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September 2026latest coverage
Victoria Makes Data Centers Carry Their Infrastructure Costs
Victoria’s new data-center rules require developers to add renewable generation and storage, avoid sensitive locations, use non-drinking water and fund local benefits, turning infrastructure capacity into a project responsibility rather than a public subsidy.
Read analysisSingapore Is Licensing the Reliability and Resource Use of Digital Infrastructure
Singapore's Digital Infrastructure Bill would license major cloud services and data centers for operational resilience while placing energy efficiency and future water requirements inside a separate sustainability regime.
Read analysisScotland Has Made Environmental Evidence Mandatory for Large Data Centers
From 17 September, every proposed Scottish data center above 50 megawatts requires an Environmental Impact Assessment. The direction converts an emerging set of energy, water, carbon and community concerns into evidence that must shape projects before consent.
Read analysisAustralia Is Turning AI Compute Into a National Infrastructure Bargain
Australia is consulting on national standards that would tie large data centers and frontier AI training to power, water, security, skills and community obligations.
Read analysisBrazil’s REDATA Turns Tax Relief Into a Compute-Resource Bargain
Brazil's new data center regime does more than suspend taxes. It makes domestic compute, clean electricity, water efficiency and local research obligations conditions of entry—turning industrial support into an enforceable bargain over scarce resources.
Read analysisChina Is Making Digital Growth Answer for Its Own Energy Use
China's seven-agency digital-green plan links AI efficiency, data-center power, carbon data, smart-city operations and environmental enforcement, treating the digital economy as both a decarbonization tool and a resource-consuming sector.
Read analysisMassachusetts Has Made Local Consent a Gate for Large Data Centres
Massachusetts now requires data centers above 25 megawatts to secure local approval and meet state expectations on energy, water, infrastructure and community benefit before key state permits can advance.
Read analysisSaudi Arabia Is Standardizing the Ground Rules for Commercial Data Centers
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Municipalities and Housing has adopted uniform municipal requirements for standalone commercial data centers.
Read analysisSpain Wants Data Centers to Earn Their Place on the Grid
Spain's draft decree would tie large data-center grid access to hourly renewable matching, water and energy efficiency, and EU control of operational data. The proposal turns infrastructure admission into an enforceable bargain.
Read analysisSaskatchewan Makes Self-Supplied Power the Entry Price for New Data Centers
Saskatchewan’s new data-center framework combines Canadian ownership, data sovereignty and local participation with a decisive infrastructure condition: new proponents must bring their own power rather than displace existing demand or exports.
Read analysisApplied Digital’s 1.2 GW Lease Portfolio Turns AI Capacity Into a Delivery Test
Applied Digital’s Polaris Forge 3 lease adds 300 MW of planned critical IT load to a 1.2 GW contracted portfolio, with operations anticipated from August 2027.
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