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Recent California data center news

• May 8, 2026

  Supermicro’s New AI Campus Embodies the Industrialization of AI Infrastructure

  Supermicro announced the opening of its largest U.S. Data Center Building Block Solutions (DCBBS) campus near its San Jose headquarters on April 27, 2026.

  • Main announcement: The new DCBBS campus spans ~32.8 acres and more than 714,000 square feet, becomes Supermicro’s fourth Bay Area location, expands the company’s regional footprint to nearly 4 million square feet, and will support advanced system design, domestic manufacturing, testing, service, and global distribution for Supermicro’s AI infrastructure portfolio. The facility includes 10 MW of on‑campus power capacity and is positioned as a rack‑scale, liquid‑cooled AI integration and validation hub.
  • Background and related details: Supermicro frames this as a move from server manufacturing to rack-scale DCBBS integration, part of a global footprint spanning Taiwan, Malaysia, and the Netherlands; the company reported fiscal 2025 net sales of $22 billion (up from $15 billion the prior year), projected fiscal 2026 revenue of at least $33 billion, and in early May projected quarterly revenue of $11–$12.5 billion. On May 6, Supermicro signed a non-binding MOU with NANO Nuclear to explore pairing microreactor generation (KRONOS platform) with Supermicro’s liquid‑cooled AI systems (no commercial deployment timeline announced).
• May 8, 2026

  Interview: Unison Energy CEO on Data Centers Turning to On-Site Power

  Unison Energy named Mariko McDonagh Meier as CEO in January 2026.

  • Main announcement: Unison Energy appointed Mariko McDonagh Meier as CEO in January 2026, and the company is positioning its behind-the-meter CHP and microgrid model to supply large energy users—especially data centers—facing interconnection delays.
  • Background and details:On-site, dispatchable natural gas generation (turbines/engines) is being contracted under long-term (typ. 20-year) agreements, with pipelines spanning hundreds of megawatts to gigawatts, phased builds (phase one often 50–100 MW), and historical contract-to-commissioning timelines of about two years (subject to 70-week equipment lead times); recent deployment example includes a CHP project with General Mills in Missouri.
• May 8, 2026 · RMI

  Solving the Gridlock: America’s Electric Supply Chain Opportunity

  RMI (authors Ellie Garland and Ben Feshbach) publish policy recommendations for federal policymakers to strengthen the US grid supply chain and deploy newly available authorities and funding.

  • Main announcement / action: RMI recommends DOE and Congress use newly available tools — including $375 million appropriated to DOE’s Office of Electricity (Jan 2026) and a Defense Production Act (DPA) determination (Apr 2026) — to boost domestic grid manufacturing capacity, coordination, and competitiveness; the brief cites recent private investments such as Hitachi Energy’s $1 billion factory in Virginia and Siemens Energy’s target to add US transformer capacity by 2027.
  • Background and concrete details: The paper documents current supply constraints: domestic production met only 20% of US LPT demand in 2025, US grid equipment imports exceeded $30 billion in 2024, transformer prices have risen ~75% and cable costs have doubled since 2019; recommended interventions include near-term bottle‑neck relief, tax and loan incentives, DPA/anchor-buying strategies, workforce initiatives, and RD&D pilot programs.
• May 8, 2026

  NVIDIA and Schneider Electric get in sync at NVIDIA GTC 2026 to deliver Vera Rubin AI Factories

  Schneider Electric introduced a validated, world’s most comprehensive reference design to support deployment of NVIDIA’s next-gen Vera Rubin AI platform at GTC 2026 in San Jose, California.

  • Main announcement:Schneider Electric (Diamond sponsor) and NVIDIA unveiled a validated reference design for the NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 racks to enable installation and operation of Vera Rubin AI factories; the design includes special drawings, bills of material, schematics, performance specifications, support for rack-scale Vera CPUs and Rubin GPUs, optimized 480 VAC power, and liquid cooling to maximize tokens-per-watt. The announcement was made at NVIDIA GTC, San Jose, CA on May 8, 2026.
  • Background and technical details: The reference design is validated and integrated with Schneider Electric’s controls reference designs and supports operation at MaxQ 188 kW/rack and MaxP 227 kW/rack, supports higher TCS supply temperatures (45°C) for enhanced free-cooling opportunities, references Motivair’s MCDU-70 / 2.5MW CDU liquid-cooling tech, and aligns with Omniverse DSX blueprint work validated at Digital Realty’s AI Factory Research Center in Manassas, VA. Schneider also demonstrated an 800VDC power infrastructure prototype and tested NVIDIA’s Nemotron Agentic AI for alarm management.
• May 8, 2026

  Nano Nuclear Signs MoU On Nuclear For ‘Rapidly Expanding’ AI Economy

  Nano Nuclear Energy has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Super Micro Computer Inc to explore deploying microreactors to provide dedicated, onsite power for data centres.

  • MoU to explore integration: Nano Nuclear and Super Micro will explore integration of Nano Nuclear’s Kronos MMR Energy System (a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor) with Super Micro’s AI server and data centre platforms to potentially deploy dedicated, onsite nuclear power for data centres serving the AI economy.
  • Background and recent actions: Nano Nuclear is developing the Kronos MMR Energy System and in January 2025 closed an $8m (€6.8m) deal to acquire major assets of bankrupt Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation; the company has also signed an agreement with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to build the first research Kronos MMR on the university campus.
• May 8, 2026

  World-leading climate centre takes Trump administration to court

  UCAR (the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research) has sued the US government and asked a court to freeze plans to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).

  • Main action:UCAR (a coalition of around 130 universities) sued the government in March and on 3 April asked a US district court judge to freeze plans to transfer stewardship of NCAR’s supercomputing centre in Cheyenne, Wyoming; a court hearing took place on 7 May and Judge R. Brooke Jackson said he would issue a decision “as promptly as possible”.
  • Background and timeline: Documents show the White House budget office instructed the NSF in November to begin restructuring NCAR to align with Administration priorities; the NSF requested proposals and public comments (deadline 13 March) but told NCAR officials on 12 February that it had decided to transfer the supercomputing centre; UCAR argues the process is a “sham process” while the NSF says “a final decision has not been made to transfer stewardship.”
• May 6, 2026

  Power Drives the AI Data Center Boom, but Connectivity Cannot be Overlooked

  An analysis argues that data center operators must prioritize power and optical connectivity for AI.

  • Main point: The piece highlights power and optical connectivity as essential prerequisites for AI, citing Omdia’s forecast that global IT load power capacity will reach 314 GW by 2030 and noting the emergence of the “scale across“ concept (coined in 2025 by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang) which requires 800 Gbps+, low-latency optical links to operate multi-site AI clusters and gigawatt-scale training campuses.
  • Background/details: The article is commentary/analysis (not a formal project announcement). It documents current industry pressures: typical large colocation sites support 50–100 MW, hyperscaler clusters are being planned at gigawatt scale, regional power supply wait times of 2–5 years, and a shift toward remote rural builds (examples: Lancaster PA; Memphis; Columbus, Ohio; rural Georgia; New Mexico; Wyoming) that require long-haul fiber links sometimes up to ~1,000 km. It references trade shows and forums including Metro Connect (Florida), Nvidia’s GTC, OFC, and the Optica Executive Forum.
• May 6, 2026

  Drive for energy security creates a more complex landscape for businesses

  A&O Shearman publishes an analytical briefing on how the global drive for energy security is reshaping policy, supply chains, and corporate strategy.

  • Main announcement: The paper outlines that governments are prioritizing energy security through a mix of domestic fossil fuel expansion, accelerated renewables deployment, nuclear buildouts (including SMRs), grid reform, and strategic equity stakes in mineral companies; concrete examples include Japan’s Seventh Basic Energy Plan (approved Feb 2025), China’s Energy Law (in force 2025), the IEA-coordinated release of more than 400 million barrels from strategic stocks, and the Czech Republic’s EUR17 billion nuclear expansion at Dukovany.
  • Context and details: The briefing documents policy shifts and implementation measures such as the UK’s “first-ready-first-connected” grid policy and aim to build double the transmission capacity by 2030, the U.S. executive orders to “increase domestic energy” (listing oil, gas, coal, hydropower, biofuels and nuclear) and repeal of the “endangerment finding”, and the IEA finding that data centers consumed ≈1.5% of global electricity in 2024, which will drive future demand growth to 2030.
• May 6, 2026

  Climate Change Solutions - May 5, 2026

  EESI will host a briefing with American Rivers on May 7 about U.S. water infrastructure challenges and solutions.

  • Briefing with American Rivers on May 7: EESI and American Rivers will hold a briefing titled Policies and Financing Solutions to Modernize U.S. Water Infrastructure on Thursday, May 7, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., at the Rayburn House Office Building Gold Room (Room 2168) and online; agenda includes U.S. water infrastructure challenges, solutions to close the investment gap, and discussion of the January 2026 Potomac River sewer collapse that discharged 200 million gallons of raw sewage.

    • Location: Rayburn House Office Building Gold Room (Room 2168)
    • Time & Date: Thursday, May 7, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
    • RSVP: https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/050726water#rsvp

  • Newsletter content and related items: The issue highlights articles on data center waste heat reuse, PFAS (“forever chemicals”) in data center components, a breakdown of 65 climate, energy, and environment hearings on the Hill from March–April 2026, and a podcast interview about environmental justice research in Accra, Ghana. It also notes internship applications open until May 17, 2026, and links to legislative actions such as the enactment of the Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act of 2026 (H.R.7147) and passage of bills including the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R.7567).

• May 6, 2026

  The Hidden Cost Of Compute

  Google has begun constructing a $15 Bn AI data centre hub in Visakhapatnam.

  • Main announcement/action:Google is building a $15 Bn AI data centre hub in Visakhapatnam to deliver large-scale compute and connectivity; Microsoft has committed $3 Bn to expand cloud and AI infrastructure in India, while major operators including AWS, AdaniConneX, STT GDC, and CtrlS are adding capacity across Mumbai, Chennai, and Hyderabad. The article synthesises these industry commitments and market projections rather than announcing a single new policy.
  • Background and details: India’s data centre market was valued at ₹9.33 Lakh Cr (2025) and is projected to reach ₹20.53 Lakh Cr by 2030; a CEEW study reports data centres used ~0.5% of India’s electricity in 2025 and 150 Bn litres of water annually (both metrics forecast to more than double by 2030). The piece also notes state-level incentives, preferential power arrangements, and Maharashtra’s AI policy target of ₹10,000 Cr in investments (policy timelines through 2031).