New & Noteworthy

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