Cloud and AI growth are straining power systems, and the US GRID Act could make expansion more difficult. The industry will need greater transparency on projected energy and water use, project plans, and incentives.
Net-zero commitments are becoming more common across the data center industry, but power demand growth and stricter carbon accounting rules are reshaping expectations.
Growing workload demand continued to drive capacity growth in 2025. Results from the Uptime Institute Service Providers and Capacity Survey 2025 offer an insight into trends in capacity growth and the adoption of hybrid strategies.
IT power utilization thresholds can incentivize server inefficiency
Data center cancellations on the rise as public opposition grows
Regulations for behind-the-meter power are emerging
Network Advisory: Current State of Digital Twins
Emerging life safety challenges in modern data centers
AI use policies and guardrails accelerate operations adoption, reduce risk
Rensa and the PreVent Air Intake Filtration System
Thoughts on "hot work."
Taking the pulse on data center RTO and equipment MTTR
The struggle between AI and net-zero is becoming visible
Why inference will become a ubiquitous IT workload
Musk's moonshot project faces astronomical challenges
Next-gen GPUs may not need chillers — but data centers do
Liquid cooling will not outgrow its high-density niche
Coolant distribution units can complicate commissioning
Ireland's new grid rules signal shift in data center roles
New power architectures to reshape data center design
Giant data center power plans reach extreme levels
Resiliency will be re-examined, but few will compromise
EU power providers urged to protect grids from data centers
What cloud sovereignty really means
Digital twins and DCIM: why data quality must come first
France sets strict PUE and WUE thresholds as tax incentive
Microsoft’s Community-First Plan needs more work
