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Recent New York data center news

• Jan 9, 2026

  Constellation Completes Acquisition of Calpine; Groups Have 55 GW of Generation Capacity

  Constellation has completed its acquisition of Calpine Corp from Energy Capital Partners (ECP).

  • Main announcement: Constellation completed the acquisition of Calpine (transaction first announced a year earlier), creating a combined company with 55 GW of generation capacity, serving 2.5 million retail and business customers nationwide, and with a total transaction value of $26.6 billion including debt (originally announced as a $16.4 billion cash-and-stock deal). The merged company will power data centers, advanced manufacturing, and critical infrastructure and will maintain headquarters in Baltimore with a significant presence in Houston.
  • Background and details: The deal was closed and announced on January 7; the combination joins Constellation’s nuclear fleet with Calpine’s natural gas-fired and geothermal assets. The transaction strengthens footprints in Texas and California while maintaining operations in Illinois, Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania; Energy Capital Partners emphasized its role as seller and long-term investor.
• Jan 9, 2026

  The Next Blackout Won’t Be Caused by a Storm—It Will Be Sparked by a Talent War

  Jon Omaha of Hays Americas warns utilities face a grid risk from talent shortages as hyperscale data centers recruit skilled engineers.

  • Main announcement/action:Jon Omaha (Hays Americas) warns that utilities are losing critical engineering and technical talent to hyperscale data centers and other high-demand industries; nearly half of today’s utility workforce is approaching retirement and the Hays U.S. 2026 Salary & Hiring Guide shows 42% of organizations are investing in upskilling rather than hiring new talent. The article also notes data centers may build on-site generation capacity, further shifting expertise and resources away from the grid.
  • Background and concrete recommendations: Calls for urgent, specific workforce actions including rebranding skilled trades as tech-enabled careers, paid apprenticeships, loan forgiveness for engineering/associate degrees, aggressive recruiting and reskilling programs, and early education reforms (middle/high school hands-on electrical training). These are presented as immediate, implementable steps rather than speculative outcomes.
• Jan 9, 2026

  Setting Standards: US FERC to establish large load interconnection rules

  The U.S. Department of Energy directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to begin rulemaking (ANOPR, Docket No. RM26-4-000) on Oct 23, 2025 to establish standardised interconnection procedures for large electrical loads.

  • Main announcement: DOE used its Section 403 authority to direct FERC to open rulemaking (ANOPR) proposing the first federal standards for load interconnections exceeding 20 MW, including hybrid load+generation facilities; FERC created Docket No. RM26-4-000 (Oct 27, 2025) and invited public comments. Key DOE timeline request: final action by April 30, 2026.
  • Background and procedural details: The ANOPR proposes 14 guiding principles including uniform application procedures, integrated studies for load and generation, expedited review for flexible/curtailable loads (potentially within 60 days), and continuation of state jurisdiction over behind-the-meter, intra-state and under-20 MW loads; FERC extended initial comment deadline to Nov 21, 2025 (reply due Dec 5, 2025) and received ~150 initial comments including NARUC opposition (resolution passed Nov 11, 2025) and mixed responses from PJM, MISO and the Data Center Coalition.
• Jan 8, 2026

  Exus Renewables North America Closes $400-Million Credit Facility for Solar, Wind, Storage Projects

  Exus Renewables North America has closed a $400-million senior secured corporate credit facility to fund development and expansion of its wind, solar and battery storage portfolio.

  • Transaction and uses: The company closed a $400-million senior secured corporate credit facility (announced January 8) arranged by Santander, Barclays, ING Capital, and Nomura as Coordinating Lead Arrangers, with KeyBanc Capital Markets and BHI (Bank Hapoalim’s US commercial arm) as Joint Lead Arrangers; proceeds will fund development-stage expenditures including interconnection deposits, commercial offtake, equipment procurement, and other project development expenses across its North American pipeline.
  • Portfolio and advisors: Exus has more than 700 MW in operations or under construction, 4.5 GW in active development, and ~5.8 GW in total portfolio; the company was advised by PEI Global Partners with Latham & Watkins as legal counsel, while lenders were advised by Paul Hastings. PPA counterparts noted include Google and Meta (no financial terms disclosed).
• Jan 8, 2026

  Cipher Mining Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor and Industry Conferences

  Cipher Mining announced participation in upcoming investor and industry conferences and availability of webcasts on its investor website.

  • Main announcement: Cipher Mining will participate in the 28th Annual Needham Growth Conference on January 13, 2026, the Jefferies Power, Energy, Clean Energy & Utilities Conference on March 2, 2026, and the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference from March 3–5, 2026; CEO Tyler Page may be featured in discussions and any webcast links or replay information will be posted on Cipher’s Investors’ Website, X, and LinkedIn ahead of each event.
  • Background and details: Cipher is focused on industrial-scale data centers for bitcoin mining and HPC hosting; the release includes investor and media contact emails (investors@ciphermining.com, business@ciphermining.com, Courtney.knight@ciphermining.com, CipherMining@DLPR.com) and states webcasts/replays will be available in the Events section of the Investors’ Website.
• Jan 8, 2026

  Datavault AI Expands IBM Collaboration to Deploy Enterprise-Grade AI at the Edge with Available Infrastructure’s SanQtum AI Platform

  Datavault AI Inc. announced it will deliver enterprise-grade AI performance at the edge in New York and Philadelphia through an expanded collaboration with IBM using the SanQtum AI platform operated by Available Infrastructure.

  • Deployment scope and timeline: Datavault AI will run its Information Data Exchange and DataScore agents built with watsonx inside SanQtum AI’s zero-trust micro edge data centers to enable cybersecure data storage, real-time scoring, tokenization, and ultra-low-latency operations across New York and Philadelphia, with operational scale planned in Q1 2026 and plans to expand to multiple metro regions.
  • Partnership and technical details: The collaboration uses SanQtum AI (a fleet of synchronized GPU-rich micro edge data centers operated by Available Infrastructure) running IBM’s watsonx portfolio; stated benefits include removing dependence on centralized cloud pipelines, preventing tampering via a zero-trust local network, and enabling data to be treated as authenticated, tradable digital property. IBM is referenced via its Americas AI Partnerships lead and Available Infrastructure is noted as an IBM Platinum Partner.
• Jan 7, 2026

  Report: Dallas’ Sports-Focused PE Firm Arctos Acquired by KKR at a $1B Valuation

  KKR has agreed to acquire Dallas-based Arctos Partners at a $1 billion valuation (potentially rising to $1.5 billion with incentives), according to Bloomberg.

  • Deal details and immediate actions: The acquisition values Arctos Partners at $1 billion, with incentives that could boost valuation to $1.5 billion; under the agreement Ian Charles and other senior Arctos executives will receive shares in KKR, and KKR and Arctos are seeking approval from the leading U.S. sports leagues to complete the transaction.
  • Background and related business lines: In 2024 Arctos closed its Sports Partners Fund II with more than $4.1 billion in capital commitments, bringing Arctos’ aggregate sports-related assets under management to approximately $7 billion; in September Arctos launched Arctos Capital Markets to connect high-net-worth investors with team ownership opportunities, and via its Keystone Real Estate strategy Arctos is an investment partner in the Element Critical data center platform (facilities in Austin, Houston, and Chicago) alongside Mercuria, 26North, and Safanad.
• Jan 7, 2026

  Patented: Making a Degradable Ice Straw and More North Texas Inventive Activity

  Prive Products of Dallas has received a newly granted U.S. patent for a system and method to make degradable drinking straws from ice, invented by Thomas Surgent (Patent No. 12484726).

  • Main announcement: Prive Products, LLC — Patent No. 12484726 (Application No. 17609970 filed 05/16/2020; 2026 days app to issue) — describes a system with tubes extending into a reservoir, a connecting bar delivering hot and cold fluid into the tubes, and a resulting hollow ice straw that can cool a beverage as liquid passes through the straw. The abstract states: “A system and method for making degradable drinking straws made of ice (or other frozen liquid(s)).”
  • Background & roundup details: Dallas-Fort Worth was ranked No. 9 among 250 metros for the week of 12/2/25 with 134 patents granted. The article is a patent roundup (announcement/summary) listing top assignees (e.g., Texas Instruments Inc. — 15 patents), notable grants (Bank of America, Dell, IBM, Verily, Lennox, Halliburton, etc.), and includes patent abstracts, assignees, inventor locations, application numbers and days from application to issue. For partnerships or deals, the article provides assignee and patent filing/issue dates but no implementation timelines beyond application and issue dates.
• Jan 6, 2026 · Tech Xplore

  New research shows promise of liquids as thermal conductors

  Syracuse University researchers report that ordinary liquids inside an oscillating heat pipe (OHP) can transport heat far faster than the best solids, based on controlled experiments.

  • Main finding: The research team led by Shalabh C. Maroo (College of Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University) and doctoral student Ashok Thapa reported the highest liquid thermal conductivity measured inside an OHP, with liquids moving heat more than 150 times faster than copper and about 20 times faster than diamond; results published in Applied Thermal Engineering (2025), DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.127966.
  • Experimental details & relevance: The team built an OHP with a glass mid-section and rigorous experimental controls to ensure heat transfer was carried by the liquid alone; tested fluids include water, ethanol, methanol and dielectric FC-72; authors note potential application to cooling phones, laptops and AI data centers without using extra energy.
• Jan 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 Critical Facilities Recruiting, published a monthly roundup of current data center job openings on its jobs board.

  • Monthly jobs roundup: The post lists roughly 15–18 open roles (examples: Data Center Facility Technician, Electrical Commissioning Engineer, Construction Project Manager, Senior Electrical Engineer, Production Architect, Strategic Sales Account Manager, Mechanical Engineer, Site Selection Manager/Director/VP, Electrical Project Manager, Electrical Superintendent, Project Executive, MEP Construction Project Manager, Mechanical Commissioning Engineer, Engineering Design Director, Navy Nuke Facility Technician) with locations across the United States including Impact, TX; Ashburn, VA; Dallas, TX; Atlanta, GA; Reading, PA; Allentown, PA; Charlotte, NC; New Albany, OH; Lyndhurst, NJ; Boulder, CO; Richmond, VA; Austin, TX.
  • Role and employer context: Positions are listed with mission-critical data center providers, engineering design and commissioning firms, A/E/C architecture firms, equipment rental providers, electrical contractors and general contractors; listings repeatedly cite energy efficiency, sustainable design, and AI infrastructure support, and several technician roles explicitly note acceptance of Navy Nuke / military veterans.