https://www.bisnow.com/sitemap Bisnow Data Center News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-US Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-sustainability-operations/citing-national-security-trump-doj-backs-musk-memphis-data-center-facing-naacp-suit-135047 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-sustainability-operations/citing-national-security-trump-doj-backs-musk-memphis-data-center-facing-naacp-suit-135047 Elon Musk is getting an assist from the Trump administration’s Department of Justice as his AI firm faces a legal battle with the NAACP. The civil rights organization filed a lawsuit in April alleging that xAI's Colossus data centers in Memphis, Tennessee,... dan.rabb@bisnow.com Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:25:59 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-community-relations/14-states-dozens-localities-consider-data-center-bans-135009 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-community-relations/14-states-dozens-localities-consider-data-center-bans-135009 Opposition to data center development has intensified across the U.S. A fast-growing number of states and local governments have passed or are debating moratoriums on new data center construction. This wave of data center bans spreading across the country... dan.rabb@bisnow.com Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:09:03 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-sustainability-operations/security-data-center-ameristar-studiob-134786 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-sustainability-operations/security-data-center-ameristar-studiob-134786 When Dorothy and her friends finally made it to the gates of the Emerald City, all they had to do to meet the wizard was present a pair of ruby slippers. They're lucky those gates weren't operating like a modern data center, however: That would have required... john.krukowski@bisnow.com Fri, 29 May 2026 13:13:19 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-development/spacex-ipo-orbital-135005 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-development/spacex-ipo-orbital-135005 While SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s long-term goal is to make Mars a new real estate frontier, the company’s record-breaking initial public offering Friday had more implications for data centers, both terrestrial and in Earth’s orbit. The company raised... noah.zucker@bisnow.com Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:53:48 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-development/data-center-infrastructure-nucor-studiob-134726 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-development/data-center-infrastructure-nucor-studiob-134726 The growth of artificial intelligence is changing not only the computing power and resource needs of data centers but also the weight demands placed on racks, cabinets and other hardware needed to house the tens of thousands of servers found in a typical... john.krukowski@bisnow.com Tue, 26 May 2026 14:10:48 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-development/a-quiet-corner-of-private-credit-has-fueled-60b-in-data-center-development-134982 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-development/a-quiet-corner-of-private-credit-has-fueled-60b-in-data-center-development-134982 Billions of dollars are being poured into a niche corner of the private credit world to build data centers despite jitters on Wall Street about the lenders' concentration in artificial intelligence.  Data center development is increasingly being financed... matthew.wasielewski@bisnow.com Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:47:10 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-development/openai-500b-dollar-data-center-campus-federal-land-nvidia-134983 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-development/openai-500b-dollar-data-center-campus-federal-land-nvidia-134983 OpenAI is reportedly negotiating to lease a planned 10-gigawatt data center development on land owned by the U.S. Department of Energy in Ohio. dan.rabb@bisnow.com Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:21:06 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-capital-markets/kkr-taps-nvidia-and-kuwaiti-wealth-fund-to-launch-10b-data-center-business-134970 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-capital-markets/kkr-taps-nvidia-and-kuwaiti-wealth-fund-to-launch-10b-data-center-business-134970 Private equity giant KKR is teaming up with Nvidia and Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund to launch a new data center developer and operator.  KKR debuted Helix Digital Infrastructure on Thursday with more than $10B in capital commitments, promising... matthew.wasielewski@bisnow.com Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:31:46 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/raleigh-durham/news/data-center/data-center-developer-applies-to-build-300k-sf-facility-in-lee-county-134947 https://www.bisnow.com/raleigh-durham/news/data-center/data-center-developer-applies-to-build-300k-sf-facility-in-lee-county-134947 A Virginia-based developer is aiming to bring a new 400-acre data center to North Carolina in a county southwest of downtown Raleigh. jessica.beebe@bisnow.com Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:33:40 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-community-relations/public-blowback-data-center-firms-rethinking-nondisclosure-agreements-ndas-134928 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-community-relations/public-blowback-data-center-firms-rethinking-nondisclosure-agreements-ndas-134928 Data center builders for years have asked local government officials to sign nondisclosure agreements before discussing potential projects. Now, as public opposition to data centers intensifies in communities across the U.S., these NDAs are becoming... dan.rabb@bisnow.com Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:35:29 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/data-center-capital-markets/blue-owl-provides-nearly-1b-in-refinancing-for-northern-virginia-data-center-134929 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/data-center-capital-markets/blue-owl-provides-nearly-1b-in-refinancing-for-northern-virginia-data-center-134929 A newly delivered data center in Prince William County, Virginia, has gotten a nearly $1B infusion of new financing. alexis.kramer@bisnow.com Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:34:49 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/charlotte/news/data-center-community-relations/charlotte-approves-150-day-pause-data-center-development-134903 https://www.bisnow.com/charlotte/news/data-center-community-relations/charlotte-approves-150-day-pause-data-center-development-134903 The Charlotte City Council has approved a 150-day pause on new data center development, the latest locality to implement a moratorium amid rising national pushback against construction of the facilities. jessica.beebe@bisnow.com Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:00:50 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-capital-markets/digitalbridge-hires-newmark-finance-pro-and-battery-maven-134906 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-capital-markets/digitalbridge-hires-newmark-finance-pro-and-battery-maven-134906 DigitalBridge, fresh off its acquisition by SoftBank, is moving to pick up market share in the increasingly crowded data center sector, hiring a former Newmark capital markets executive and the founder of a grid-scale battery company. matthew.wasielewski@bisnow.com Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:16:09 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/data-center-power/ercot-approves-rules-for-data-center-developers-power-demand-134877 https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/data-center-power/ercot-approves-rules-for-data-center-developers-power-demand-134877 Texas’ primary electricity grid operator signed off on new rules for data center operators and developers that could have billions of dollars of repercussions if finalized. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is looking to establish new criteria... maddy.mccarty@bisnow.com Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:35:41 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-community-relations/data-center-dollars-poised-to-impact-local-elections-where-development-decisions-made-134874 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-community-relations/data-center-dollars-poised-to-impact-local-elections-where-development-decisions-made-134874 After pouring more than $1.1B into federal lobbying the past two years, Big Tech is increasingly redirecting its political firepower to the places where its data center projects actually live or die: statehouses and municipalities. That pivot is accelerating... patrick.sisson@bisnow.com Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:17:44 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/data-center-development/monterey-park-data-centers-ban-approved-134854 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/data-center-development/monterey-park-data-centers-ban-approved-134854 A San Gabriel Valley city has passed the nation's first permanent citywide data center ban by a wide margin.  More than 86% of voters in Monterey Park voted in favor of the ban as of midday Wednesday.  The ban, called Measure NDC, prohibits data... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:43:39 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/austin-san-antonio/news/data-center/sustainable-developer-bringing-data-center-campus-to-temple-134759 https://www.bisnow.com/austin-san-antonio/news/data-center/sustainable-developer-bringing-data-center-campus-to-temple-134759 The city of Temple is getting a new data center campus. jessica.beebe@bisnow.com Thu, 28 May 2026 11:20:46 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-development/data-center-sites-are-warping-the-market-for-developable-land-134771 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-development/data-center-sites-are-warping-the-market-for-developable-land-134771 The race to acquire land capable of powering new data centers is consuming the market for development sites nationwide. Nationally, sales of land earmarked for future data center development totaled roughly $3.3B in the first three months of 2026, up... ryan.wangman@bisnow.com Thu, 28 May 2026 16:10:14 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/charlotte/news/data-center-community-relations/charlotte-residents-data-center-moratorium-134739 https://www.bisnow.com/charlotte/news/data-center-community-relations/charlotte-residents-data-center-moratorium-134739 Charlotte residents packed a city council meeting this week to rally in support of a pause on data center development. jessica.beebe@bisnow.com Wed, 27 May 2026 10:27:36 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-sustainability-operations/nonprofit-investor-tech-giants-environmentally-friendly-data-center-initiative-134742 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-sustainability-operations/nonprofit-investor-tech-giants-environmentally-friendly-data-center-initiative-134742 Amid growing backlash against data centers, which now count the Vatican as a critic, four of the companies pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into their build-out are backing a new initiative focused on testing new and environmentally friendly... chloe.gallivan@bisnow.com Wed, 27 May 2026 11:47:05 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/data-center/landowners-urge-virginia-high-court-to-pass-on-digital-gateway-fight-134716 https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/data-center/landowners-urge-virginia-high-court-to-pass-on-digital-gateway-fight-134716 A group of landowners is asking the Virginia Supreme Court to turn down Blackstone’s legal fight for a massive data center corridor in Prince William County. alexis.kramer@bisnow.com Mon, 25 May 2026 19:58:48 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-capital-markets/nvidia-record-earnings-ai-cloud-startups-boosting-data-center-demand-134689 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-capital-markets/nvidia-record-earnings-ai-cloud-startups-boosting-data-center-demand-134689 Nvidia’s record earnings show surging demand for AI computing, and they reflect the changing contours of the AI data center landscape.  dan.rabb@bisnow.com Thu, 21 May 2026 14:22:17 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-power/largest-us-grid-operator-accelerates-timeline-powering-new-data-centers-134684 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-power/largest-us-grid-operator-accelerates-timeline-powering-new-data-centers-134684 The skies are beginning to clear for data center developers seeking new electricity on the 13-state power grid operated by PJM Interconnection.  jon.banister@bisnow.com Thu, 21 May 2026 11:08:38 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-capital-markets/blackstone-bets-5b-ai-cloud-jv-google-134646 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-capital-markets/blackstone-bets-5b-ai-cloud-jv-google-134646 Google and Blackstone are partnering to launch a new AI-focused cloud provider. dan.rabb@bisnow.com Tue, 19 May 2026 14:17:10 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center/nextera-dominion-to-merge-to-create-ai-feeding-powerhouse-134621 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center/nextera-dominion-to-merge-to-create-ai-feeding-powerhouse-134621 Two of the country’s largest utility companies have plans to merge as the nationwide data center boom is driving demand for electricity. jarred@bisnow.com Mon, 18 May 2026 12:20:18 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow 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But now, leaders... dan.rabb@bisnow.com Sun, 17 May 2026 09:47:22 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-power/department-energy-finance-10-nuclear-reactors-fuel-ai-data-centers-134604 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-power/department-energy-finance-10-nuclear-reactors-fuel-ai-data-centers-134604 Energy Secretary Chris Wright says he wants to rapidly accelerate nuclear power production to fuel the data center boom, and he is putting the government's money where his mouth is.  The top U.S. energy official, speaking Thursday afternoon at Bisnow's... jon.banister@bisnow.com Fri, 15 May 2026 12:37:34 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-power/cim-group-launches-permanent-power-company-focused-on-rural-qozs-134599 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-power/cim-group-launches-permanent-power-company-focused-on-rural-qozs-134599 As artificial intelligence and data center development continue to grow in importance within the real estate marketplace, one company is looking to capitalize on the need for power. CIM Group plans to launch a national power platform, Permanent Power... taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Fri, 15 May 2026 12:48:54 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center/blackstones-data-center-reit-raises-175b-in-debut-as-share-prices-fall-134583 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center/blackstones-data-center-reit-raises-175b-in-debut-as-share-prices-fall-134583 Blackstone’s new data center real estate investment trust raised $1.75B in its U.S. stock market debut Thursday, with underwriters able to consider raising the proceeds of its initial public offering an additional $250M. Blackstone Digital Infrastructure... jarred@bisnow.com Thu, 14 May 2026 12:14:05 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-sustainability-operations/skepticism-space-data-centers-fading-134571 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-sustainability-operations/skepticism-space-data-centers-fading-134571 The race to build AI infrastructure in space is rapidly moving from science fiction toward reality.  Three new indications that data centers in space are becoming a legitimate idea emerged this week: a $2B valuation for a space computing startup, a... dan.rabb@bisnow.com Wed, 13 May 2026 17:17:45 -0400