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AI Buildout Roundup — 2026 · Week 18

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

The week of April 27, 2026 recorded 370 verified construction signals across 12 sectors. Data Center led with 136 signals; the most active companies were shell, totalenergies, and nextdecade.

Signals this week
370
Sectors
12
By sector
Signals
May 3
Beale Infrastructure Announces Hyperscale Kansas Data Center Campus, Advancing $3 Billion Infrastructure Investment
Construction Startbusinesswire.com
May 3
CDC V: Groundbreaking for the future
Construction Startarmy.mil
May 3
Beale Infrastructure Announces Hyperscale Kansas Data Center Campus, Advancing $3 Billion Infrastructure Investment
Construction Startbusinesswire.com
May 3
Construction Begins On LaunchPad Golf Facility
Announcementmiragenews.com
May 3
TotalEnergies and Nextnorth Start Construction on 440 MWp Solar Plant in Isabela, Philippines - News and Statistics
Announcementindexbox.io
May 3
CDC V: Groundbreaking for the future
Announcementarmy.mil
May 3
Feds back Georgia Power project with largest energy loan in U.S. history
Construction Startmacon.com
May 2
Building (Commercial) — 25145 WOODNOOK DR — Loudoun County, VA — $23.3M
Announcement· shellloudoun.gov
May 2
Electrical (Commercial) — 44525 LOW LATENCY LN — Loudoun County, VA — $102.4M
Announcement· shellloudoun.gov
May 2
Building (Commercial) — 25374 MEADOWDALE DR — Loudoun County, VA — $23.4M
Permit· shellloudoun.gov
May 2
Construction begins on regenerative wellness destination The Shenandoah Nature Resort
Construction Startleisureopportunities.co.uk
May 2
NextDecade (NASDAQ: NEXT) ramps Rio Grande LNG spend and debt while advancing construction
Announcement· nextdecadestocktitan.net
May 2
Chile Reaches 4.6 Gw Of Energy Storage Under Construction
Construction Startmegaproject.com
May 2
Browns officially break ground on new Huntington Bank Field
Construction Start· aecomclevelandbrowns.com
May 2
GenusPlus Group (ASX:GNP) Is Up 14.7% After Winning Koolunga Battery Storage EPC Contract – Has The Bull Case Changed?
EPC Awardsimplywall.st
May 2
TotalEnergies, Nextnorth begin Isabela solar project
Announcement· totalenergiesinsiderph.com
May 2
TerraPower breaks ground on nuclear facility
Construction Startkemmerergazette.com
May 2
Georgia Power breaks ground on electricity plant to serve data centers
Construction Startwrdw.com
May 2
Construction begins on regenerative wellness destination The Shenandoah Nature Resort
Announcementleisureopportunities.co.uk
May 2
NextDecade (NASDAQ: NEXT) ramps Rio Grande LNG spend and debt while advancing construction
Construction Startstocktitan.net
May 2
Chile Reaches 4.6 Gw Of Energy Storage Under Construction
Construction Startmegaproject.com
May 2
Browns officially break ground on new Huntington Bank Field
Announcementclevelandbrowns.com
May 2
GenusPlus Group (ASX:GNP) Is Up 14.7% After Winning Koolunga Battery Storage EPC Contract – Has The Bull Case Changed?
Construction Startsimplywall.st
May 2
TotalEnergies, Nextnorth begin Isabela solar project
Construction Startinsiderph.com
May 2
TerraPower breaks ground on nuclear facility
Announcementkemmerergazette.com
May 2
Georgia Power breaks ground on electricity plant to serve data centers
Announcementwrdw.com
May 2
Refrigerator Manufacturer to Expand Virginia Assembly Plant
Announcementassemblymag.com
May 2
Duke Energy approved to continue operating Robinson nuclear plant through 2050
Power Agreement· duke energypower-eng.com
May 2
Democrats investigate as Trump OKs almost $2 billion in taxpayer money to end offshore wind projects
Construction Start· orstedpower-eng.com
May 2
Data centers or sci-fi? Meta taps into space solar, 100-hour energy storage
Expansion· metarenewableenergyworld.com
May 2
This California battery tech company is close to launching the first large-scale advanced electrolyte facility in the US
Announcementrenewableenergyworld.com
May 2
Democrats investigate as Trump OKs almost $2 billion in taxpayer money to end offshore wind projects
Announcementrenewableenergyworld.com
May 2
Caterpillar to Supply Power Generation Assets to PROPWR
Announcement· caterpillarnam.org
May 2
$1.4B saved: Massachusetts locks in cheaper offshore wind power
Announcement· vineyard windelectrek.co
May 2
Rongcheng New Energy Completes 5MW AEM Hydrogen Production System Installation and Startup
Announcementfuelcellsworks.com
May 2
Hong Kong's First In-Building Hydrogen Power System Goes Live
Announcementfuelcellsworks.com
May 2
ORBCOMM secures $460M refinancing to expand IoT platform and growth
Announcementcontainer-news.com
May 2
Blackstone's QTS Files Appeal To Save Massive Virginia Data Center Campus
Announcement· qtsbisnow.com
May 2
SoCalGas customers spared paying $266M for hydrogen pipeline project
Announcementcanarymedia.com
May 1
Updated: US Democrats probe TotalEnergies-Trump offshore wind buyout over ‘legal failures’
Announcement· totalenergieswindpowermonthly.com
May 1
Installation starts on 140-MW solar project in West Texas
Announcementsolarpowerworldonline.com
May 1
Project Nexus solar canal demo completes construction in California
Commissioningsolarpowerworldonline.com
May 1
DTE sees up to 8.4 GW data center opportunity
Construction Start· oracleutilitydive.com
May 1
Southern Co. electricity sales soar on 42% data center growth
Announcementutilitydive.com
May 1
Myanmar commissions two 40 MW solar plants in Mandalay region
Construction Startpv-magazine.com
May 1
US utility signs 4 GW solar, storage buildout deal
Power Agreement· nexterapv-magazine.com
May 1
Lessons from Maine’s data center moratorium debate for construction
Announcementconstructiondive.com
May 1
Hanwha Ocean and Leidos partner to boost naval shipbuilding capacity
Announcement· hanwhacontainer-news.com
May 1
Gebrüder Weiss opens €100m logistics and IT hub in Austria
Commissioningcontainer-news.com
May 1
Gulf firms Taranis and EEC partner to develop 50MW data centers in Saudi Arabia
Expansiondatacenterdynamics.com