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Data Center Construction: Projects, Permits, Costs & Contractors
What’s being built, where, what it costs, who won the work, and which trades it needs — 42 reports and project files, updated as campuses break ground.
leaderboardRankedTop 20 data center construction contractors →The general contractors winning the most hyperscale and colocation work in 2026.Major project files
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Construction ProjectsMatrix Data Center Sulphur Springs: Cost, Lawsuits, Status
The 3 GW Matrix AI campus in Sulphur Springs, Texas was pitched at $18B. Construction halted amid a deed lawsuit and the city says MSB Global is being replaced.
Construction ProjectsPrometheus Hyperscale Wyoming Data Center: 1.25 GW Campus
Uinta County approved Prometheus Hyperscale's 1.25 GW off-grid data center campus near Evanston, Wyoming. Permit conditions, court challenge, jobs and what contractors should watch.
Construction ProjectsMeta Hyperion Data Center, Louisiana: Cost, Contractors, and the 5 GW Power Build
Meta's Hyperion campus in Richland Parish grew from $10B to $50B+. DPR, Turner and Mortenson split the work while Entergy builds 240 miles of 500 kV line.
Construction ProjectsStargate Abilene: Data Center Construction Cost, Contractors, and Timeline
Crusoe's eight-building, 1.2 GW Stargate campus in Abilene, TX. DPR leads a $15B joint-venture build; what the 600 MW expansion swap meant for trades.
The essential guides
Who builds them
The top 20 data center GCs, ranked
What they cost
$505/SF and $11.3M/MW, sourced
Permits
Every major US filing, tracked
Capex
AWS, Microsoft, Google, Meta budgets
Where
Where 7.5 GW is under construction
Timeline
Each phase, with real equipment lead times
Trades
Which trades the boom needs most
Incentives
Tax breaks, state by state
Power
Grid waits, transformers, and the load forecast
Wages
Data center pay by trade
Latest data center construction coverage
CommercialData Center Electrical Equipment Lead Times: The Long Wait
Data center electrical equipment lead times in 2026: switchgear 38-63 weeks, pad-mount transformers 68-113, generators 60-100, power transformers ~128. How builds are sequenced around them.
CommercialHow Subs Actually Get Onto Data Center Jobs (It's Not Who You Think)
How data center construction subcontractors get onto hyperscale jobs, covering GC prequalification, EMR and safety records, bonding, badging, labor and cash flow.
CommercialUK Data Center Construction 2026: London and the Grid Queue
UK data center construction in 2026: London's 8.6% vacancy, a 700 GW grid queue cut to 381.5 GW, AI Growth Zones, and Turner & Townsend's $12.0/W London cost.
CommercialEurope's Data Center Boom: All Five FLAP-D Markets, Tracked
Europe data center construction across the FLAP-D markets: CBRE's Q1 2026 inventory, vacancy and rents, grid limits, and the EU and German efficiency rules.
CommercialData Center Construction Costs: Europe vs US Per MW
Data center construction costs Europe vs US: Turner & Townsend puts London at $12.0/W and Frankfurt at $11.6/W vs $13.3/W in Silicon Valley. Grid, rules and labor.
InfrastructureDublin Data Center Moratorium: 22% of Ireland's Power
The Dublin data center moratorium explained: CRU's 2021 direction, EirGrid's Dublin freeze, the December 2025 connection policy, and data centres at 22% of Irish power.
CommercialGeorgia Data Center Construction: Inside Atlanta's 2026 Boom
Atlanta leads North America with 2,882 MW of data centers under construction (CBRE, H1 2026). Georgia Power load, tax exemption rules and labor for contractors.
Labor & WagesData Center Fire Protection: Clean-Agent Suppression in 2026
Data center fire protection runs $8 to $25 per square foot for clean-agent suppression. NFPA 75, 76, 855, and 2001 explained, plus who installs it.
Commercial2026 Data Center Construction Forecast: What's Coming Next
Data center construction hit an $85B annual rate in Aug 2026 (Census), and AIA forecasts +33% in 2026 and +25% in 2027. What the forecasts say and what to watch.
CommercialAI Training Facilities: The Next Wave of Data Center Construction
AI training data centers run 100+ kW racks, need liquid cooling and long-lead power gear. Sourced 2026 cost, capex and pipeline data for contractors.
CommercialHow Data Center Construction Differs From Commercial Projects
How data center construction differs from office, retail and hospital work, covering redundancy, medium-voltage power, cooling, commissioning and long-lead gear.
CommercialHow Small Contractors Can Break Into Data Center Construction
Step-by-step guide for small contractors to break into data center subcontracting. BICSI certs, $5M+ GL insurance, where to find RFPs, and set-aside.
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