New York Data Center News

Apr 24, 2026

Backers say environmental policy reform speeds housing; opponents fear unchecked development

Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed amending New York State’s environmental quality review act (SEQRA) to exempt certain reasonably-sized mixed-use housing projects on previously disturbed land from environmental review to accelerate housing development.

Main announcement: The governor’s proposal, framed as the “Let them Build” campaign, would exempt mixed-use projects with no more than 50,000 square feet of non-residential use and projects that do not exceed 100 dwelling units, and would allow exemptions for projects on “previously disturbed” land; supporters (including Kingston Mayor Steve Noble and about 40 economic development backers) rallied in Albany on April 23, 2026, and a letter of support was sent to leaders of the New York State Assembly and Senate in March.
Background & concerns: Critics including Riverkeeper and senior attorney Drew Gamils argue the bill’s loosely defined terms (e.g., what counts as “previously disturbed” and undefined non-residential use) could permit industrial operations, fulfillment warehouses, or data centers to bypass SEQRA; the proposal also lacks an affordability requirement, according to opponents. The article records local perspectives from Kevin O’Connor (RUPCO) and Ward Todd (Ulster County Chamber of Commerce) and references the Belleayre Resort as a historical SEQRA-affected project.

Apr 23, 2026

The Edge Network Effect: Building AI Infrastructure That Spans Markets, Not Just Facilities

365 Data Centers presents its “edge network effect” approach and promotes its nationwide AI-ready platform that integrates colocation, connectivity, and dedicated sovereign AI with 24/7 support.

Main announcement: 365 Data Centers highlights its 16 facilities and 70+ points of presence (PoPs) across U.S. markets, promotes an AI-enabled platform that integrates colocation, cloud, and networking, and references partnerships such as DE-CIX Chicago to extend peering and interconnection. It specifies service-level commitments including 99.999% network uptime SLAs and claims redundant power (100% uptime SLA) and support from 86+ carrier-neutral providers.
Background and details: The piece cites industry forecasts—Deloitte projecting edge AI at $270 billion by 2032 and McKinsey on data center capacity growth to 200+ GW by 2030—and references a HostingAdvice.com interview and DE-CIX Chicago deployment as implementation examples; no specific contract values or implementation timelines for customer engagements are announced.

Apr 23, 2026

CBRE revenue jumps 19% on pivot to data center services

CBRE Group, Inc. reported Q1 2026 earnings showing broad revenue growth and a strategic expansion into critical infrastructure and data center services.

Q1 2026 results and data center growth: Reported Q1 2026 revenue $10.5 billion (up 19% YoY); critical infrastructure services revenue rose 71% YoY, driven by its Data Center Solutions division and contributions from Pearce Services; the firm generated more than $3 billion in revenue from infrastructure activities in 2025 and nearly $950 million in Q1 2026. CBRE said data center leasing revenue more than tripled year over year and that it has secured dozens of land sites for potential data center development to be entitled with power and water.
Background, acquisitions and partnerships: CBRE completed the Pearce Services acquisition at the end of last year (adds telecom and power asset businesses); it announced a partnership with Meta to launch the LevelUp data center trade skills training program (described as ongoing and being built out in multiple U.S. cities to recruit, train and place technical staff); CBRE is also integrating Industrious flexible-space units into its leasing operations.

Apr 22, 2026

Patented: Verizon’s Signal Spoof Detection at Base Stations and More North Texas Inventive Activity

Dallas-Fort Worth reported 171 patents granted for the week of March 24 and Verizon was granted a patent for detecting GPS/satellite signal spoofing at cellular base stations.

Main announcement: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (19100) 171 patents granted for the week of March 24, ranked No. 8 out of 250 U.S. metros; notable individual patent: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (U.S. Patent No. 12587857) for signal spoof detection at base stations using a comparison of a station’s known “true position” with a calculated “real time position” and generating an alert when the distance exceeds a threshold. Named inventors on the Verizon patent are Jerry Gamble, Jr. (Grapevine, TX) and Sumanth S. Mallya (Flower Mound, TX).
Background/details: The article is a patent roundup (Dallas Invents) listing utility and design patents connected to North Texas; it enumerates classification counts (G: Physics 53; H: Electricity 49; DESIGN: 31, etc.), top assignees (e.g., Texas Instruments Inc. 17; Traxxas L.P. 17; Samsung 8; Verizon 6) and highlights many granted patents across domains (telecom, AI/ML, medical devices, robotics, energy, networking). For each patent the report includes patent number, inventor(s), assignee, application file/date, and abstract (no speculative outcomes).

Apr 22, 2026

How to secure philanthropic funding in a competitive climate

Nature reports on trends in philanthropic funding for scientific research and provides guidance for applicants.

Main finding: The article outlines that philanthropic foundations (for example, the Simons Foundation, Wellcome, the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Sloan Foundation) are increasingly important funders of basic and applied research; key quantitative details include a rise in philanthropic share of US university and nonprofit research funding from 10% to 16% (1980–2023) and a fall in federal share from 66% to 50%. It also cites specific grants and endowments such as US$1 million (Sloan award for data-centre study) and more than US$1.4 million (Sloan award on methane flaring research).
Context and guidance: This is a journalistic analysis and guidance piece (not a single institutional announcement). It summarises foundation priorities (e.g., Novo Nordisk Foundation: health, sustainability, local life-science ecosystem; Wellcome: climate and health, infectious diseases, mental health, discovery research) and offers practical advice for applicants, including geographic preferences (around 35% of grants and 49% of funds go to recipients in the donor’s same state) and changing success rates (Wellcome funded 16.6% of open-scheme applicants in 2024–25, down from 22.3% the previous year).

Apr 21, 2026 · IT Brief Asia

ESG shifts from reporting to action across industries

Executives from Avetta, Hitachi Vantara, Biscuit Recruitment and Ultralytics say sustainability expectations are reshaping organisational decisions and labour markets.

Main announcement: Senior leaders including Katie Martin (Avetta) and Wendy Koh (Hitachi Vantara) say ESG is shifting from a disclosure-led approach to a continuous, data-driven operational discipline that must be executed across supply chains; they cite Earth Day 2026, and note global data centre electricity consumption projected to approach 1,000 terawatt-hours by the end of the decade, with Singapore highlighted as a region facing energy, land and cooling constraints.
Background and other details:Frances Li (Biscuit Recruitment) reports sustainability and AI ethics are now affecting hiring decisions in London and New York, with candidates probing ESG claims; Glenn Jocher (Ultralytics) highlights vision AI use cases and scale, including YOLO models powering 2.5 billion daily inferences, and examples of on-device monitoring for agriculture, emissions and deforestation.

Apr 20, 2026

U.S. Data Center Gold Rush Drives Surge in New Utility Tariffs

SEPA and the NC Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) updated the Database of Emerging Large-Load Tariffs (DELTa) on March 31, 2026.

Update details: DELTa now summarizes and analyzes 77 approved and proposed tariffs and service rules across 60 utilities (including 51 approved and 26 proposed). Key dataset metrics include 36 states with tracked tariffs, 56% of tariffs specifying thresholds > 20 MW, and 14% specifying minimum loads of 100 MW.
Policy and regulatory actions: The note documents recent state actions and proposals: Pennsylvania PUC proposed a model tariff (minimum demand 50 MW or 100 MW in aggregate; 5-year minimum contract term; 3–5 year ramp; 80% minimum billing demand; up to 20% post-term load reduction; financial security and hardship fund contributions); New York PSC opened an Energize NY proceeding (stakeholder comments due May 13, 2026); North Carolina Task Force interim report (Feb 2026) recommends large-load tariff options and alternative capacity procurement; other actions include Utah S.B. 132 (March 2025, 100 MW threshold), Texas S.B. 6 (June 2025), California S.B. 57 (Oct 2025, CPUC findings due Jan 1, 2027), and Missouri executive order (Jan 2026). FERC’s ANOPR action on large-load interconnection reforms is expected by June 2026.

Apr 19, 2026

AI’s dirty secret: The hidden environmental cost of the digital boom

Malta has announced major AI-related investments and national rollouts while experts warn about AI’s environmental impacts.

Main announcement/action: Malta announced a €100 million investment in digitalisation and AI, the upcoming launch of free, nationally certified AI courses, and a €4 million initiative to roll out Microsoft Copilot across the entire public service (all measures referenced as having been announced within the past year). These are national-level commitments tied to Malta’s broader tech and AI strategy.
Background and additional details: Article cites expert commentary from Professor Alexiei Dingli (University of Malta) and Kenneth Brincat (MDIA CEO), and references data and analysis from OECD, IEA, Pew Research, Eurostat, and recent academic research (Patterns/Cell) on electricity (e.g., 460 TWh global AI supply in 2024) and water use (estimated 312.5–764.5 billion litres in 2025). It notes Malta has ~100 cubic metres of water per inhabitant (Eurostat) and that there are no AI data centres in Malta currently.

Apr 19, 2026

AI data center deals must be carefully crafted, EPA chief says in Las Vegas

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin hosted a roundtable with Las Vegas business leaders and urged carefully structured AI data center deals while highlighting water-reuse priorities.

Main action: Zeldin hosted a roundtable at the Vegas Chamber and visited a Switch AI data center and Symphony Park; he emphasized the EPA’s updated Water Reuse Action Plan and urged that data center agreements be structured to provide net benefits to communities. He noted that Las Vegas has banned evaporative cooling for commercial properties (the final commercial permit was issued in 2024) and promoted closed-loop or air-cooling alternatives for new data centers.
Background and details: The article cites a Western Resource Advocates analysis saying NV Energy may need to quadruple peak energy capacity to serve pending data-center requests; Zeldin referenced examples such as Google powering a West Memphis data center with a solar farm and battery storage (linked reporting references a $4 billion Google investment). Zeldin also said EPA officials are taking local input “back to Washington, D.C.” to standardize enforcement practices.

Apr 17, 2026

AI Infrastructure Brief: Power, Capital, and the Feeling That Something Is Tightening

Matt Vincent (Data Center Frontier) summarized the week’s announcements showing an accelerating AI data-center buildout paired with mounting power and coordination constraints.

Main observation: The industry is prioritizing power and speed: major deals and project announcements include Bloom Energy and Oracle planning up to 2.8 GW of deployment, Aligned Data Centers breaking ground on a 540 MW Project Caprock, an EdgeConneX affiliate proposing a 430 MW natural gas plant in New Albany, Ohio, proposals for 2 GW in New Mexico and 1.2 GW in Irwin County, Georgia, and Microsoft expanding datacenter operations in Cheyenne. The Maine legislature passed a temporary, exemption-inclusive ban on data centers, signaling emerging social-license constraints.
Capital and implementation details: Financial moves include Switch raising $768 million via ABS, Fluidstack reported in talks for a $1 billion round at an $18 billion valuation, and Jane Street signing a $6 billion AI cloud agreement with CoreWeave; CoreWeave also expanded a multi-year relationship with Anthropic. Utilities are signing long-term power agreements (e.g., NiSource with Alphabet and expanded ties with Amazon). AWS has launched “Project Houdini” to accelerate construction timelines. All items are factual recaps of announcements and reports from the week (no speculative outcomes included).

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