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Data center development has become a game of regulatory chess. While headlines are often dominated by local moratoriums in maturing hubs like Northern Virginia or parts of Georgia, a strategic shift is occurring. Developers are no longer just looking for power  and fiber , they are looking for political stability and legislative partnership. At LandGate , we believe the key to a resilient portfolio isn’t just reacting to restrictive measures, but identifying the "Green Zones

The energy landscape in the Western United States is undergoing a seismic shift. As the demand for computing power accelerates, driven by the explosion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and hyperscale cloud computing, the pressure on the grid to provide reliable, massive loads is unprecedented. For developers and utilities, the challenge is no longer just finding land; it is finding land with power . To meet this challenge, LandGate is pleased to announce a significant leap for

The data center industry is facing a critical inflection point, with the pursuit of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) driving expenditure into the trillions while simultaneously exposing vulnerabilities in financing, supply chains, and local regulatory environments. This week’s headlines underscore the extreme capital commitments required for AI-scale infrastructure alongside the significant development risks and the continued push for specialized cooling innovations. IBM

In 2025, the U.S. data center boom isn’t being held back by demand; it’s being held back by power. Everyone wants more computing power, but projects hit the same wall of grid constraints: substation capacity, crowded interconnection queues, and transmission upgrades that can take years, shrinking the number of sites that can actually get energized on schedule. The successful developers aren’t just the ones with the biggest checks but they’re the ones who lock in land with rea

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution has created an unprecedented surge in energy demand, driven by hyperscale data centers that require massive, reliable, and often redundant power. This and other major industry investments have intensified the focus on natural gas power plants as a critical, scalable solution to complement renewables. However, data center developers assessing natural gas face two major obstacles: understanding where and how much is available, and the

The relentless pursuit of AI compute capacity continues to be the dominant narrative, but this week, the industry is grappling with intensifying regulatory and public resistance , even as new technologies emerge to support the power grid. Financial markets affirmed their bullish stance on digital infrastructure with a significant investment deal, while a major outage highlighted the critical importance of operational redundancy. Nationwide moratorium demanded by environmental

Siting data centers  has become increasingly complex as developers contend with limited available offtake capacity  on regional electric grids. In many high-demand markets, even where adequate generation exists, incremental load from large offtakers can trigger network constraints, curtailment, and reduced deliverability. As a result, many regions with active data center development already exhibit minimal headroom without substantial transmission upgrades. Accurately forecas

The beginning of December 2025 highlights the data center industry’s critical focus on power at every level from hyperscale site selection to grid resilience and next-generation power sources. This week's developments underscore the aggressive capital investment required for AI infrastructure, but also the immediate, high-stakes consequences when power and cooling systems fail. The message remains consistent: scale is mandatory, but operational redundancy and power innovation

The unrelenting acceleration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to redefine the data center industry's operational and developmental playbook. This week's developments offer both validation of the immense market opportunity and stark reminders of the acute challenges facing data center developers, from securing power at an unheard-of scale to navigating community resistance and deploying bleeding-edge thermal management technologies. The message is clear: scale is now

The United States is entering the most land-intensive era of industrial development since the post-war highway build-out. Unlike previous growth cycles, which concentrated in urban cores or logistics corridors, today’s expansion is anchored in four converging forces: electrification, AI-driven data center growth, grid modernization, and renewable generation. Each sector carries enormous physical footprints, highly constrained siting requirements, and intricate interdependenci

The Infrastructure Avoidance Mandate in the Age of AI Geo-Data as the Critical Infrastructure Differentiator The specialized demands of Artificial Intelligence (AI) requiring multi-terabit capacity and latency measured in nanoseconds have fundamentally reshaped data center site selection . For developers, the decisive factor differentiating a viable site is not merely the presence of fiber, but the availability of high-strand, existing dark fiber .    Relying on greenfield c

The energy transition presents a critical challenge and a massive opportunity  for the traditional oil and gas (O&G) sector. As global energy consumption shifts toward decarbonization, holders of non-producing (or fully abandoned) O&G assets, including land, surface infrastructure, and existing rights-of-way, are increasingly faced with the risk of stranded assets . This analysis provides a strategic framework for utility-scale energy developers to assess and monetize these u

Hyperscale data centers are the engine of the global digital economy. Their massive, non-stop power demand requires dedicated, utility-scale renewable energy generation  ( Solar and BESS ) to be built either adjacent to or in close proximity to the facility. This colocation model is critical for achieving net-zero goals, ensuring uptime, and managing power costs. However, the sheer size and speed of hyperscale deployment intensify every aspect of land acquisition. Developers

This week, the data center industry’s pivot to massive, long-term AI infrastructure was unequivocally confirmed by hyperscaler capital plans, while the focus shifted sharply to power stability and government policy  as critical enablers of growth. The sheer scale of investment reached a new level, with Meta announcing a projected $600 billion spend by 2028  on data centers and AI capacity. Simultaneously, technical solutions for grid resilience are escalating, highlighted by

The story of electricity generation in the United States is a tale of innovation, ambition, and adaptation. From the first flickers of incandescent bulbs to the massive, invisible power that fuels our digital lives, the way we generate electricity has constantly changed. This journey reflects our nation's growth, our technological advancements, and our evolving understanding of the world around us. Today, we face a new and powerful demand: the relentless energy needs of data

The surge in renewable energy demand has transformed specific geographic areas into "High-Demand Zones" (HDZs) —regions critical for utility-scale projects due to superior solar insolation, wind resources, or proximity to transmission infrastructure. In these HDZs, calculating a fair and financially sound land lease rate is no longer a matter of simple comparable sales. It requires a sophisticated, data-driven analytical framework  that accounts for true project value, risk,

This week in data center news, the relentless demand for AI infrastructure  is fundamentally reshaping the market, driving massive investments, key acquisitions, and unprecedented technological shifts for developers. The necessity of advanced cooling and power  took center stage: Eaton Corp's nearly $10 billion acquisition of Boyd Thermal signals a major consolidation around liquid cooling solutions . Simultaneously, the urgent need for high-density power is being met by inno

While utility-scale solar developers face mounting interconnection delays and complex federal tax incentive timelines, data centers are experiencing unprecedented energy demands. This convergence has created a unique opportunity: direct, behind-the-meter (BTM) energy partnerships  that bypass traditional utility bottlenecks entirely. The fundamentals make perfect sense. Data centers  require massive amounts of reliable, clean power to operate their facilities. Solar developer

This week's data center news highlights the extreme measures the industry is taking to power the AI computing surge. To address the massive energy demands, Fermi Inc. is making a bold, multi-billion dollar commitment by ordering four large nuclear reactors to create its 11 GW "HyperGrid" campus in Texas, The AI race is simultaneously transforming the hardware market, with Qualcomm aggressively re-entering the data center space via new AI-focused chips and rack-level systems d

The economic viability of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) is fundamentally dependent on location. As BESS assets increasingly participate in wholesale electricity markets (providing grid resilience, peak shaving, and energy arbitrage) developers require granular, data-driven tools to accurately forecast revenue streams. Analyzing the Locational Marginal Price (LMP)  volatility at specific nodes is essential for assessing where a project can achieve optimal financial re