Data center construction rolls into 2026 | Dump Trucks Charlotte NC
The biggest single construction news topic of 2025? The boom in data center construction.
Even as fears of a bubble persisted in the sector to end the year, new data center groundbreakings, plans for additional developments and legislation to streamline permitting kept coming as well. Read on for the latest data center construction news to kick off 2026.
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Data center developer breaks ground on $3B Virginia campus
By Sebastian Obando • Dec. 1, 2025The 900-megawatt campus will span multiple phases with full buildout expected by 2035, according to CleanArc Data Centers. Read the full article ➔
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Construction planning falls again, but data center boom continues
By Sebastian Obando • Dec. 5, 2025Megaprojects are boosting the building pipeline as overall momentum dipped for a second consecutive month, according to Dodge Construction Network. Read the full article ➔
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As EPA moves to fast-track data centers, some cities are moving to slow them down
By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • Dec. 18, 2025The EPA is streamlining Clean Air Act permitting to accelerate development. Will local communities pay the price? Read the full article ➔
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$15B Stargate data center breaks ground in Wisconsin
By Sebastian Obando • Dec. 19, 2025Crews officially began the first phase of construction on the Oracle, OpenAI and Vantage Data Centers facility and expect to complete the project, dubbed Lighthouse, in 2028. Read the full article ➔
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House passes bill that could fast-track AI infrastructure projects
By Makenzie Holland • Dec. 22, 2025The SPEED Act aims to cut red tape in order to meet soaring energy demand and growing competition in the global AI race, according to the bill’s sponsors. Read the full article ➔
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Jacobs starts $10B Louisiana data center
By Sebastian Obando • Dec. 22, 2025Energy infrastructure provider Hut 8 tapped the Dallas-based contractor for engineering, procurement and construction management. Read the full article ➔
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