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The commissioning cliff comes after handover
RS says UK and Ireland data centres risk operational exposure through weak MRO planning, supplier coverage, and critical spares strategy.
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Australia’s data centre rules run into politics
A proposed national framework for data centres has reportedly stalled after state-level resistance over energy, water, and siting controls.
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Cloud infrastructure meets conflict risk
Reported damage to Amazon-linked facilities in Bahrain puts physical security back into the cloud resilience debate.
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Meta’s El Paso campus gets an infrastructure owner
BlackRock-managed funds will take 80 percent of a $14bn venture for Meta’s 1GW El Paso AI campus.
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Cooling starts borrowing from waste heat
Johnson Controls has released an absorption chiller guide for AI data centres using on-site power and recoverable heat.
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Israel hits pause on the queue
Israel’s electricity regulator has reportedly paused processing of larger data centre grid applications after a surge in connection requests.
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The grid starts asking data centres to move
PJM plans a large-load registry, emergency curtailment framework, and backstop procurement as data centre demand rises.
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Mocean sends AI racks to sea
Mocean Energy’s Blue Core concept would combine wave power, solar, storage, satellite links, and ocean cooling.
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Bromley puts capacity on contested ground
A proposed 50MW data centre campus in south-east London has drawn local opposition before a full planning application.
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London opens the grey belt question
London’s draft plan would allow data centres on some grey belt sites, with power, water, cooling, and heat conditions attached.