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Recent New York data center news

• May 8, 2026

  World Largest Private Equity Firm $1.3 Trillion Blackstone Data Centre REIT Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust NYSE IPO to Raise $1.75 Billion with Expected IPO Listing on 14th May 2026

  Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust has announced it filed for a NYSE IPO and is expected to raise $1.75 billion with an expected listing on 14th May 2026.

  • Announcement: Filed a Form S-11 with the SEC; expected IPO listing on 14th May 2026; target raise $1.75 billion (note: an April 2026 filing sought $2 billion); intends to list under the symbol “BXDC”; joint lead book-running managers include Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, BofA Securities, Deutsche Bank Securities, J.P. Morgan, RBC Capital Markets and Wells Fargo Securities, with a broader syndicate including BNP PARIBAS, SMBC Nikko, Societe Generale, BBVA, Credit Agricole CIB, MUFG, Santander and TD Securities; Blackstone Capital Markets is co-manager.
  • Background & filing details: The trust is described as focused on acquiring and owning stabilized, newly-constructed data centers; asset value range in the filing is $250 million to $1.5 billion; target annual yield in the filing is 5.75% to 7%; parent Blackstone is cited with $1.3 trillion AUM.
• 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

  Data Center Jobs: Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Sales, Field Service and Facility Tech Jobs Available in Major Data Center Hotspots

  Data Center Frontier, in partnership with Pkaza, has posted the latest data center job listings on its jobs board.

  • Monthly job roundup: The post lists multiple open roles including Power Applications Engineer, Electrical Commissioning Engineer, Power Systems Sales Implementation Engineer, Architect Design Manager (CSA), Electrical Project Manager, Commissioning Project Manager, MEP Superintendent, Director of Data Center Facility Operations, Project Executive (Owner’s Rep), EHS Director, Mechanical Commissioning Lead, Mechanical Controls Engineer, Director of Project Deliverables, and Senior Electrical Engineer across numerous U.S. locations (examples: Pittsburgh, PA; New Albany, OH; Raleigh, NC; Dallas, TX; Charlotte, NC; Chesterton, IN; Denver, CO; New York, NY; Totowa, NJ), with many roles offering remote or multi-city travel options.
  • Client and role context: Positions are with mission-critical data center developers, engineering design and commissioning firms, electrical contracting firms, general contractors, and digital infrastructure firms; job descriptions emphasize reliability, energy efficiency, sustainable design, and LEED expertise, and note career-growth opportunities, competitive salaries and benefits. Many listings reference travel requirements and alternative available locations for implementation timelines (immediate hiring/use by clients), but no specific salary or funding amounts are disclosed.
• May 5, 2026

  Thermal Energy Networks Turn Data Center Waste Heat into a Hot Commodity

  Author Aastha Singh presents an analysis promoting Thermal Energy Networks (TENs) to capture and reuse waste heat from data centers across U.S. communities.

  • Main proposal: The article urges adoption of Thermal Energy Networks (TENs) and district heating to capture waste heat from data center cooling and deliver it to nearby buildings; it cites concrete examples (Stockholm, Mäntsälä, Tallaght, Equinix PA10 in Paris) and quantifies benefits such as avoiding construction of 54 new power plants and $22.1 billion in building-cost savings.
  • Policy and implementation details: It documents current policy moves (Virginia HB323 as the first U.S. waste-heat reuse bill), federal legislative activity (S.4213 Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act introduced March 2026), and recommends actions including DOE pilot grants, expedited permitting, and energy/resource-intensity standards for data centers.
• May 5, 2026

  Meet the academics refusing to use generative AI

  Several researchers have announced they are abstaining from using generative AI tools.

  • Main action: Several individual researchers (including Danielle Crowley at Bangor University, Hugh Possingham at the University of Queensland, Audrey Moores at McGill University, Tanisha Jowsey at Bond University, Juan Rocha at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Michaela Socolof at MIT and Elizabeth Wolkovich at the University of British Columbia) say they are purposefully abstaining from using generative AI because of concerns about copyright/consent, transparency of training data, accuracy/hallucinations, and environmental impacts; some have adopted explicit policies (for example, Wolkovich will not chair defences or join committees where students use genAI for writing).
  • Background and evidence: Surveys and studies cited include a Nature survey of ~5,000 researchers showing high acceptance for AI editing but far lower use for text generation, an Elsevier survey of 3,234 researchers reporting 58% use of AI, and a Patterns study estimating 2025 global AI system footprints of 32.6–79.7 million tonnes CO2 and 312.5–764.6 billion litres of water; other factual details include specific examples of AI errors (hallucinated citations and incorrect molecular depictions) and published commentaries calling for restrictions on genAI in chemistry and qualitative research.
• May 4, 2026

  Naidu Welcomes Environmental Disaster to Andhra – Screw That

  Chandrababu Naidu has invited AI data center projects into Andhra Pradesh, an action the article frames as a new and direct government push to host large-scale AI facilities.

  • Main action:Chandrababu Naidu is portrayed as signing deals/inviting AI data centers to Andhra Pradesh; the piece claims these facilities raise local temperatures by ~3.6°F on average, consume large water resources for cooling, and threaten wildlife, farmland and local water supplies.
  • Context and format: This is an opinion/criticism article (authored by SIBY JEYYA, 04/05/2026) arguing the projects primarily benefit global tech giants/billionaire backers while imposing higher power bills, water shortages, and heat-island effects on local communities. No specific companies, contract values, or implementation timelines are provided in the article.
• May 3, 2026

  Energy group asks Congress to investigate potentially foreign-backed campaigns against AI data centers

  Power the Future has asked Congress to open formal investigations into funding it alleges is incentivizing nonprofits and local groups to oppose data center and AI projects.

  • Requested action: Power the Future sent a letter to Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) asking committees to open formal investigations into what it describes as a “coordinated, billionaire-funded, and potentially foreign-backed political campaign” to block construction of data center and AI infrastructure. The group reports 188 local opposition groups across 24 states and cites grant reporting that New Venture Fund, the Sierra Club Foundation and the Sixteen Thirty Fund collectively received over $13 million from pro-environmental donors.
  • Background/details: The letter raises concerns that U.S. nonprofit donor disclosure laws can shield donors from public disclosure; it names environmental organizations (Sierra Club, Food and Water Watch, Earthjustice, Goods Jobs First, Piedmont Environmental Council, Southern Environmental Law Center, MediaJustice, Athena Coalition) as recipients of funding they say has been spent opposing data center expansions. Power the Future founder Daniel Turner acknowledges some legitimate local concerns but urges scrutiny of the scale and source of funding. The letter quotes Interior Secretary Doug Burgum calling opposition a “surrender” to China. No formal investigation timeline is provided in the article.
• May 1, 2026

  No sign that AI is cooling leasing demand: JLL

  JLL reported its Q1 earnings and said AI adoption and new data center wins are driving leasing and project management growth.

  • Main announcement: JLL announced Q1 financial results showing growth in real estate management services and leasing, driven by workplace and project management strength and data center wins; specific performance cited includes 7% year-over-year office leasing volume growth in North America, 17% increase in North America industrial gross leasing revenue, and double-digit project management revenue growth in the U.S. The results and commentary were provided in the company’s Q1 earnings release and analyst call.
  • Additional details & context: Management said 75% AI adoption across core enablement products, with 25,000 employees using enterprise AI applications daily and a 60% year-over-year increase in usage; workplace management growth was high-single-digit and project management growth was double-digit (U.S.). The company noted office vacancy at 16.8% globally and that its leasing pipeline is second-half weighted; management also stated there has been no material impact to date from the Middle East conflict but it is taking a conservative approach to leverage.
• Apr 30, 2026

  US administration ‘must make it easier to get things built,’ DOE chief of staff says

  The US Department of Energy (DOE), represented by chief of staff Carl Coe, called for easing permitting and policy barriers to accelerate construction of energy projects—particularly battery energy storage systems (BESS)—in remarks at Wood Mackenzie’s Solar & Energy Storage Summit on 29 April in Colorado.

  • Main announcement: Carl Coe urged the DOE and other authorities to make it “easier to get things built,” prioritising faster permitting and policy changes to unblock projects such as BESS.
    • Event: Wood Mackenzie Power and Renewables’ Solar & Energy Storage Summit
    • Date: 29 April
    • Location: Colorado, US
    • Subject/agenda: US BESS deployment, permitting and market rules, grid procurement
  • Background and concrete details: The DOE has closed a US$26.5 billion loan package with subsidiaries of Southern Company (to develop/enhance >16 GW capacity, including ~6 GW nuclear uprates), announced plans for multi‑billion dollar loans for long‑lead nuclear items, previously cancelled over US$7 billion of wind/solar funding, and disbursed more than US$100 million of a US$1.52 billion loan guarantee for Palisades; meanwhile Wood Mackenzie forecasts ~500 GWh of new energy storage installs over the next five years and recorded 18.9 GW / 51 GWh in recent full‑year/Q1 totals.