While the political debate over data center siting and construction has begun to dominate this year’s election cycle, a new study from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has determined the issue is not as widespread as many people might believe. NAR’s 2026...
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is complaining that the Trump administration failed to inform him of its plans for a $100 billion data center campus on federal land in his state. The proposed Paducah American Energy Hub is slated to be built on a 3,500-acre Department of...
Spending on data center construction totaled $22.3 billion in June, the second-highest monthly total on record. According to a new data report from ConstructConnect, June’s total was second only to the January record high of $25.5 billion. Year-to-date spending on...
The developer Nexus Data Centers is teaming with the artificial intelligence (AI) leader Anthropic to borrow $15 billion for the creation of a new data center campus and power plant in Hubbard, Texas. The Wall Street Journal, sourcing its coverage from unnamed “people...
Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) is leading a coalition of energy, infrastructure and utility companies in announcing plans to develop a data center campus at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Paducah Site in Western Kentucky. The $100 billion privately...