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Headlines favor mega-campuses, but data centers range from single-rack edge boxes to hyperscale sites, and the right choice depends on workload, power, and growth plans rather than sheer size.
Qualcomm unveiled a multigenerational CPU agreement with Meta and a new AI inference architecture, part of a broader push to build a $15 billion data center business by fiscal 2029.
Organized opposition to US data center development has grown nearly sixfold since late 2025, and recent project collapses in Virginia suggest community acceptance is becoming a real site-selection variable alongside power and land.
QTS withdrew its Digital Gateway campus project in Virginia after years of litigation, signaling that permitting certainty and community opposition now rival power availability as make-or-break factors in AI data center development.
Digital Realty is acquiring Blackstone-managed ownership interests in three Northern Virginia hyperscale facilities, gaining full control of 288 MW of fully leased, AI-ready capacity.
Gigawatt-scale load drops at hyperscale AI campuses triggered multiple grid disturbances in 2025, prompting NERC to issue new modeling guidance and push for a dedicated regulatory category for computational loads.
From a voter-approved municipal ban in California to a $25 billion hyperscale wave in Missouri, July 2026 brought a surge of data center construction news, regulatory shifts, and community tension across the US.
National Grid Ventures is investing $1.75 billion in power developer Joulent, which builds dedicated generation facilities adjacent to hyperscale AI campuses to bypass strained utility interconnection queues.
