"More than half of the extraordinary construction volume is in frontier markets, which JLL defines as the markets outside traditional mature hubs like Northern Virginia, Dallas-Fort Worth and Silicon Valley. Texas alone accounts for 6.5 GW of capacity under construction, supporting projections that the state could overtake Virginia as the largest global data center market by 2030.

Other beneficiaries of this geographic transformation include Tennessee, Wisconsin and Ohio, which, like Texas, are capitalizing on abundant energy resources, ample land availability and business-friendly operating environments. Project scale has expanded sharply, with JLL tracking more than 10 projects of 1 GW or larger currently under construction, a threshold that would have been eye-opening just a few years ago."

"More than half of the extraordinary construction volume is in frontier markets, which JLL defines as the markets outside traditional mature hubs like Northern Virginia, Dallas-Fort Worth and Silicon Valley. Texas alone accounts for 6.5 GW of capacity under construction, supporting projections that the state could overtake Virginia as the largest global data center market by 2030.

Other beneficiaries of this geographic transformation include Tennessee, Wisconsin and Ohio, which, like Texas, are capitalizing on abundant energy resources, ample land availability and business-friendly operating environments. Project scale has expanded sharply, with JLL tracking more than 10 projects of 1 GW or larger currently under construction, a threshold that would have been eye-opening just a few years ago."