- The increased deployment of server CPUs alongside AI accelerators helped Intel’s data center division achieve significant growth in the first quarter.
- Developers can accelerate approvals by choosing experienced jurisdictions, submitting complete plans, and proactively addressing environmental requirements.
- IEEE is developing unified global standards to harmonize data center design with grid operations, enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and ensuring integration with power systems.
- As AI drives extreme power density, operators are shifting to hybrid cooling, modular builds, and tighter system integration to maintain performance, efficiency, and reliability.
- The move toward 800 VDC and new power architectures stems from mounting constraints in how compute, cooling, and power fit inside the rack.
- With interconnection delays stretching years, operators are turning to distributed generation and real estate platforms to secure faster access to power.
- AI is forcing a reset in how data centers are designed, powered, and built – and the industry is running out of room for incremental change.
- The EU’s first reporting cycle exposed gaps between sustainability metrics and available data, according to a researcher linked to the study.
- Geothermal, long-duration storage, and innovative procurement models aim to close the reliability gap as AI drives unprecedented power demand.
- Industry leaders gather in Washington as AI-driven growth is pushing data centers to new scale, reshaping demands on power, design, and sustainability.


