How Data Centers Are Accelerating Power DevelopmentFor much of the past two decades, electricity demand in the United States changed relatively slowly. That environment shaped how utilities planned ge
For most of the history of the electric power industry, a gigawatt was a number associated with generation. It described the scale of a major power plant or a meaningful amount of capacity within a re
A data center can secure land, establish a utility relationship, identify a pathway to hundreds of megawatts, and still face another critical question: can the electrical equipment required to deliver
The conversation around gas turbines and data centers is changing. What was once primarily an energy technology discussion is increasingly becoming a development and procurement discussion, particular
For much of the data center industry's history, electricity generation was largely upstream from the development conversation. Data center operators purchased power from utilities or competitive suppl
One of the most important changes in data center development is happening before construction begins. Developers are increasingly focused on establishing a credible path to electricity capacity earlie
Data center transactions have traditionally been evaluated through a familiar set of fundamentals: asset quality, customer relationships, revenue, location, development pipelines, management capabilit