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AI Buildout Roundup — 2026 · Week 16

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

The week of April 13, 2026 recorded 149 verified construction signals across 12 sectors. Data Center led with 32 signals; the most active companies were ge vernova, prologis, and aligned.

Signals this week
149
Sectors
12
By sector
Signals
Apr 19
Survey Finds Documentation Gaps Driving Costs, Delays in Construction
Announcementforconstructionpros.com
Apr 19
Zoning (Commercial) — 22190 LOUDOUN COUNTY PKWY — Loudoun County, VA — $10.7M
Announcementloudoun.gov
Apr 18
Building (Commercial) — 22190 LOUDOUN COUNTY PKWY — Loudoun County, VA — $4.8M
Expansionloudoun.gov
Apr 18
The US’s largest clean energy project is generating power [update]
Commissioning· pattern energyelectrek.co
Apr 18
Construction begins at $21 million Port Hedland Seafarers Centre
Construction Starthellenicshippingnews.com
Apr 18
PowerSecure to build solar and storage project for Wyoming utility co-op
Announcement· southern companysolarpowerworldonline.com
Apr 18
ReMA2026: Specification aluminum can yield premium price
Commissioningrecyclingtoday.com
Apr 18
Prologis Plans $2.1B In Development, Led By Data Centers
Announcement· prologisbisnow.com
Apr 18
Construction Starts Rebound 13% in March
Construction Startconstruction.com
Apr 17
USCG: First two Arctic Security Cutters will be homeported in Alaska
Construction Startmarinelog.com
Apr 17
Surprise! New York Scores Another Offshore Wind Victory
Announcementcleantechnica.com
Apr 17
INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Innovation Inspired by North Dakota’s Needs
Announcement· alignedsiteselection.com
Apr 17
DATA CENTERS: OPERATING ON ANOTHER LEVEL
Expansion· applied digitalsiteselection.com
Apr 17
GE Vernova ordered to finish work on Vineyard Wind project
Announcement· ge vernovawindpowermonthly.com
Apr 17
Cincinnati to turn an old landfill site into a solar power producer
Construction Startsolarpowerworldonline.com
Apr 17
Calcasieu Pass LNG Secures $1.75B Loan
Announcement· venture globalrigzone.com
Apr 17
After 2 years, ratepayer pain and political fallout from Georgia’s nuclear plant Vogtle
Announcementutilitydive.com
Apr 17
Pilbara Ports breaks ground on seafarers centre
Construction Startcontainer-news.com
Apr 17
Transocean wins $158m contract for Deepwater Asgard in Mediterranean
Announcementoffshore-technology.com
Apr 17
Sigenergy lists on Hong Kong Stock Exchange, raises HK$4.4 billion
Announcementenergy-storage.news
Apr 17
GE Vernova hits back as Vineyard Wind case escalates
Announcement· ge vernovawindpowermonthly.com
Apr 17
Inside the financing of Egypt’s largest solar‑plus‑storage project
Power Agreement· edfpv-magazine.com
Apr 17
$115M Project To Boost Timber Manufacturing In Rural Texas
Announcementbisnow.com
Apr 17
Super Studios To Build $750M Production Campus In Mansfield
Announcementbisnow.com
Apr 17
Together AI To Establish New HQ In San Francisco Design District
Announcementbisnow.com
Apr 17
Developer Defaults On Mortgage For Planned $3.8B Atlanta Megaproject
Announcementbisnow.com
Apr 17
German MSP Noris Network to break ground on 30MW Frankfurt data center
Construction Startdatacenterdynamics.com
Apr 17
GE Vernova hits back as Vineyard Wind court hearing looms
Announcement· ge vernovawindpowermonthly.com
Apr 17
Prologis Plans $2.1B In Development, Led By Data Centers
Announcement· prologisbisnow.com
Apr 17
Wärtsilä 25 ammonia engine gets a power rating increase
Announcement· wartsilamarinelog.com
Apr 17
Ambassador Greer, Policymakers Visit First Solar
Announcement· first solarnam.org
Apr 17
NAM Makes the Case for Permitting Reform, Energy Abundance, AI at CERAWeek
Power Agreementnam.org
Apr 17
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: Growing a North Dakotan Workforce
Announcement· alignedsiteselection.com
Apr 17
Suniva announces 4.5-GW solar cell facility in South Carolina
Announcementutilitydive.com
Apr 17
GMT lands $264M from ING to deliver its UK biomethane platform
Announcementbiofuelsdigest.com
Apr 17
Gevo withdraws from DOE loan guarantee financing application
Announcement· edfbiofuelsdigest.com
Apr 16
Evolve Energy, Shell sign Race Bank wind PPA through 2035
Power Agreement· shellenergymonitor.ai
Apr 16
Evolve Energy, Shell sign Race Bank wind PPA through 2035
Power Agreement· shellnsenergybusiness.com
Apr 16
L3Harris Technologies plans $1.3B solid rocket motor expansion in Virginia
Announcementmanufacturingdive.com
Apr 16
Crowley’s American Energy transports more than two million cubic meters of LNG to Puerto Rico in first year
Power Agreementmarinelog.com
Apr 16
Williams begins construction on NESE to expand Transco system
Expansionoffshore-technology.com
Apr 16
Entergy breaks ground on two new gas plants in south-east Texas
Construction Start· entergyoffshore-technology.com
Apr 16
Over 500 Jobs To Be Created At New Solar Cell Manufacturing Facility
Workforcecleantechnica.com
Apr 16
GE Appliances Invests $28 Million In Alabama Refrigeration Plant Upgrades
Announcementassemblymag.com
Apr 16
Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative breaks ground on $114 million expansion
Construction Startmeatpoultry.com
Apr 16
Hydrogen Production in Castilla y León: Ansasol Secures Environmental Authorization for Two Renewable Plants
Environmental Reviewhydrogenfuelnews.com
Apr 16
Fuel Cell Capacity Growth: Bloom Energy’s Expanded Deal with Oracle
Announcement· bloom energyhydrogenfuelnews.com
Apr 16
Green Hydrogen Bus Debuts on Tourist Route in Brazil’s Federal District
Power Agreementhydrogenfuelnews.com
Apr 16
Lotte SK Enroute Starts Hydrogen Production via Ulsan Fuel Cell Plant
Announcement· air liquidehydrogenfuelnews.com
Apr 16
First Quantum and Hitachi commission world’s first battery electric mining truck at Kansanshi mine in Zambia
Commissioningim-mining.com