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Solar, Batteries Dominate New US Power Plants in H1
Solar has dominated a surge in utility-scale projects between January and June, according to data from the Energy Information Administration. Of the 368 utility-scale power plants added in the first half of the year, 207 were solar projects with a
SpaceX Plans to Power $16.8B Terafab Without the Grid by Shane Snider
SpaceX plans to power its massive Terafab semiconductor and advanced-computing campus in Grimes County, Texas, with onsite generation and battery storage rather than electricity from the grid, according to a fully executed tax-abatement agreement with the county. The agreement states
Elon Musk’s Terafab Will Be Earth’s Most Valuable Building, 50x the Size of the Pentagon by Phil Haunhorst
Elon Musk announced Terafab, a Texas chip factory that Tesla and SpaceX will build together. The comparisons landed as Tesla-SpaceX merger speculation intensifies. The planned semiconductor plant for artificial intelligence and robotics is expected to become the largest building in
Access Fixtures Delivers Dark Sky Friendly Tennis Court Lighting at Corinthian Yacht Club
Access Fixtures, a leader in high-performance commercial, industrial, and sports LED lighting, announces the completion of a twin tennis court LED lighting project at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The project replaced aging 1,000-watt metal halide lamps with eight
The AI Boom Is Transforming the American Economy Beyond Recognition by Justin Lahart
AI has rapidly become a huge economic factor while affecting everything from capital investment to how much you pay for an iPhone. The U.S. economy keeps putting more eggs in the artificial-intelligence basket. Oxford’s Michael Pearce estimates that AI investment
America’s Electroindustry Supports 2.35 Million Jobs and More Than $375 Billion for U.S. Economy
The U.S. electroindustry is playing an increasingly critical role in meeting rising electricity demand, strengthening the domestic industrial base, and powering America’s future, according to new analysis from the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA). The new economic impact data show the U.S. electrical manufacturing industry, which has invested more than $200 billion in domestic production
DOE Site in Kentucky to be Revitalized with Data Center Campus
A coalition of energy, infrastructure and utility companies announced a strategic partnership to develop a data center campus at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Paducah Site in Western Kentucky. The $100 billion privately funded project repurposes land at the
ABC: Every State Had a Construction Unemployment Rate Below 10% in June
The national June not seasonally adjusted construction unemployment rate was 4.7%, a 1.3% increase from June 2025, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today by Associated Builders and Contractors. The analysis found that every state
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How Smart Lighting Is Becoming a Digital Layer of Campus Infrastructure by Sean Grasby
Lighting is no longer a basic building system—it’s part of a building’s digital infrastructure. Here’s what you need to know about evaluating lighting upgrades as part of a modernization. Key Highlights Lighting is evolving from a simple building system to a key digital infrastructure layer that supports electrification, ESG reporting,
Leverage AI to Overcome Data Chaos and Optimize Facility Operations by David Homola
Buildings’ operational data is often contained in multiple places that don’t talk to each other, which prevents facilities teams from using them to optimize operations. Here’s how you can clean up the chaos. Key Highlights Data fragmentation and inconsistent documentation hinder AI’s ability to provide accurate insights in facility management.
The AI Build-Out Is Becoming the Biggest Economic Bet in U.S. History by Konrad Putzier and Justin Lahart
The AI build-out is on track to become the biggest economic bet in U.S. history, dwarfing the investments made to fund other huge U.S. infrastructure projects such as the railroads, the highway system and the plumbing for the internet. Total investment in data centers and related artificial-intelligence infrastructure is projected to
