Ai Infrastructure & Data Centers

2 stories across channels

BloombergNEF: $750B Hyperscaler Capex in 2026, 23 GW Under Construction Across 831 Sites

The 14 largest publicly owned data center operators are projected to spend $750B in capex in 2026, up 67% from $450B in 2025. BloombergNEF tracks 23.1 GW of capacity under construction across 831 sites globally (15.9 GW in the US alone). 72% of corporate clean power PPAs in the Americas are driven by data center developers. GPU-as-a-service leases exceed $100B in value, predominantly on 5-year terms.

The Deep Signal · Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Ecolab Acquires CoolIT Systems for $4.75B — Bets on 20%+ Annual Data Center Cooling Growth

Ecolab agreed to acquire liquid cooling specialist CoolIT Systems from KKR for $4.75 billion. The company projects revenue growth of at least 20% annually 'for the foreseeable future,' positioning cooling as a structural, not cyclical, infrastructure segment. Cooling now represents 15-20% of AI-optimized data center capex.

The Deep Signal · Wednesday, March 25, 2026