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AI Buildout Roundup — 2026 · Week 30

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

The week of July 20, 2026 recorded 258 verified construction signals across 16 sectors. Data Center led with 76 signals; the most active companies were amazon, google, and sk hynix.

Signals this week
258
Sectors
16
By sector
Signals
Jul 26
Trump expands voluntary pledge to keep datacenter costs off household power bills
Announcement· amazontheregister.com
Jul 26
How Much Water Does AI Use? The $58 Billion Risk
Announcementforbes.com
Jul 26
Google announced as end user of 8 million sq ft data center in Columbia, Georgia
Announcement· googledatacenterdynamics.com
Jul 26
SK Hynix speeds P&T7 cleanroom rollout, keeps overall budget at KRW19 trillion
Announcement· sk hynixdigitimes.com
Jul 26
Google Breaks Ground on World’s Largest Solar Project
Announcementtomorrowsworldtoday.com
Jul 26
Google Backs 2.5 GW Steel River Solar and Battery Project in Arkansas
Construction Startconstructionowners.com
Jul 26
Hut 8 Fully Commercializes 1 GW Beacon Point AI Data Center Campus with Second 352 MW IT Lease, Bringing Campus-Level Base-Term Contract Value to $19.6 Billion
Construction Startprnewswire.com
Jul 26
The hidden cost of AI: Why your town is negotiating with Amazon and Microsoft
Announcementfortune.com
Jul 26
Groundbreakings cooled in June after megaproject boom eased
Announcementconstructiondive.com
Jul 26
BeOne Medicines Adds $300 Million Hopewell Expansion, Creating 120 Jobs in Hopewell New Jersey
Announcementconstructionreviewonline.com
Jul 26
Oman awards $210mln EPC contract for Al Kamil Solar 1 IPP project
Announcementzawya.com
Jul 26
Aboitiz Renewables breaks ground on solar plant, BESS in Cadiz City
Construction Startnegrosnowdaily.com
Jul 26
Aboitiz breaks ground on Visayas’ largest solar project
Construction Startdailyguardian.com.ph
Jul 26
Aboitiz Renewables breaks ground on largest Visayas solar plant
Construction Startnewsinfo.inquirer.net
Jul 26
Texas is getting one of North America's biggest solar projects
Announcementchron.com
Jul 26
Minnesota Power breaks ground on project to transform 70-year-old energy center into solar energy facility
Construction Startwdio.com
Jul 26
Glencore’s US$250 million Cat order from Finning for Alumbrera restart
Announcement· caterpillarim-mining.com
Jul 26
Fire Protection (Commercial) — 42590 PATRIOT PARK DR — Loudoun County, VA — $62.2M
Announcement· shell· 42590 PATRIOT PARK DR, Loudoun County, VAloudoun.gov
Jul 25
Wärtsilä signs 8-year lifecycle agreement with Carnival for LNG-powered cruise ships
Construction Start· wartsilacontainer-news.com
Jul 25
Intel References SK hynix's Ex-CEO When Discussing Its Memory Plans, Fueling The $28 Billion Ohio Fab JV Rumors
Announcementwccftech.com
Jul 25
Skanska Begins Construction on $325M Cincinnati Downtown Marriott Hotel
Announcementconstructionowners.com
Jul 25
OpenAI Plans $20 Billion Georgia Data Center with 3.2 GW of Power
Construction Startnews.constructconnect.com
Jul 25
1st look at $9M Tri-Cities recovery center housing. Construction begins soon
Announcementaol.com
Jul 25
Siemens Energy Launches Construction of Mississippi Switchgear Plant to Expand U.S. Grid Technology Manufacturing Capacity
Construction Startsolarquarter.com
Jul 25
Exclusive: SK hynix in talks to buy Intel’s Ohio chip campus for U.S. memory production
Construction Startkoreajoongangdaily.com
Jul 25
Winnipeg Awards $580M Biosolids Contract After Rethinking Procurement
Announcementenr.com
Jul 25
Aboitiz Renewables breaks ground on solar plant, BESS in Cadiz City
Construction Startgoogle.com
Jul 25
Aboitiz breaks ground on Visayas’ largest solar project
Construction Startgoogle.com
Jul 25
Big Rooter Power: $1.7B, 1.2 GW Solar Project Breaks Ground at Texas Coal Site
Construction Startgoogle.com
Jul 25
Pleasant Valley Solar 2 Comes Online as Blacks Creek Energy Center Breaks Ground in Idaho
Construction Startgoogle.com
Jul 25
Aboitiz Renewables breaks ground on largest Visayas solar plant
Construction Startgoogle.com
Jul 25
Texas is getting one of North America's biggest solar projects
Announcementgoogle.com
Jul 25
Philippines Energy Company Junk Coal Plant & Break Ground on Latest BESS
Announcementgoogle.com
Jul 25
rPlus Energies Commissions 125 MW Solar Project, Breaks Ground on 400 MW Idaho Facility
Construction Startgoogle.com
Jul 25
Minnesota Power breaks ground on project to transform 70-year-old energy center into solar energy facility
Construction Startgoogle.com
Jul 25
SK Group and NVIDIA Expand Strategic Partnership Across AI Factories and Next-Generation Memory
Commissioning· nvidianews.skhynix.com
Jul 25
Trump Administration Admits Retaliatory Grant Cancellations
Announcementcleantechnica.com
Jul 25
NRG Energy Cuts Ribbon on 456 MW Natural Gas Expansion at TH Wharton Plant
Expansion· nrg energybicmagazine.com
Jul 25
NextEra Energy second-quarter 2026 financial results available on company's website
Announcement· nexterainvestor.nexteraenergy.com
Jul 25
TEN Ltd. Announces Delivery and Naming of the Third in a Series of Twelve DP2 Shuttle Tankers Ordered at Samsung Heavy Industries, South Korea
Construction Starthellenicshippingnews.com
Jul 25
Electrical (Commercial) — 44395 GIGABIT PLZ — Loudoun County, VA — $8.9M
Announcement· ntt· 44395 Gigabit Plz, Loudoun County, VAloudoun.gov
Jul 25
Port of Coos Bay secures US$25 million INFRA grant for ship-to-rail terminal
Announcementcontainer-news.com
Jul 25
TotalEnergies reports $5.4bn net income in Q2 2026
Announcement· totalenergiesnsenergybusiness.com
Jul 25
Panamint Capital starts construction on $1.7bn solar PV project in Texas, US
Announcementnsenergybusiness.com
Jul 25
Corps of Engineers Advances $986M San Antonio Cyber Center with Progressive Design-Build Delivery
Announcementenr.com
Jul 25
A 1.2 GW solar farm is rising at a Texas coal site – but coal is staying
Construction Startelectrek.co
Jul 24
Matador Resources acquires Paloma Permian, Ridge Runner in Delaware
Announcementpboilandgasmagazine.com
Jul 24
TIPRO reports employment increase of 400 jobs in upstream industry in June
Workforcepboilandgasmagazine.com
Jul 24
PowerTransitions Closes on Deal for 5 Gas-Fired Power Plants in NY
Announcementmarcellusdrilling.com
Jul 24
Mesabi Metallics begins iron mining with electric Komatsu PC7000-11
Announcementim-mining.com