanta News First · SAT AUG 15
Virginia regulators order Dominion to assign transmission costs directly to data centersVirginia SCC orders Dominion to bill data centers directly for substations and transmission lines.Utility Dive · FRI AUG 14
Shadowbox Studios sues DeKalb County over data center moratoriumShadowbox Studios asks a judge to void DeKalb County's data center moratorium on a 200-acre south DeKalb site.Atlanta News First · FRI AUG 14
FERC Orders Grid Operators to Justify or Reform Rules Within 60 Days as AI Data Center Demand SurgesFERC orders six grid operators to justify or reform tariff rules within 60 days as AI data center power demand surges.Data Center Knowledge · TUE AUG 11
[Data] Data Center Construction Costs and Investment Needs Climb Into 2026, JLL FindsJLL: data center construction costs rise to $11.3M per MW in 2026 as $3 trillion investment supercycle unfolds.JLL · TUE AUG 11
[Data] Global Data Center Electricity Demand Set to Nearly Double by 2030, IEA FindsIEA data: data center electricity demand set to nearly double to 950 TWh by 2030 as AI drives growth.International Energy Agency (IEA) · TUE AUG 11
Constellation CEO: Existing Power Plants Will Anchor Data Center Electricity SupplyConstellation's CEO says existing nuclear and gas plants, not new builds, will supply near-term data center power demandUtility Dive · TUE AUG 11
Texas Orders Data Center Audit as Grid Interconnection Requests Hit 474 GWTexas Gov. Abbott ordered an audit of data centers in ERCOT's queue, delaying a key grid interconnection review.Utility Dive · TUE AUG 11
AWS Advances $11 Billion Data Center Buildout in Douglas County, GeorgiaAWS is building a multibillion-dollar data center campus in Douglas County, GA, part of an $11B Georgia investment.DataCenterDynamics · TUE AUG 11
Douglas County Data Center Footprint Keeps Growing as DC BLOX Plans Capacity ExpansionDouglas County, GA data center capacity grows as DC BLOX and Microsoft expand existing Atlanta-area campuses.FOX 5 Atlanta · MON AUG 10
AEP Locks Up 13 Gigawatts of Gas Turbines to Meet Data Center DemandAEP has secured 13 GW of gas turbines to deploy by 2031 as its contracted data center and large-load pipeline grows to 6Utility Dive · SUN AUG 9
Hut 8 Doubles Tenant Capacity at Fully Leased Texas Data Center CampusHut 8 fully commercializes its 1 GW Beacon Point Texas data center campus after a second lease doubled its lead tenant'sPR Newswire (Hut 8 Corp.) · SUN AUG 9
[Data] Texas Set to Capture the Largest Share of the US Data Center Market by 2028A new visualization shows Texas and Georgia gaining the most US data center market share by 2028, while Virginia and CalVisual Capitalist · SUN AUG 9
[Data] Virginia, Texas, and California Lead US Data Center EmissionsA new state-by-state breakdown shows Virginia, Texas, and California lead the US in data center related carbon emissionsData Center Knowledge · SUN AUG 9
CoreWeave to Lease Capacity at EdgeConneX's Expanding Texas Data Center CampusCoreWeave leases space at EdgeConneX's expanding Cedar Creek data center campus in Bastrop County, Texas.Data Center Dynamics · SUN AUG 9
FERC Orders Six Grid Operators to Fix Data Center Interconnection RulesFERC orders six grid operators to fix data center interconnection rules within 60 days.Utility Dive · SAT AUG 8
Iron Mountain Breaks Ground on 48 MW Data Center Campus Near Richmond, VirginiaIron Mountain breaks ground on a 48 MW data center campus near Richmond, Virginia.Data Center Dynamics · SAT AUG 8
By the Numbers: Hyperscaler Data Center Spending Set to Approach $1 Trillion by 2027Moody's raises its 2026 hyperscaler capex forecast to 785 billion dollars, on pace to near 1 trillion dollars by 2027.DCD · FRI AUG 7