Digital Realty’s Power Path Meets Local Grid Pushback — June 30, 2026

Digital Realty put a 600-megawatt-by-2028 power timeline on Astra Enterprise Park near Kansas City, while local moratoria and Duke Energy’s North Carolina rate case show AI load growth pushing power, water, and cost-allocation fights deeper into permitting and regulation. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Digital Realty disclosed a utility-power agreement for Astra Enterprise Park near Kansas City: 600 megawatts of utility power by early 2028, with two gigawatts expected at full capacity. — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1297996/000119312526288761/d100507d8k.htm 2. Digital Realty agreed to buy out Blackstone’s blended 64% interests in the Digital Carver Dulles 9 and Digital Carver Brickyard joint ventures, moving three Northern Virginia hyperscale developments toward wholly owned Digital Realty status. — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1297996/000119312526288761/d100507d8k.htm 3. DeSoto County Moves Toward Data Center Moratorium as DCIP Group Project Sparks Water and Power Concerns — TMC Insight https://insight.tmcnet.com/insight/desoto-county-moves-toward-data-center-moratorium-as-dcip-group-project-sparks-water-and-power-concerns-mqz4oeg9 4. Grid expectations: Re-wiring Duke Energy's rate case for a clean energy future - Climate 411 — Environmental Defense Fund https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2026/06/29/grid-expectations-re-wiring-duke-energys-rate-case-for-a-clean-energy-future/ Follow and rate The Data Center Daily on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]