DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - The Data Center Construction Channel, JLL
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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JLL: Data center demand exceeds expectations, doubles year-over-year
Absorption hits record 25GW in 1H 2026
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JLL: FLAPD on track for record data center growth year, while Middle East pipeline is paused
FLAPD markets reach a live capacity of 3.8GW in 1H 2026
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US hyperscale investment shifts to Texas and Midwest as AI-induced energy pressures hit primary markets - report
Massive AI investment seeks more power-rich jurisdictions
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CBRE: New data center capacity under construction in primary US markets declines year-on-year
The first time total new capacity under construction has declined since 2020
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JLL: Texas to become world’s largest data center market by 2030
With nearly two thirds of US data center construction happening in frontier markets
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Hyperscaler seeks 200-acre site for 400MW data center in US
Landowners invited to throw their hats in the ring
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JLL: Data center demand in North America continues to grow
Trends corroborated by CBRE's mid-year report
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BlackChamber raises $2.1bn for US data centers
Builds on $1.3bn raised earlier this year
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PhoenixNAP set to break ground on second data center in Phoenix, Arizona
Company to include some 20MW of natural gas-powered fuel cells alongside 30MW grid connection
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BlackChamber secures $1.2 billion for construction of Virginia data centers totaling 740MW
Company targets 1.5GW and 6 million sq ft across NoVA
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JLL to develop data center on STAMP site in Genesee County, New York
Despite objects from rival developer
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Startup Aston partners with JLL to offer grid-independent campuses to data centers in US
Company claims 2GW of capacity available across Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and more
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European secondary market data center capacity to increase by 49% in 2024 - JLL
FLAPD markets are also set to increase by 16 percent
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AI demand and limited capacity drive US data center prices up 19%
Prices reach $163.44 kW/month
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JLL, Lumen, and Schneider partner for modular Edge offering
Companies pitching up to 5,000 sites; can be live in six to nine months
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JLL: Europe sees largest second quarter ever for data centers, "the AI era is here"
Momentum expected to continue into the second half of the year
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JLL predicts FLAPD markets will see 432MW added in 2023
Less than CBRE’s predicted 524MW, but still recording breaking
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JLL: Data center demand grows amid AI boom, but issues weigh heavy on sector
Developers looking for success outside of key markets
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CyrusOne acquires office complex in Frankfurt, plans data center campus
Company bought Deutsche Bank Europark for €95 million
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Plot of land outside Chicago for sale, billed as potential 50MW data center development
JLL offering 18 acres in west Chicago up for data centers