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Siemens Energy Breaks Ground on New Mississippi Factory
Siemens Energy broke ground on a new factory in Pearl, Mississippi, marking the next step in the company’s effort to expand manufacturing capacity for critical grid technologies. The company announced on February 3 that it is investing $300 million in Mississippi.
Siemens Energy Will Shed the Siemens Name, Rebrand as Omterra by Aaron Larson
The Siemens name is coming off one of the power industry’s largest equipment and service suppliers. Siemens Energy announced July 14 that it has begun preparing the transition to an independent corporate brand, with Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa Renewable
AI Boom to Drive Data Center Electricity Demand to 20% of US Total by 2035
Data centers in the US are projected to consume 20% of the nation’s electricity by 2035, a significant rise from 5.9% this year. The increase reflects a dramatic surge in energy demand, particularly in states like Virginia and Texas, where
TSMC’s $265B US Expansion: Four New Chip Fabs Planned
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co has expanded its investment in US chipmaking capacity, bringing the total planned amount to $265 billion. The chipmaker has earmarked another four fabrication plants as part of the $100 billion package, bringing TSMC’s total US capacity
3M, Microsoft Partner to Advance AI Data Center Infrastructure
3M and Microsoft announced a strategic partnership focused on AI data center infrastructure and enterprise transformation. Microsoft’s Azure Cloud and AI Infrastructure will become the first announced hyperscale cloud provider to deploy 3M’s Expanded Beam Optical (EBO) technology. 3M will also
Making Daylight Savings Time (DST) Permanent
While this sounds amazing in the summer, the winter months would feel drastically different under permanent DST: Before the change (Standard Time): Sunrise ~6:30 AM, Sunset ~6:10 PM. After springing forward (DST): Sunrise ~7:30 AM, Sunset ~7:10 PM. Pitch-Black Winter
Meta Expands Louisiana Data Center Project With $50B Investment
Meta announced Monday that it is expanding its Richland Parish, Louisiana, data center to 5GW of compute capacity in a town that’s already seeing big returns for teachers, local businesses, and students. The data center expansion is an investment of more than
The IMF Just Ranked Every Major Economy and America Lapped the Field
Explore the full projections: https://imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2026/07/08/world-economic-outlook-update-july-2026?cid=sm-com-x-WEOET2026004
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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
