US EditionData Centers Overtake Offices in US Construction-Spending Shift
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Construction of data centres overtakes offices for the first time in the US
Spending on data centre projects in the US has exploded, surpassing offices for the first time at the end of last year. It's a trend Matt Kunz saw early when Meta built a computing hub outside Columbus, Ohio.
According to a new analysis by Wood Mackenzie, during the fourth quarter of 2025 25 gigawatts (GW) of new data center capacity were added, half as much as in the third quarter, indicating a challenging development environment and a focus on existing projects. At the end of 2025, the portfolio of data center projects in the US reached 241 GW, of which 33% is in active development, according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest “US data center pipeline”. Th…
A symbolic turning point has now been reached in the US: for the first time, expenditure on data center projects has overtaken investment in new office buildings, which marks a profound change in the real estate and technology sector. (Read more)
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