energy
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America’s ten largest announced data center energy megaprojects in 2026, ranked by reported full-build gigawatts with a sourced chart, project visuals, and clear operating-status distinctions.
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Siemens’ new Microgrid Integrated Switchboard combines electrical distribution, protection and automated control to simplify U.S. microgrid deployment.
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Idaho National Laboratory tested a full-scale 230-kV power transformer under simulated earthquakes, examining bushing protection and base isolation.
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DTE Energy says its 132 MW Fish Creek Solar Park near Sheridan is operating after a $268 million customer-funded build, adding electricity for about 30,000 homes.
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Nightpeak’s Bocanova 2 battery entered service September 17, doubling the Texas storage site to 300 MW and 600 MWh as ERCOT faces growing electricity demand.
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Algorhythm’s Azure Energy is marketing a proposed 1,500 MW Mississippi power campus with biomass, natural gas and cooling for a potential data-center tenant.
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Sage Geosystems plans to drill two enhanced-geothermal wells at Ormat’s Blue Mountain site in Nevada, targeting electricity in 2027 to serve regional loads, including data centers.
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Kalypso and Offshore Data Center plan to study offshore AI computing powered by stranded natural gas, with subsea fiber connections and no confirmed build timetable.
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Elon Musk’s orbital AI data centers face a measurable heat-rejection challenge. We compare SpaceX’s radiator design with independent thermal analysis and NASA experience.
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Keel postponed an October 28 open house for its proposed 96 MW Sherbrooke AI campus, which would consolidate hydropower-linked Bitcoin mining allocations while approvals remain pending.
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Keel stopped Bitcoin mining at Pennsylvania’s Panther Creek site and is pursuing a 350 MW AI campus, while the waste-coal plant remains in an outage and permits are pending.
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Kodiak Gas Services has agreed to deliver 76 MW of gas-fired electricity to a West Texas data center using about 40 reciprocating units, with deployment planned from late 2026.
