Why AI Data Centers Can’t Afford to Ignore Property Tax
Property tax is often treated as a once-a-year accounting formality, but for AI data centers it is a major cost that should be managed from design through operation.
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DOE Extends Eddystone Coal Plant’s Life as PJM Grid Strains Under Data Center Load
The Department of Energy has ordered a Pennsylvania coal plant to stay available through November as PJM grapples with surging data center demand and a wave of generator retirements.
Global Data Center Capex Forecast to Top $3 Trillion by 2030 on AI Buildout
Dell'Oro Group says AI infrastructure spending will nearly double its earlier 2030 projection, with accelerators, power constraints, and cooling upgrades reshaping how operators plan capacity.
Can Home GPU Rigs Take Pressure Off Mega Data Centers?
As community opposition to large AI data centers intensifies, startups and pilot projects are testing whether paying homeowners to host GPU appliances can supplement centralized computing capacity.
Land Banking: Data Center Operators Stockpile Sites Years Before Building
As AI-driven demand strains available sites, data center companies and investors are buying up undeveloped land years ahead of construction, a shift from the industry's traditional just-in-time real estate approach.
Tencent Skips Quick AI Rental Profits to Build Its Own Models
Tencent says it could turn immediate profit by renting out its $53 billion AI hardware buildout, but is betting on building state of the art models and applications instead for bigger long term returns.
Together AI Signs $240M Deal with IBM Cloud for Nvidia GPU Capacity
The AI inference provider is turning to a competing cloud giant for a large cluster of Nvidia's HGX B300 systems, underscoring just how tight AI infrastructure supply remains.
Edge AI Is Growing Fast, But Data Centers Aren’t Going Anywhere
Rising investment in edge AI has some wondering if centralized data centers will lose relevance, but security, cost, and infrastructure realities point toward a hybrid future instead.
Power Shortages, Not Demand, Now Dictate Where Data Centers Get Built
New research from DCByte shows grid queues and permitting delays are pushing data center development away from traditional hubs like Ashburn and Tokyo toward secondary markets in Texas, Malaysia, and Spain.
Cloud Infrastructure Spending Tops $143 Billion in Q2 as AI Demand Accelerates Growth
Enterprise cloud spending grew 43 percent year over year in Q2 2026, its fastest pace in eight years, with AI-specific services surging 165 percent, according to Synergy Research.