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AI Buildout Roundup — 2026 · Week 15

44 public construction-phase signals tracked this week across the AI infrastructure buildout.

The week of April 6, 2026 recorded 44 verified construction signals across 5 sectors. Data Center led with 17 signals; the most active companies were entergy, globalfoundries, and fluor.

Signals this week
44
Sectors
5
By sector
Signals
Apr 10
American Battery Factory, Lion Energy form partnership for US-made LFP BESS equipment
Announcement· american battery factoryenergy-storage.news
Apr 10
Minnesota regulator approves Xcel’s controversial utility-owned virtual power plant
Announcement· xcel energyenergy-storage.news
Apr 10
University of Hawai’i branch campus to install solar carports with battery system
Announcementsolarpowerworldonline.com
Apr 10
Aligned breaks ground on 540MW data center campus in Texas
Construction Start· aligneddatacenterdynamics.com
Apr 10
600MW data center could be built in Coachella, California
Announcementdatacenterdynamics.com
Apr 10
QTS files to add another building to Wilmer data center campus, Texas
Announcement· qtsdatacenterdynamics.com
Apr 10
Prologis' 900MW 'Project Sail' gets the go-ahead in Coweta County, Georgia
Announcement· prologisdatacenterdynamics.com
Apr 10
Entergy Texas breaks ground on Legend and Lone Star power stations
Construction Start· entergyentergy.com
Apr 10
Amazon expands, and Entergy Mississippi stands ready to deliver benefits for all our customers
Announcement· amazonentergy.com
Apr 10
Governor Abbott Showcases Texas’ Semiconductor Strength At Texas A&M Groundbreaking
Construction Startgov.texas.gov
Apr 9
GridStor, Axpo execute energy storage revenue swap agreement for 440MWh Texas BESS
Announcementenergy-storage.news
Apr 9
Investing in local talent to power Arkansas’s energy future
Power Agreement· entergyentergy.com
Apr 9
Governor Abbott Celebrates Groundbreaking Of Two New Power Stations In Southeast Texas
Construction Start· entergygov.texas.gov
Apr 9
Construction begins on 102-MW Murch Solar project in Michigan
Construction Startsolarpowerworldonline.com
Apr 9
Tango Holdings Brings Indiana, Ohio Solar Projects Online
Announcementpowermag.com
Apr 9
Change the Way You Telehandler By Choosing Merlo America
Announcementforconstructionpros.com
Apr 9
Technip Energies awarded contract for Long Son Petrochemicals enhancement project in Vietnam
Announcementchemengonline.com
Apr 9
Intel, Google Deepen Collaboration to Advance AI Infrastructure
Announcement· intelnewsroom.intel.com
Apr 9
Global Power Solutions partners with NADCAP to develop decentralized power infrastructure for proposed 100MW data center
Expansiondatacenterdynamics.com
Apr 9
Digital Edge acquires 50 acres of land in Johor, Malaysia for data center
Announcementdatacenterdynamics.com
Apr 9
‘World first’: RWE installs turbine with ‘green’ tower and recyclable blades
Power Agreementwindpowermonthly.com
Apr 9
Beyond 314Ah: A comparison of large-format LFP battery cells for BESS
Announcement· catlenergy-storage.news
Apr 9
Illinois county courthouse cuts ribbon on 1.3-MW solar project
Commissioningsolarpowerworldonline.com
Apr 8
TX Qualified Data Center: 1102 McKinzie LLC Data Center
Announcement· googlecomptroller.texas.gov
Apr 8
New ‘Universal Shock Absorber’ is Stabilizing Force for Tomorrow’s Grid
Power Agreementpowermag.com
Apr 8
TikTok Investing $1.16 Billion for Second Data Center in Finland
Announcement· tiktokpowermag.com
Apr 8
Oklahoma City Breaks Ground on $900M Downtown Arena
Construction Startenr.com
Apr 8
San Diego International Airport Aims High Structurally, Sustainably and Aesthetically
Announcementenr.com
Apr 8
Georgia Power highlights career opportunities during Lineworker Appreciation Month
Power Agreementsoutherncompany.mediaroom.com
Apr 8
Digital Realty and IXPN Expand Peering Network with New Internet Exchange Point of Presence in Nigeria
Commissioning· digital realtyinvestor.digitalrealty.com
Apr 8
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Announcementeducationfreedom.texas.gov
Apr 8
President Trump Secures $200B Investment from Micron Technology for Memory Chip Manufacturing in the United States
Announcement· micronnist.gov
Apr 8
Siluxtek has collaborated closely with GlobalFoundries to jointly promote the Mass-Produce 200G/Lane Silicon Photonic Receiver Chips
Expansion· globalfoundriesgf.com
Apr 8
Jmem Tek Joins GlobalFoundries Ecosystem to Expand Post-Quantum Security Solutions
Expansion· globalfoundriesgf.com
Apr 8
DC Blox to expand into Indiana, targets data center campus in Indianapolis
Expansion· dc bloxdatacenterdynamics.com
Apr 8
DXC lands Metropolitan Police outsourcing deal that could climb to £1B
Announcement· oraclego.theregister.com
Apr 8
ABB manufacturing facility in SC to meet 80% of electricity needs with on-site solar
Environmental Review· abbsolarpowerworldonline.com
Apr 7
Eversource, Avangrid ask FERC to stay $1.5B refund decision
Announcement· eversourceutilitydive.com
Apr 7
Fluor awarded FEED contract by America First Refining
Announcement· fluorchemengonline.com
Apr 7
TotalEnergies and Masdar to form $2.2-billion renewable-energy JV in Asia
Announcement· totalenergieschemengonline.com
Apr 7
X-Energy selects Fluor for nuclear project at Dow site in Texas
Announcement· fluorchemengonline.com
Apr 7
FlexGen acquires US battery storage and solar commissioning services provider CES
Commissioningenergy-storage.news
Apr 7
North Dakota approves certificate of site compatibility for 400MWh BESS from NextEra Energy Resources
Announcement· nexteraenergy-storage.news
Apr 7
50MW data center could be built in Colorado Springs
Announcementdatacenterdynamics.com