Data Centers

    July 2025
    Projected Data Center Growth Spurs PJM Capacity Prices by Factor of 10

    Figure 1. Capacity market prices jumped almost nine-fold in most of the PJM region from 2024/2025 to 2025/2026 and by another 22% for 2026/2027

    ­A tightening market for electric generation capacity across the PJM region (which spans all or parts of 13 mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states, plus the District of Columbia) is driving up electric rates for consumers. This tight market is driven in large part by data centers, highlighting another way in wh
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    Date:
    07/30/2025
    ArcLight Acquires Advanced Power, Projected to Commit $5+ Billion to Power Development Over Next 5 Years

    Angelo Acconcia, Partner at ArcLight

    ­ArcLight Capital Partners (“ArcLight”) announced the acquisition of Advanced Power, a leading power developer and manager founded in 2000, and an initial $1 billion equity commitment to build new power infrastructure. The partnership has the potential to invest more than $5 billion of equity ov
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    Date:
    07/25/2025
    Next-Generation Package for Power MOSFETs Achieves Significant On-Resistance and Thermal Resistance Reductions

    Next-Generation Package for Power MOSFETs Achieves Significant On-Resistance and Thermal Resistance Reductions

    ­Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH (“Toshiba”) announces the launch of two new N-channel power MOSFETs, the 80V TPM1R908QM and the 150V TPM7R10CQ5. These latest offerings adopt Toshiba’s innovative SOP Advance(E) package, designed to significantly enhance performance in switched-mode power supplies for de
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    Date:
    07/22/2025
    Littelfuse TVS Diodes Cut Clamping Voltage by Up to 15% for DC Line Protection

    New Littelfuse TVS Diodes Cut Clamping Voltage by Up to 15% for DC Line Protection

    ­Littelfuse, Inc., an industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected, and safer world, announced the launch of the 5.0SMDJ-FB TVS Diode Series, a 5000 W surface-mount solution in a DO-214AB package engineered to protect sensitive DC power lines from overvoltage transients.  The new serie
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    Date:
    07/16/2025
    Wärtsilä Engines Selected to Deliver Reliable Power for U.S. Data Center

    Wärtsilä Engines Selected to Deliver Reliable Power for U.S. Data Center

    ­Technology group Wärtsilä will supply 282MW of flexible engines to operate a new data center project in Ohio, USA. The onsite power facility, providing power directly to the data center, will operate with fifteen Wärtsilä 18V50SG engines running on natural gas. The order was booked by Wärtsilä in Q2 20
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    Date:
    07/15/2025
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