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Gigawatt Scale Race

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The gigawatt-scale race describes the accelerating demand pushing data center deployments beyond single-site megawatts into massive, interconnected clusters requiring unprecedented power and cooling solutions. Hyperscalers and colocation providers are aggressively integrating power generation and procurement due to evolving AI workloads and the necessity of securing reliable energy delivery.
OpenAI Infrastructure Strategy
OpenAI's multi-gigawatt Project Stargate infrastructure buildout across the globe is gaining significant infrastructure alignment through SoftBank's acquisition of DigitalBridge, emphasizing that power, capital, and delivery risks are now defining large-scale AI deployment.
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Elon Musk Colossus expansion
Elon Musk is aggressively expanding xAI's Colossus data center into a 2-gigawatt hyperscale artificial intelligence facility, intensifying competition regarding power infrastructure and financial investment.
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GridFree Power Foundry Site
GridFree has activated its inaugural 'Power Foundry' site, South Dallas One in Texas, which is designated to support artificial intelligence data center workloads as part of a larger planned 5 Gigawatt cluster.
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softbank acquires digitalbridge
SoftBank's $4 billion acquisition of DigitalBridge signifies a strategic pivot toward owning critical AI infrastructure, integrating a vast digital platform spanning data centers, fiber, and towers to control long-term assets necessary for next-generation AI projects.
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