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• Oct 13, 2026 · Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

  The 2026 US-India Subnational Innovation Competitiveness Index

  ITIF and the Institute for Competitiveness, India have released a new subnational innovation competitiveness report comparing 87 regions in India and the United States.

  • The report benchmarks 36 Indian states and territories and 51 U.S. regions across 12 indicators in three pillars: knowledge economy, globalization, and innovation capacity.
  • It finds the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, and California top the U.S. list, while Chandigarh, Maharashtra, and Delhi lead India; it also discusses AI policy, FDI concentration, renewable energy, Internet access, R&D, business creation, and patenting.
  • The article is a report summary/analysis and appears to be the first public release of this index, with a downloadable report PDF; it includes multiple monetary figures such as $57.2 billion in India FDI equity and $1 billion for New Hampshire’s biofabrication cluster.
  • The piece is substantively about innovation, infrastructure, digital connectivity, AI, and clean energy, and is relevant to data centres because it discusses AI infrastructure, GPUs, digital infrastructure, and power/renewables.
• Oct 12, 2026

  Virginia Tops AI Data Center Readiness Ranking as Smaller Markets Advance

  TRG DataCenters has published a new August 2026 survey ranking US states for AI data center growth readiness. - The report compares 24 states using infrastructure scale, environmental exposure, mapped AI site capacity, estimated emissions, and water-stress exposure; Virginia ranked first with a score of 100, followed by Ohio (88.2), Tennessee (83.7), Georgia (81.8), and Texas (80.8). - The analysis highlights that South Carolina ranked sixth with only one large AI site and 142 MW of capacity, while Texas had 13 sites and 1,301 MW but faced high water-stress exposure at 58.8% of mapped facilities; the piece also notes Mississippi exceeds 500 MW of AI capacity in the dataset.

  • The article is a commentary/reporting piece based on TRG’s survey rather than a new project announcement; it emphasizes that grid connections, transmission, fiber, build-ready sites, and long-term power availability will shape where AI infrastructure is built.
  • TRG says its dataset mapped 7 large AI sites in Virginia totaling 1,085 MW, 1,410 MW in Ohio, and 1,373 MW in Tennessee, with estimated annual CO2 emissions of about 2.3 million tons in Virginia versus 4.5 million tons in Ohio and 4.3 million tons in Tennessee.
• Oct 7, 2026

  Beyond the Demand Forecast: Six Questions About Powering Data Centers From DPX 2026

  POWER magazine has published a conference-based analysis of DPX 2026, highlighting the main questions discussed about building power infrastructure for data centers and AI load growth.

  • The article summarizes remarks from Peter Lake, Jehmal T. Hudson, Alexander Hubbard, Matthew Gardner, Nelli Babayan, and Jason Reagan rather than announcing a single new project.
  • It includes concrete policy and market details such as Virginia’s GS-5 rate class effective Jan. 1, 2027, Berkeley Lab’s 192 TWh to 649 TWh U.S. data center electricity forecast, and GE Vernova’s planned turbine output ramp to 20 GW in Q4 2026, 24 GW by 2028, and 30 GW by 2030.
• Oct 7, 2026

  Speed to Power: The Vertically Integrated Advantage in the Southeast

  Troutman Pepper Locke has published a podcast transcript episode on vertically integrated utilities and speed to power in the Southeast.

  • Josh Combs and Andy Flavin discuss how vertically integrated utilities in the Southeast differ from RTO/deregulated markets, with generation, transmission, and distribution handled under one utility structure.
  • The conversation explains how IRP and state commission oversight connect load growth, resource planning, and grid build-out over 10-25 years, with examples including Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
• Sep 29, 2026

  The Power We Need Already Exists. It's Just Going to Waste.

  SPAN, via an MCJ newsletter post quoting Arch Rao, has described its XFRA product as a way to turn unused home electrical capacity into a distributed data center.

  • Main announcement/action: SPAN’s XFRA uses spare home capacity to create a fleet of small nodes coordinated as a single cloud for AI inference; each node pairs a compute module with a SPAN Panel and includes 16 GPUs, 4 CPUs, 3 terabytes of memory, a heat pump, and a 15 kilowatt-hour battery.
  • Background/details: The post says north of 98% of the 200-amp homes SPAN has installed in have about 19 kilowatts of unused conductor capacity; homeowners may lease capacity in exchange for discounted electricity, high-speed internet, and home backup power. The newsletter also references other MCJ portfolio updates, including a $1B Series D for Base Power, $74M for Odyssey Energy Solutions, $46M for Light, $27M for Revoy, $8M seed for Reservoir, and a $500M Pentagon commitment to Phoenix Tailings.
• Sep 17, 2026

  Coalitions, states rush to attract talent to skilled trades

  The article reports on growing interest in skilled trades in the U.S. as AI and retirements intensify workforce shortages, while highlighting several education and industry initiatives.

  • A Thumbtack survey of over 2,400 U.S. adults found 82% of Gen Z believe skilled trades offer better long-term job security, and nearly half have started learning or are considering a career change.
  • The U.S. Department of Education launched the Connecting Talent to Opportunity Challenge in January and in June announced $15 million in prize funds and technical assistance for 10 states; Lowe’s Foundation launched a trades coalition with more than 75 organizations aiming to train 1 million people by 2035. Maryland’s Plumbers & Steamfitters UA Local 486 accepted 170 apprentices out of 1,300 applicants and plans a new training center in late 2028.
• Sep 4, 2026

  Flex Pays $4.4B for EPC Power as AI Data Centers Push 800V Architecture

  Flex has announced it will acquire EPC Power for $4.4 billion, adding 800V DC and grid-forming power technologies to its data center infrastructure business.

  • The deal is expected to close in Q4 2026; EPC Power will join Flex’s Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment, which Flex plans to spin off in Q1 2027.
  • EPC Power’s portfolio includes 800V data center power architectures, digital rectifiers, DC-DC conversion, solid-state transformers, and systems for utility-scale energy storage and microgrids; the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other closing conditions.
  • EPC Power opened a 167,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Fountain Inn, South Carolina in July, with 27 GW initial annual capacity, scalability to 40 GW, and expected U.S. annual capacity above 30 GW in 2027.
• Sep 4, 2026

  Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Cleanhill Partners sell PCS manufacturer EPC Power for US$4.4 billion

  Flex has announced a definitive agreement to acquire EPC Power Corp from Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Cleanhill Partners for US$4.4 billion. The deal is expected to close in Q4 2026, and Flex plans to place EPC Power within its Cloud and Power Infrastructure (CPI) segment before spinning that business out in Q1 2027.

  • The acquisition was announced on 3 September and is subject to customary closing conditions; Flex said it is evaluating debt and equity financing alternatives.
  • EPC Power makes software-defined inverters, PCS, microgrid and data centre power solutions, and solid-state transformers; Flex highlighted use in next-generation 800V data centre power architectures and said EPC Power could generate about US$800 million in 2026 revenues.
  • The article also notes EPC Power opened a third US manufacturing facility in South Carolina last month, adding 27GW of annual nameplate capacity, and mentions broader industry context including US restrictions on imports of inverters, transformers and BESS equipment.
• Sep 2, 2026

  ONE Nuclear Energy executes LOI for 2.88GWh BESS and gas plant co-located with Louisiana data centre

  ONE Nuclear Energy has announced a binding letter of intent to develop Project Cayman, a 2.88GW natural gas plant and 700MW/2.88GWh battery energy storage system co-located with a high-capacity data centre campus in Louisiana.

  • The LOI was executed on 31 August with an unnamed prominent Louisiana landowner group for the Project Cayman site near RiverPlex MegaPark and northeast of SpaceX’s recently announced infrastructure development.
  • ONE Nuclear said the project supports Entergy’s transmission expansion, and that community outreach will run from September through December with public information meetings involving local parishes, agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Sep 1, 2026

  Ansaldo Returns to U.S. Gas Turbine Market as Equipment Crunch Widens Supplier Field

  Ansaldo Energia has announced an order to supply Pacifico Energy with eight AE64.3A gas turbines and associated generators for a Texas data center power project.

  • First equipment deliveries are scheduled for 2027; the eight units represent about 624 MW of nominal generating capacity based on the 78-MW simple-cycle rating.
  • The article says the project supports major data center infrastructure and places Ansaldo back in the U.S. generation market after more than 30 years; Pacifico Energy has separately identified Texas projects including GW Ranch and Fort Spunky.