The High-Water Mark of the Digital Age: Why Most Data Centers Still Don’t Recycle Their Cooling Water

By Christopher Tozzi Technology Analyst & Author Executive Overview In the public discourse surrounding the unprecedented expansion of the digital economy, few points of contention spark as much local friction as water consumption. As artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and massive data-processing workloads reshape global infrastructure, communities are increasingly pushing back against the heavy resource demands…

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Grid Strains and Emergency Measures: Inside the Ongoing Battle to Keep Pennsylvania’s Eddystone Power Plant Online

Executive Overview The U.S. power grid is experiencing a historic collision between a relentless wave of industrial electrification and a shrinking reserve of conventional power generation. Nowhere is this tension more apparent than within the footprint of PJM Interconnection, the massive regional transmission organization (RTO) coordinating the movement of wholesale electricity across 13 states and…

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Powering the AI Revolution: How Next-Generation Data Centers Are Reinventing Infrastructure, Energy, and Design

Executive Overview The meteoric rise of artificial intelligence is more than a software revolution; it is a physical and structural transformation reshaping the foundational infrastructure of the modern digital economy. As machine learning models scale in complexity—training on massive datasets and executing billions of real-time inferences for tools like ChatGPT—they demand computational power and electrical…

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Judicial Roadblock in Imperial County: The Legal Battle Over Hyperscale Data Center Approvals and CEQA Compliance

Executive Overview In a tentative ruling that could profoundly reshape how local municipalities across California process massive digital infrastructure developments, an Imperial County Superior Court judge has dealt a significant blow to a planned 330-megawatt (MW) hyperscale data center. Imperial County Superior Court Judge L. Brooks Anderholt determined that the County improperly categorized critical approvals…

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From Blueprint to Build: How Artificial Intelligence is Radically Reshaping the Modern Construction Lifecycle

By Shane Snider | Senior News Writer, Data Center Knowledge September 1, 2026 Executive Overview Artificial intelligence has officially crossed the threshold from an experimental novelty into a foundational operating layer for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) sectors. As the global demand for advanced physical infrastructure—ranging from hyperscale AI data centers and renewable energy…

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The 2026 Data Center Boom: Navigating Friction, Power Constraints, and Community Pushback in the Age of AI

Executive Overview As the global economy advances deeper into 2026, data center construction remains the undisputed titan of the infrastructure sector. While traditional commercial and residential construction markets display distinct signs of softness and macroeconomic cooling, digital infrastructure continues to surge forward on an aggressive, capital-intensive trajectory. Powered by the relentless global appetite for artificial…

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SLB’s $4.1 Billion Acquisition of Kelvion Signals a Paradigm Shift in AI Data Center Infrastructure

By Shane Snider | Senior News Writer, Data Center Knowledge August 31, 2026 Executive Overview In a blockbuster transaction that underscores the relentless pressures of artificial intelligence on global digital infrastructure, energy technology titan SLB has announced a definitive agreement to acquire thermal management specialist Kelvion for $4.1 billion. The deal—comprising $3.4 billion in cash…

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QumulusAI Triples Deployed GPU Fleet in Q2, Riding the Wave of High-Density AI Infrastructure Demand

By Shane Snider | Senior News Writer, Data Center Knowledge August 27, 2026 Executive Overview In the high-stakes, capital-intensive landscape of artificial intelligence infrastructure, agility has become the ultimate currency. QumulusAI, an Atlanta-based AI infrastructure and neocloud provider, dramatically underscored this reality in the second quarter of 2026 by more than tripling its deployed GPU…

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Nvidia Opens Its Rack-Scale Fortress: NVLink Fusion, MediaTek, and the Pivot Toward Heterogeneous AI Infrastructure

By Shane Snider | August 31, 2026 Data Center Knowledge Executive Overview In a strategic shift that redefines its positioning within the artificial intelligence hardware ecosystem, Nvidia has announced it is opening its proprietary rack-scale AI infrastructure to custom accelerators developed by hyperscalers and third-party silicon designers. For years, Nvidia’s high-speed NVLink interconnect technology remained…

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The High-Voltage Pivot: How Solid-State Transformers Are Reshaping AI Data Center Power Architecture

Executive Overview The global data center landscape is undergoing a silent, high-stakes electrical revolution. For decades, the invisible backbone of enterprise computing infrastructure has run entirely on alternating current (AC). From the utility substation down to the rack level, AC has reigned supreme due to historical precedent, standardized distribution hardware, and deeply entrenched engineering habits….

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