Welcome to Moratorium Monitor, where The Tech Capital tracks national, state-level and local opposition to data centre projects across the United States. Community pushback and the resulting political response are emerging as material risks to the industry’s ability to deliver projects on schedule and on budget. From moratoriums and zoning disputes to environmental cha...

US asset manager VanEck has launched a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) to provide pure-play exposure to the companies behind the buildout of AI infrastructure. The VanEck Data Center Supply Chain ETF will be traded under the RACK ticker on the CBOE exchange. The launch comes as hyperscalers and technology companies rapidly expand AI infrastructure investment to meet surg...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), AirTrunk, and European Energy Australia are preparing to launch the 25MW Mulwala Solar Farm in New South Wales. The companies said the project is nearing completion and preparing to connect to the grid. First announced in 2023, the solar farm will add renewable energy capacity to Australia’s National Electricity Market and support Google’s targ...