The US’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has directed the six regional grid operators under its jurisdiction to justify or reform the rules that govern how data centres connect to the electric grid. Combined with re-industrialisation, advanced manufacturing, and other large-load use cases, grid operators in the US are facing challenges in adapting to the risi...

Etix is advancing its expansion plans across Asia and Europe through a new financing package in Thailand and a proposed acquisition in France that would increase its data centre footprint and available capacity. Firstly, the company has secured a credit facility of up to US$70 million from investment firm Muzinich & Co, with an initial US$21.5 million tranche allocated ...

EdgeConneX is to invest around €3 billion (US$3.5 billion) in three data centre campuses in northern Italy. The project, which has been declared of strategic national interest by the Italian government, will see three data centre campuses built in the Lombardy region by 2031.  The facilities are expected to provide more than 300 MW of capacity and attract an additional �...