Power Infrastructure

JE Dunn Adds Power Generation Unit as Data Centers Grow

JE Dunn Construction formed a power generation unit and named a leader, amid a wider industry shift toward power-focused construction work.

The Unsung Heroes of Data Centers: Industrial Control Panels

In the high-tech world of data centers—where petabytes of data flow every second and uptime is measured in milliseconds—there’s a quiet, powerful force working behind the scenes: industrial control panels. While servers and switches often steal the spotlight, control panels are the backbone that keeps the entire facility running safely, efficiently, and reliably. Powering the…

Power, Cooling, and Risk: What It Takes to Bring a 100MW AI Data Center Online

The industry knows how to build data centers. What it’s still figuring out is how to turn on AI factories at scale. With facilities now crossing 100 megawatts—far beyond the 5 to 10 megawatt norm of traditional builds—operators are no longer just validating equipment. They’re testing whether entire systems—power, cooling, controls, and the teams behind…

The Next Data Center Bottleneck Isn’t Power or Cooling — It’s People: The Data Center Workforce

With the rapid rise of AI workloads, data centers are being built with higher power density, stricter reliability expectations, and cooling technologies that are evolving faster than most teams can adapt. As a result, these facilities aren’t just getting bigger—they’re becoming harder to operate, harder to staff, and far less forgiving when something goes…

AI Is Forcing a Rethink of Data Center Infrastructure at Every Level

The data center industry is being redefined by AI’s demand for faster, denser, and more scalable infrastructure. According to McKinsey, average rack power densities have more than doubled in just two years. It went from approximately 8 kW to 17 kW, and is expected to hit 30 kW by 2027. Global data center power demand is projected…

Applied Digital AI Data Center July 2025 Update

In the heart of Ellendale, North Dakota, the Applied Digital AI Data Center known as Polaris Forge 1 (Previously ELN02) is steadily emerging as one of the largest purpose-built AI data centers in the United States. This July 2025 site update highlights remarkable progress at the Applied Digital project, designed to set new standards…

Execution at Scale: How Applied Digital Is Powering AI Infrastructure in Ellendale

AI infrastructure is evolving at breakneck speed, and the real challenge is no longer just designing next-generation data centers—it’s executing them at scale. As demand for AI-ready facilities grows, operators must adapt to immense increases in power density, new cooling technologies, and unconventional deployment locations. Power density requirements for AI workloads are pushing the…

Data Center Construction Demands Are Surging But Power, Permitting, and Planning Are Holding It Back

The infrastructure race to support AI is exposing critical gaps in power supply, regulatory approval, and workforce availability

Aligned Data Centers Leads with a Strong Workplace Safety Culture

Prioritizing worker safety in data centers proves essential as digital infrastructure becomes increasingly critical to modern operations

Applied Digital Celebrates International Women’s Day 2024: Pioneering the Future

Women leaders across the infrastructure sector are reshaping how companies build competitive advantage and drive technological progress

Applied Digital’s State-of-the-Art Data Center in North Dakota Is a Game-Changer for Global Tech

A rural North Dakota campus could reshape where the world's most powerful computing infrastructure gets built

Related Companies Invests in Applied Digital to Support Data Center Growth

Major real estate investors are betting big on data centers as tech companies race to secure computing power

Generative AI Demands a Complete Data Center Transformation

Companies racing to deploy generative AI are discovering that legacy infrastructure simply won't cut it anymore

Applied Digital Ready to Meet AI’s Computational Power Needs

Heavy-duty data centers are becoming the bottleneck for AI development, and one infrastructure provider is racing to solve it

The Future of Data Centers: Cooling, Power, and ESG with Saqib Ashraf

AI-driven computing demands force data centers to rethink cooling strategies while balancing power consumption and sustainability goals

Applied Digital is Scaling Up Infrastructure to Handle Growing GPU Deployment Needs

The company is racing to build out physical infrastructure capable of supporting the massive power and proximity requirements that modern AI compute demands

Applied Digital Pushes for Data Center Efficiency with Balanced Power and Lower PUE

The race to lower data center power consumption hinges on balancing infrastructure demands with sustainability metrics that drive real cost savings

Perimeter Data is Transforming Security Operations from Reactive to Proactive

Advanced surveillance technology is shifting how security teams detect and respond to threats before they escalate into crises

Energy T&D Resilience: Hot-Dip Galvanizing Shields Infrastructure, Saves Resources

Zinc coatings that last decades reduce replacement cycles and lower the carbon footprint of power grid infrastructure

The Future of AI in Data Centers: Navigating the Next Frontier in Computing with Bill Kleyman

AI's explosive demand is forcing data centers to rethink infrastructure and expand beyond traditional tech hubs

Applied Digital Redefines Modern Computing with Unmatched Hosting Power for NVIDIA H100 Servers

High-power data centers are becoming essential infrastructure as enterprises race to deploy advanced AI workloads at scale

Dell PowerEdge Servers for Today’s Most Demanding Workloads

Infrastructure built to handle the exponential growth of AI and edge computing is becoming essential for competitive enterprises