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- Data centers & fiber
Virginia senator Russet Perry proposes three-year data center moratorium
Senate Bill 843 would stop state agencies from approving data center planning applications for three years from July 1, 2027.
- Data centers & fiber
Air Force seeks design-build contractor for $4bn Space Command facility in Alabama
The notice covers a command-and-control facility and its supporting data center at Redstone Arsenal, with applications due Dec. 15, 2026.
- Data centers & fiber
SubCo to build 850km Sydney–Melbourne fiber route by June 2028
The greenfield SM-1 system is specified at a minimum of 96 fiber pairs, and founder Bevan Slattery says he will decide by year-end whether to buy a cable-laying vessel.
- Data centers & fiber
Colliers lists Austin data center leased to Lumen and LightEdge
The 31,960 sq ft Semicon III building carries $508,000 in annual rent on triple net leases running to 2030 and 2031, with no asking price disclosed.
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- Data centers & fiber
OpenAI names Uday Ruddarraju to run compute and Stargate, replacing Katti
Sachin Katti, who took over the Stargate effort in March, is expected to remain as an adviser.
- Data centers & fiber
3 G Investments files application for 3.34m sq ft Augusta data center campus
The proposed Nixon Technology Center would occupy 388 acres near Augusta Regional Airport, with no data center developer or end user named in the report.
- Energy Transition
PJM to study SoftBank's 10-GW Ohio data center complex under state agreement approach
The filing covers 9.6 GW of added load and 10.2 GW of SB Energy gas-fired generation through 2032, with AEP Ohio to build three 765-kV lines.
- Energy Transition
Planned U.S. natural gas capacity comparable to solar and wind on capacity-factor basis: EDF
Clean energy still accounts for the largest share of planned U.S. power sector development, but nearly 5% of a planned 281.7 GW of clean energy deployment was canceled in 2025, EDF says.
- Data centers & fiber
Orange, Equitix and MDM form joint venture for Pisces subsea cable
The 3,125km, 16-fiber-pair system connecting Galway to France, Spain and Portugal is expected to be deployed during 2028.
- Energy Transition
IURC approves AES Indiana's $1.3bn solar and storage project for Google data center
Google will cover all project costs, exceeding the 80% minimum Indiana's 2025 large-load data center law sets.
- Data centers & fiber
Iren targets 900MW Redbank data center campus near Wagga Wagga with 2029 grid connection
The New South Wales project is in early assessment and falls outside Iren's previously announced 5GW secured-power portfolio.
- Energy Transition
Google signs 20-year power purchase agreement with American Electric Power for 702MW Wyoming fuel cell plant
AEP owns 92% of Cheyenne Fuel Cell and funds advised by Basalt Infrastructure Partners own 8%; the power price is not disclosed.
- Fundraising
Ares and Astatine file SEC registrations for three pooled infrastructure vehicles
The vehicles list an undisclosed offering amount and $0 sold to date; SWI raised €800 million for data-center buildouts.
- Data centers & fiber
Soluna files for 112MW Kati II data center in Willacy, Texas
The Texas filing estimates $471.8 million for a single 471,884 sq ft building and gives no construction timeline.
- Data centers & fiber
Aether Infrastructures signs preliminary deal for Strasbourg data center site
The French AI consortium's FR-SXB1 complex would occupy a 90-hectare former gearbox plant in the Port du Rhin district, with 25MW of grid power available.
- Fundraising
Digi Power X secures $200m syndicated debt for 40MW Alabama data center
Goldman Sachs syndicated the financing, which is being provided by an unnamed "major lending institution" and funds a two-phase build in Columbiana.
- Data centers & fiber
Colt, Relativity and NPS complete London hollow-core fiber trial
The proof of concept connected two Colt network locations in central London, and the ChronoCore fiber is now live within Colt's infrastructure.
- Data centers & fiber
Microsoft buys 600 acres in Iowa for potential data center campus
The Woodward sale closed Oct. 8 and was disclosed Oct. 12; Microsoft's land manager says design work has not started.
- Transport & public-private
P3 Bulletin lists Equitix capital formation hire and waterfront adviser search
The two new entries disclose no names, dates or values; the page's only dollar figure is $50 million World Bank financing for a Paraíba sanitation P3.
- Data centers & fiber
Gulf creates data center holding company for Thai projects
Gulf Edge Data Center Company Limited will take a 70 percent stake in a 100MW Rayong campus due live in the fourth quarter of 2027.
- Data centers & fiber
Gorilla Technology proposes 6MW US colocation acquisition
The company says the operational site has a pathway to 36MW of power, with the deal expected to complete in late November 2026.
- Energy Transition
LS Electric secures $138.5m Bloom order for Pennsylvania data center switchgear
Deliveries of 38kV switchgear and distribution transformers are expected from April to July next year, per Data Center Dynamics.
- Data centers & fiber
Trentar signs Maharashtra MoU for proposed 500MW hyperscale data center
The Dorf Ketal unit plans INR 30,000 crore ($3.3 billion) for a campus whose location and construction timeline are undisclosed.
- Data centers & fiber
Nexus Core Systems and FiveNines Group partner on 20MW Casablanca data center
The facility is part of Nexus's planned 180MW AI Factory Platform and is to house Nvidia Vera Rubin NVL72 systems.
- Data centers & fiber
Goodman Group reports a 6.4GW digital infrastructure power bank with 3.6GW secured
The developer's Q3 2026 figures show 700MW of compute capacity delivered and 400MW in progress, with two-thirds of the pipeline in Australasia and Europe.
- Fundraising
SWI raises €800 million in equity for US and Europe data center buildout
The Euronext Amsterdam-listed investor says total equity raised since March 2026 now exceeds €1 billion ($1.1bn).
- Data centers & fiber
Fermi signs AMD credit support for first 222MW at Project Matador
AMD acts as guarantor while Fermi seeks financing for the initial build-out; a separate agreement frames expansion up to 650MW.
- Fundraising
AT&T to sell Mexican mobile unit to Televisa and Fintech Holdings for $2 billion
Televisa and Fintech Holdings will each hold 50 percent of the purchasing consortium, and closing is expected in the first quarter of 2027.
- Data centers & fiber
Gov. Tina Kotek directs Oregon DEQ to pause data center permits until July 2027
The directive covers air quality permits and municipal wastewater applications, following a September order that halted state land sales for data centers.
- Fundraising
AirTrunk plans to push its IPO to 2027, citing rates and volatility
The Blackstone-backed firm had planned to list this year, raise $1.5 billion and gauge investor interest this month.
- Energy Transition
Akamai signs 13MW Singapore rooftop solar vPPA with EDP Asia-Pacific
All 27 sites are already operating and can generate up to 17,000MWh a year.
- The Wrap
FERC approves Duke Energy Carolinas large-load rules requiring 75% payment for 15 years
New or transferred large loads must pay a committed revenue contribution equal to 75% of the megawatt value in the load schedule for 15 years.
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- Energy Transition
Interior Department wants to reevaluate approval for operating Revolution Wind
The review follows the administration's halt of construction at offshore wind farms and canceled leases for future projects, Canary Media reported.
- Transport & public-private
DOT issues guidance tying transit grant shares to marriage and birth rates
Sen. Patty Murray says the guidance would apply to 40 projects already in the CIG program and could push some federal shares below a 40% floor in place since 2020.
- Energy Transition
FERC approves Duke Energy Carolinas large-load rules with 15-year revenue terms
New or transferred large loads must pay a committed revenue contribution equal to 75% of the megawatt value in the load schedule for 15 years.
- The Wrap
JE Dunn-Alberici JV starts construction on Saronic's $3.2B Texas shipyard
Saronic's initial 835-acre Port Alpha site can expand to nearly 4,400 acres.
- Energy Transition
Solar industry spends to flip control of Georgia's utility commission, Canary Media reports
Georgia's utility commission determines how much residents' energy bills rise, and it is among the few where party control could flip in November.
- Energy Transition
Qcells aims to build world's first big factory for next-generation tandem solar
Canary Media reports the U.S. solar manufacturer is targeting tandem panels that pair silicon cells with additional layers.
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- Fundraising
Virginia officials ask SCC to deny or condition Dominion-NextEra merger
Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi said the merger is "not in the best interest of Virginians"; the SCC plans a January decision.
- Transport & public-private
JE Dunn-Alberici JV begins construction on Saronic's $3.2B Texas shipyard
Saronic holds an option to expand the initial 835-acre Port Alpha site to nearly 4,400 acres.