Amazon withdraws application for data center campus at GWU site in Ashburn, Virginia
$427M · Virginia · Data centers
Archive · October 2026
Construction news · Wednesday, October 21, 2026
The 40 construction stories that mattered on October 21, 2026, ranked by how many trade outlets covered them, their beat and how new they were. Headlines are the outlets' own; every story links to the original reporting.
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The Nuclear Company Proposes 6.6-GW AP1000 Nuclear Campus in Kentucky
6.6 GW · Kentucky · Power & grid
POWER, Construction Review Online · Power & grid
Vantage signs 1GW solid-state transformer supply deal with Heron Power
1 GW · Power & grid
DCD · Power & grid
Crusoe plans Spark Liquid modular data center to support latest Nvidia GPUs
DCD · Data centers
Nvidia launches DSX POD, claims the Vera-Rubin reference architecture will make AI data centers more water and energy efficient
DCD · Data centers
Metro breaks ground on East San Fernando Valley light rail project
World Construction Network, Mass Transit · Transportation
Nvidia Unveils DSX Pod for Faster AI Data Center Builds
Data Center Knowledge · Data centers
Avangrid Advances Grid Modernization Investment for 40+ US Substation Facilities
T&D World · Power & grid
AI's Fragmented Regulatory Landscape Becomes a Data Center Design Challenge
Data Center Frontier · Data centers
Memphis councilors reject 18-month data center moratorium
Tennessee · Data centers
DCD · Data centers
Maryland convention center solar project covers acres of rooftops
Maryland · Venues
Solar Power World · Venues
Natrium Nuclear Project: $4bn Construction Advances With Digital Twin for 500-MW Peak Output
$4B · 500 MW · Power & grid
Construction Review Online · Power & grid
Proposed 430MW Gas Plant to Power Data Centers in New Albany Awaits Contentious Public Hearing
430 MW · Data centers
Construction Review Online · Data centers
Water harvesting firm Aquaria launches pilot for modular onsite water supply system for data center sector
DCD · Data centers
Duos secures cloud provider as customer for 20MW of data center capacity
20 MW · Data centers
DCD · Data centers
Critical Capital: Can nuclear seize on data center momentum?
Latitude Media · Data centers
What to know about the nation’s first grid utilization metrics
Latitude Media · Power & grid
Virginia Officials Give Go-Ahead for 3-GW Dominion Energy Gas-Fired Power Station
3 GW · Virginia · Power & grid
POWER · Power & grid
Ohio High Court Keeps Proposed $3.6B Data Center on Ice
$3.6B · Ohio · Data centers
ENR · Data centers
The data center flexibility debate
Latitude Media · Data centers
Newforma acquires Lumi AI, will incorporate into its tech
Construction Dive · AI & contech
AI reshapes construction teams more often than it cuts jobs: report
Construction Dive · AI & contech
Construction must preserve trades knowledge to know when AI is wrong
Construction Dive · AI & contech
Data center sustainability presents an opportunity, USGBC official says
Facilities Dive · Data centers
3.5-MW community solar project completed in Illinois Shines program
4 MW · Illinois · Power & grid
Solar Power World · Power & grid
PV Hardware expands Houston factory for increased solar tracker production
Texas · Manufacturing
Solar Power World · Manufacturing
Budderfly plans 150 MW municipal VPP with solar, storage in U.S. cities
150 MW · Power & grid
pv magazine USA · Power & grid
Viridi deploys ‘Fail-Safe Anti-Propagation architecture’ indoor BESS at New York affordable housing development
New York · Real estate
Energy-Storage.news · Real estate
6 GW CANDU Nuclear Project: AtkinsRéalis, Indiana and Hoosier Signs MoU to Deliver Eight Reactors
6 GW · Indiana · Power & grid
Construction Review Online · Power & grid
Bypassing the Grid: What Data Center Operators Can Learn From a Decade of Mobile Energy Deployment
Data Center POST · Data centers
Bastrop Community Demands Transparency on $366M ‘Project Longhorn’ Data Center
$366M · Data centers
Construction Review Online · Data centers
SC Capital Partners invests in 40MW data center in Pohang, South Korea
40 MW · International · Data centers
DCD · Data centers
Tata Power eyes 2.8GW of generation, transmission, and distribution for Indian data center sector
2.8 GW · International · Data centers
DCD · Data centers
Solar PPA prices jump 5% in Q3, mainly on new trade tariffs: LevelTen
Utility Dive · Power & grid
A new era for grid flexibility?
Latitude Media · Power & grid
President Trump: Data center firms should offer local residents dividends to get communities on-side
DCD · Data centers
New PCE Metric Could Recover Stranded Data Center Power
Data Center Knowledge · Data centers
SJP Partnership Tops Out Construction on Jersey City Apartments
Connect CRE · Real estate
Ken Griffin Seals $3.3B Construction Loan for Manhattan Office Tower
$3.3B · New York · Real estate
Commercial Observer · Real estate
Construction innovations could cut gigawatt-scale solar costs by 22%
pv magazine USA · Power & grid