Vertiv Orders More Than Double as Customers Prepay for Equipment
Vertiv reported third-quarter orders more than twice last year's and customer prepayments above four billion dollars, and raised its 2026 outlook.
ReadVertiv reported third-quarter orders more than twice last year's and customer prepayments above four billion dollars, and raised its 2026 outlook.
ReadA Sierra Club analysis reported by Bloomberg says gas plants planned for AI data centers could lift US power-sector emissions sharply by 2030.
ReadSabey Data Centers is testing renewable diesel (HVO) as the main fuel for backup generators in Austin, Texas, to decide on a wider rollout.
ReadDayOne and Sembcorp Utilities signed a non-binding MOU to study on-site generation, fuel storage and renewable supply for data centers in Asia.
ReadGenerac reported record Q3 sales of $1.29 billion, a data center backlog near $4.5 billion and quoted lead times of 45 to 50 weeks.
ReadMalaysia's Deputy Prime Minister said data centres must use 30% renewable energy and should keep backup generators able to support demand control.
ReadINNIO reported third-quarter sales up 57% to $1.17 billion, an equipment backlog near $8 billion and a higher full-year forecast, led by data center deliveries.
ReadWalker County, Georgia: a study committee wants Tier 4 backup generators, capped test hours and boundary noise limits for any future data center.
ReadEDF says EPA has sent a rule to the White House that would treat some portable data center turbines as mobile sources, outside the usual air permits.
ReadMHI and Ingeteam signed a non-binding MOU on 15 October to bring power conversion and grid-quality equipment to US data centers.
ReadA HARC analysis released 20 October finds Texas data center demand could push NOx back toward 2004 levels by 2031, with the power source the biggest driver.
ReadArchbald Borough Council voted 7-0 on 21 October against the Wildcat Ridge campus in Pennsylvania, planned with 588 diesel backup generators.
ReadBank of America expects global data center spending of about $1 trillion in 2026 and $2.1 trillion by 2028, Reuters reported on 23 October.
ReadBloom Energy reported Q3 2026 revenue of $1.24 billion, up 138 %, and raised its 2026 outlook for the third time on demand for onsite data center power.
ReadSan Diego's mayor signed an order pausing data center construction after a 400 MW proposal for the Navy's NAVWAR site; the council takes it up on Monday.
ReadGoogle adds 1,070 MW to its June deal with Voltus for flexible capacity in PJM; the contract runs to 2040 and builds up over three to four years.
ReadWest Virginia's DEP is taking comment until 30 October on the air permit for the off-grid Monarch Cloud Campus power plant in Mason County.
ReadUtilities are using AI tools for load forecasting and capacity planning as data center demand rises, but executives say AI is far from running the grid.
ReadDeutz is changing how its off-highway engines react to SCR and DEF faults, following revised EPA guidance: longer grace periods and no forced idle on US Tier 4.
ReadVirginia's air board has finalised Article 7: every engine-generator at a data center needs a Tier 4 equivalent emission limit for the permit to be issued.
ReadOhio's siting board takes testimony on EdgeConneX's PowerConneX III plant in New Albany: 30 gas engines, 12 diesel generators, 4 black start engines.
ReadColorado PUC hearings on Xcel Energy's large load tariff began on 21 October: 15-year contracts, an 80 % minimum take and a US$120,000 study fee.
ReadHitachi Energy and Ansaldo Energia signed a non-binding MoU to offer gas turbines, generators and grid equipment as one package for 50 and 60 Hz markets.
ReadMason County approved an agreement with a Meta subsidiary for a 2.2 GW campus on about 2,900 acres near Maysville; Meta pays for the transmission upgrades.
ReadSiemens has invested in supercapacitor maker Skeleton Technologies and gets exclusive global rights to sell its products to data centers.
ReadAEP and X-energy will study twelve 80 MW Xe-100 reactors at the retired Breed coal site in Indiana; Amazon funds development and intends to buy the power.
ReadUruguay and Spain's Solaria signed for up to 500 MW of data centres with 350 MW of solar; phase one in Canelones is due in 2029 or 2030.
ReadSan Jose presented draft rules on 15 October: Tier 4 backup generators, 25 test hours a year and the same standards for every site of 20 MW or more.
ReadEverWind plans a 420 MW AI data centre at Point Tupper, Nova Scotia, with Anthropic as first tenant, about 200 MWh of batteries and C$2 billion for wind.
ReadAEP agreed on 13 October to buy up to 1.6 GW of Mainspring linear generators through 2034, starting with 190 MW for delivery from 2027.
ReadThe Welsh government has blocked a decision on a Cardiff data centre planned with a 49.9 MW temporary gas plant and about 40 diesel backup generators.
ReadFERC kept PJM's 50 MW large-load definition and registry on 9 October but rejected the interim service that would have curtailed new data centers first.
ReadWEB Aruba ordered a 35 MW / 70 MWh battery and an energy management system from Wärtsilä to run the island's engines, wind and solar as one fleet.
ReadNERC standards for data centers and other computational loads of 50 MW or more at 100 kV passed their final ballot; a board vote is expected in Q4 2026.
ReadAt Capacity Europe in London, Telehouse put generator deliveries at up to two years; builders reserve slots before the design is done. JLL sees costs rising.
ReadHD Construction Equipment ran its 77-litre DX77 for the first time at Gunsan: 3 MW class at 1,800 rpm, aimed at AI data centers, production from 2028.
ReadIreland's Supreme Court refused leave to appeal the 200 MW Ennis data centre permission: 120 MW gas plant, 66 diesel generators, grid connection still open.
ReadMicrosoft unveiled Azure Maia 300 on 12 October: 96-chip racks of 167 kW, 40 % more tokens per megawatt claimed, multi-gigawatt deployments from 2027.
ReadOrder 202-26-50 lets PJM call backup generators at data centers and other large loads as a last resort before load shedding, 13 to 16 October.
ReadFirmus wants the 276 diesel generators of its 288 MW AI data centre at Bell Bay to do more than standby; the EPA board says it was told otherwise.
ReadINNIO and Aggreko extended their engine supply partnership to 2031: at least 450 MW of Jenbacher Type 4 gas engines in 2027, with the J620 added from 2028.
ReadPima County and Bloomington published draft data center codes this week; both set conditions for backup generators, test hours and property-line noise.
ReadRolls-Royce Power Systems and MAKEEN signed a licence on 1 October for local manufacture and assembly of mtu Series 2000 engines in Saudi Arabia, marine first, rail to follow.
ReadThe KD62V12A and KD83V16A engines under the KD2000 to KD3750 generators were redesigned for transient response, lower NOx and about 2,000 lb less weight, with a V20 to follow.
ReadPerkins has started building the 5016, a V16 power generation engine rated 1,400-2,500 kVA at 50 Hz, the top of its electronic 5000 Series.
ReadThe U.S. Department of Energy filed at FERC on 7 October asking PJM to rework its stalled 6.8 GW backstop procurement so large loads carry the cost.
ReadGoogle buys 3,590 MW from Constellation in PJM, 890 MW of it from nuclear uprates, as the grid operator asks data centers to bring their own power.
ReadNJDEP has drafted a permit for twelve 3,620 kW diesel generators at a South Brunswick data center, with 28 test hours per engine and test time windows.
ReadBuckinghamshire Council has approved the AWS data center at Iver with 27 backup generators on HVO, an air quality payment and emissions monitoring.
ReadAWS will fit lower-emission backup generators at new sites as part of a $1 billion community program aimed at local opposition to data centers.
ReadWhat the CSC safety plate means, which ISO standards apply to genset containers, and how transport and use decide whether CSC approval is needed.
ReadWhat the ISO 8528-1 generator ratings mean in practice and how the rating shapes the cooling, fuel and exhaust systems around the set.
ReadHow data center generator sets meet noise and NOx limits near cities: acoustic enclosures, air inlet and outlet attenuators, exhaust silencers and SCR aftertreatment.
ReadHow data center standby power works, which generator ratings and redundancy levels matter, and what the auxiliary systems around the generator set have to deliver.
ReadWhy data center developers choose containerized generator sets: factory integration, parallel construction, acoustic and emission compliance, and scalable campus layouts.
ReadFuel autonomy, tank arrangements and fuel polishing for data center generator sets: how to keep stored diesel ready for an outage that may come years later.
ReadWhy data center generator sets are proven under load before handover, how resistive and reactive load banks are used, and what load bank testing verifies.
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