New power architectures to reshape data center design

Data center electrification will see major technical developments in response to the growing power density and size of facilities in the coming years. The continued build-out of supersized AI infrastructure is spearheading this shift, but the broader data center industry will also benefit from advances in power technologies. Operators will see more design and engineering choices to optimize power topologies and facility layout as average rack densities continue to rise in tandem with increasingly powerful IT hardware.

Equipment vendors intend to introduce a slate of new electrical distribution products in 2026-2027 and beyond to align with the deployment of the next generation of dense AI compute systems. Many of these new products will be enhanced versions of existing products, which are aimed at ultra high-density environments.