Markets and policy
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Spanish data centre land starts trading like power
EdgeMode is moving to sell Spanish data centre development interests to Pure DC and Spark AI Foundry, with pricing tied to ready-to-build capacity and leased IT load.
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Ferrovial puts Madrid on the campus map
Ferrovial is moving into data centre development with a planned €1bn campus in Alcobendas, starting with a 60MW first phase in Madrid’s Valdelacasa area.
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Washington puts AI power bills on notice
The US is pressing data centre and AI companies to shield electricity customers from infrastructure costs.
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Cloud giants enter the UK resilience net
Microsoft, Google, AWS, and Oracle have been designated Critical Third Parties for the UK financial sector.
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UK data centres get a grid playbook
United Infrastructure will lead work on standardised electricity connection archetypes for UK data centre projects.
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Essex AI campus runs into the grid
Nscale’s Loughton AI campus is reportedly seeking alternative power because its grid connection will not arrive in time.
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Fastmail plants its EU copy in Amsterdam
Fastmail will let European customers keep their primary email data copy in the EU from August.
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Flix gets a €1bn AI second life
Submer will turn a former chemicals site in Catalonia into a liquid-cooled AI data centre campus.
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Bedford’s 1GW campus turns on gas bridge
QuestPit’s proposed Bedfordshire data centre is back in the local news cycle, with power strategy still defining the scheme.
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Baker Hughes lines up private data centre power
Baker Hughes and Kodiak have agreed a gas turbine framework for behind-the-meter power supporting US data centre growth.