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• Apr 2, 2026

  New Data Center Developments: April 2026

  Data Center Knowledge published a monthly roundup of global data center developments and investments.

  • Key highlights and announced projects: The roundup summarizes multiple announced projects and financing moves, including Moody’s projection of ~$700 billion hyperscaler capex in 2026, Crusoe’s 900 MW AI data center in Abilene, West Texas (to support Microsoft workloads), Meta’s revised $10 billion investment targeting 1 GW capacity in El Paso with a planned 2028 launch, Penzance Management’s planned $4 billion investment for a 600 MW High Impact Intelligence Center in West Virginia, Aligned Data Centers’ $2.58 billion credit facility for US expansion, Digital Edge’s $665 million green loan for phase I of a 500 MW Bekasi campus, Pure DC’s 110 MW microgrid in Dublin, Prime Data Centers’ €6 billion campus plan for 550 MW, and Datagrid’s approval for a 280 MW hyperscale campus in New Zealand.
  • Context and supporting details: The article emphasizes energy and grid constraints and on-site/clean power solutions (e.g., Google + AES onsite clean energy, Concord New Energy + Bridge Data Centers barge-based hydrogen plant, Pure DC microgrid), highlights subsector partnerships (EdgeConneX + Kilimo water-efficiency program; MANTA consortium selecting MDC Data Centers for two cable landing hubs in Mexico), notes regional regulatory shifts (Australia’s new approval framework tying data center approvals to energy/resource commitments), and provides firm-level capital and timeline details where stated (e.g., Meta 2028 launch; Vietnam 200 MW AI data center construction starting end of April).
• Apr 1, 2026

  Dallas’ Primoris Services To Acquire St. Louis-Based PayneCrest Electric for $422M

  Dallas-based Primoris Services has agreed to acquire PayneCrest Electric in an all-cash deal valued at $422 million.

  • Deal details:Primoris Services Corp. will acquire PayneCrest Electric for $422 million (all-cash); the transaction is expected to close in Q2 2026 and PayneCrest will join Primoris’ Energy segment.
  • Financial impact and integration: Primoris expects PayneCrest to contribute $260–$280 million of revenue and $28–$32 million of adjusted EBITDA for 2026; PayneCrest’s standalone 2026 estimate is $350–$370 million revenue and $38–$42 million adjusted EBITDA. The acquisition intends to expand Primoris’ data center services exposure and integrate industrial and renewables electrical construction capabilities.
• Apr 1, 2026

  How Dell PowerScale Accelerates Space Exploration

  The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) announced it doubled storage capacity by deploying Dell PowerScale; the system became operational in April 2025.

  • Deployment details: ISAS upgraded its Scientific Satellite Data Processing System using Dell PowerScale A300 with PowerScale P100 accelerator nodes; the new system became operational in April 2025 and doubled the archive’s storage capacity while maintaining performance. The upgrade uses InsightIQ for visibility and PowerScale data protection to support continuous operations.
  • Background and efficiency metrics: The deployment leveraged PowerScale features including SmartDedupe (reported to reduce stored data by roughly 30%). ISAS (part of JAXA) will explore generative AI and advanced data analysis on the platform; the article is a Dell Technologies customer story (a previous Japanese version was published at the provided Dell blog link).
• Apr 1, 2026

  Carr's FCC Expected to Release Public Notice on Achieving U.S. Drone Dominance

  FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is seeking new ideas on ways to boost U.S. drone dominance.

  • Public Notice expected today: The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology are expected to issue a Public Notice seeking comment on regulatory and spectrum changes to strengthen U.S. drone technology, manufacturing, and operations; Carr visited Anduril Industries’ Texas test site on Tuesday with CEO Brian Schmipf and COO Matt Grimm to view drone and counter-drone demonstrations and tied the effort to President Trump‘s strategy for American drone dominance.
  • Background and related items: Other items in the briefing include Nexstar‘s claim that a judge created a ‘governance vacuum’ with the TEGNA TRO, Scripps closing an $83 million sale of its ABC Indianapolis station to Circle City Broadcasting, an Amazon Leo–Delta Airlines Wi‑Fi partnership, and reported concerns from Sen. Blumenthal about Big Tech data center risk concealment.
• Apr 1, 2026

  Full Throttle: Five Trends Reshaping the Gas Power Boom

  POWER magazine (Sonal Patel) reports that natural gas power is undergoing the largest buildout in a generation, driven primarily by rapid data center electricity demand and new buyer models.

  • Main announcement/action: The article documents an industry-scale buildout where data-center-driven load is accelerating new gas capacity procurement and financing: ERCOT carries ~230 GW of new load requests (70% data center driven); NextEra Energy plans to invest $90–$100 billion over the next six years and develop 15–30 GW of new generation for U.S. data centers by 2035 (with >20 GW gas-fired); Xcel Energy plans a $60 billion capital program for 2026–2030. The piece cites concrete contract examples: Babcock & Wilcox received a $2.4 billion design-build contract with Base Electron for 1.2 GW (option for another 1.2 GW); Atlas Energy Solutions signed an $840 million framework with Caterpillar to secure ~1.4 GW of behind-the-meter assets through 2029.
  • Background and details: The article details OEM backlogs and pricing (e.g., GE Vernova 83 GW under firm order/slot reservation targeting 100 GW by end-2026; Siemens Energy 80 GW commitments; Baker Hughes $2.5 billion in power systems orders in 2025), merchant and utility business-model shifts (Vistra and NRG acquisitions and project pipelines), and geopolitical supply risk: Teneo analysis warns a two-week Strait of Hormuz disruption could raise Asian/European gas prices 10%–20%, with longer disruptions spiking prices far higher. Implementation timelines and deal statuses are given (e.g., Vistra/Cogentrix closing mid-2026; NRG long-term agreements through 2032).
• Apr 1, 2026

  Geothermal’s Rise a Hot Topic Worldwide

  Rystad Energy forecasts near-term surge in geothermal investment to 2030.

  • Main announcement: Rystad Energy projects global investment in geothermal could reach nearly $9 billion by 2030, up from about $1.4 billion in 2020; the article reports multiple new commercial and pilot projects (e.g., Fervo Energy’s 500-MW Cape Station in Utah; the U.S. EIA notes the first large-scale commercial EGS in the U.S. is expected online in June). Include timelines and project scales where given.
  • Background and supporting details:Corporate deals and government support include Google’s long-term agreement with Ormat to supply up to 150 MW in Nevada (online 2028–2030), XGS Energy’s $1.2-billion, 150-MW project to power Meta in New Mexico (two phases operational by 2030), federal and state grants (e.g., $1.78 million tax credit for Vail on a $6-million library geothermal project; DOE / GEODE $165 million grant programs; an $8.6-million grant approved to expand a U.S. Northeast geothermal district heating network).
• Apr 1, 2026

  Cracking the Power Supply Chain Code

  Aaron Larson reports that the power industry faces escalating supply chain constraints for critical equipment and upstream materials.

  • Core announcement: The article documents multi-year lead times and chokepoints in capital-intensive equipment—notably large power transformers, high-voltage switchgear, transmission cables, gas turbine rotor forgings, and hot-section blades—and highlights immediate demand pressures from data center buildouts and electrification. Utilities needing capacity by 2028 face backlogs stretching toward 2030, and pragmatic near-term responses include extending thermal asset life, repowering/uprating turbines (EPRI + NETL uprate studies), inlet fogging, and pairing renewables with battery storage.
  • Background and implementation details: The piece cites record orders for sub-20-MW turbines in 2025, increased competition from battery manufacturing for nickel/cobalt/superalloys, and supply-chain risk drivers (tariffs, geopolitical tensions, rare earth constraints) from Interos’ 2026 report. It recommends shifting from transactional procurement to multi-year programmatic planning with reserved capacity, better data management, and embedding AI and analytics into decision workflows to quantify and mitigate operational risk.
• Apr 1, 2026

  Contracts keep many facilities safe from near-term energy shocks

  Marcus & Millichap and building energy management executives warn the downstream impacts on commercial real estate from the Iran conflict are mainly still to come.

  • Main announcement: Marcus & Millichap CEO Hessam Nadji and industry experts say that if the Iran conflict continues six more months, the resulting effect on interest rates and inflation could start to disrupt commercial property; energy-price impacts on facility operating costs are expected to be delayed due to multi-year energy contracts and utility regulatory processes. Key names and timelines: Hessam Nadji (Marcus & Millichap); Paul Krugman: oil transit takes four to six weeks through the Strait of Hormuz; Tom Flynn (Budderfly) on regulatory pass-through delays.
  • Background and details: Energy price moves cited include gas up about $1 per gallon in the past month and diesel up more than $1.50 per gallon (diesel reported surpassing $5.38/gal); many deregulated-state facility contracts run two to three years, New England has longer-term gas arrangements, and analysts cite the growth of data centers supporting AI and reshoring manufacturing as drivers of rising electricity costs. Flynn estimates many small/midsize businesses use ~30% more energy than necessary and older rooftop HVAC units can be ~50% less efficient than new units. The article is reporting analysis and expert interviews rather than announcing a new program or transaction.
• Apr 1, 2026

  Leadership Updates: Key Data Center & Cloud Appointments (Q2 2026)

  Data Center Knowledge has launched a new quarterly series highlighting leadership changes across the data center and cloud industries.

  • Main announcement: The roundup catalogs multiple executive appointments across operators and vendors, including Michael Lahoud named CEO of Stream Data Centers (after 15 years with the firm), Stream’s new hyperscale and sustainability hires (Stacy Medeiros, Santiago Suinaga, Oisín Ó Murchú, Rick Crutchley, Amanda Abell), John Bates named EVP of development and power at Prime Data Centers, Gary Wojtaszek appointed executive chairman and interim CEO of Pure Data Centres Group, and Vantage Data Centers’ appointments of Alicia Ruckteschler (CPO) and Scott Beasley (CFO).
  • Background and other details: The article lists additional vendor and advisory hires (e.g., Michael Maiello at Mission Critical Group; Doug Recker as CEO of Duos Technologies; Andrew Lake at Element Critical; Andrew Worley at Skeleton Technologies), cites Pure DC’s recent Europe’s first data center microgrid and >1 GW of capacity live/under development, references CyrusOne’s $15 billion acquisition by KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners, and notes DataBank’s board additions and the editorial contact editors@datacenterknowledge.com.
• Mar 31, 2026

  Drew Gravitt: Powering the AI Era Isn’t Just an Energy Problem, It’s an Infrastructure One

  Drew Gravitt of Mission Critical Group argues that power delivery and grid connections are the primary bottlenecks for AI data center growth.

  • Main announcement/action:Drew Gravitt (Senior Director, Distributed Generation & Microgrid Sales at Mission Critical Group) presents an Expert Opinion for Broadband Breakfast asserting that the defining constraint for AI data center expansion is time-to-power and grid connection, not compute. Key figures cited: U.S. data centers consumed 183 TWh in 2024, projected to 426 TWh by 2030; as of Feb 2026 there are 577 operating data centers with 14,187 MWh of capacity and 666 planned projects that could add 176 GWh; roughly 30% of planned capacity (106 GWh over 10 years) is being designed behind-the-meter. Concrete timelines and constraints include transformer lead times of 18–36 months and generator/turbine lead times measured in years.
  • Background and implementation details: Developers are pursuing grid independence and “bridge power” strategies using mobile/stationary natural gas generators, turbines, fuel cells, solar, and batteries, pairing steady generation with ultra-fast storage (high C-rate batteries or flywheels) and software-based smoothing to reduce peaks up to 30%. The piece details volatile transient loads (e.g., 6 MW to 30 MW spikes in under 300 milliseconds), the rise of the “AI factory” concept, modular containerized power solutions (supporting 100 kW+ racks), and recommends designing flexibility early because power decisions made early persist long-term.