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What's changing in the enterprise data center market?

We follow the costs, constraints, and decisions that could affect how your facility runs and what you do next.

What we're watching for your facility

22 source pages checked for changes every weekday

32 published lead-time observations, 7 equipment classes Updated 29 Sep 2026 50 + DC states' business electricity prices EIA data through July 2026 Federal, state & local Rules and decisions that could affect your facility Updated 13 Oct 2026

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Check your state

Average business electricity prices, how they moved in a year, and what we track there.

EIA, July 2026 vs July 2025, preliminary. State averages, not your tariff.

Commercial 14.53¢/kWh +3.4% in a year U.S. average

Industrial 9.77¢/kWh +4.7% in a year U.S. average

Tracked nationally

ProposedEPA proposes giving states discretion over minor NSR public participation

Every state on the Power page →

Equipment lead times

Lead times by equipment class, each with its source

Q3 2026 edition · 32 published observations · 3 sources

Substation, 5–25 MVA Practitioner source. Terrapin Transformers
65–95 wks
1,500–2,000 kW diesel Practitioner source. Terrapin Generators
50–66 wks
5 kV / 15 kV metal-enclosed Practitioner source. Terrapin Medium-voltage switchgear
52–72 wks

Ranges differ by equipment class and by who measured them. DCU never averages across either, so the full edition shows every figure with its own scope.

Procurement Pulse — all 7 equipment classes

Regulation

Developments affecting where and how data centers get built

Latest change published 13 October 2026

Louisville Metro, Kentucky Louisville may limit how company server rooms use and test backup generators
Proposed
Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte may extend its pause on new data center applications
In effect
Seattle, Washington Seattle leaves room for existing data centers to expand, while tightening rules for larger projects
In effect
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee moves toward a one-year pause on new data centers and on enlarging existing ones
Proposed

Regulatory Watch — every item in full

Power

Electricity cost and grid supply for facilities already running

EIA edition released 24 September 2026 · data through July 2026, preliminary

U.S. average electricity price, commercial / industrial, vs a year earlier Government source. EIA July 2026 vs July 2025
+3.4% / +4.7%
Regional grid serving Virginia and Ohio: capacity below its 2028/29 reliability requirement Grid operator source. PJM auction results Context · 2028/29 delivery year
6,831 MW

EIA figures are national averages, not a facility tariff. For a facility on that grid (PJM): what is your peak load contribution, and how do capacity charges reach your bill?

Adding 1–5 MW? Powering the next MW sets out seven paths, what the public record shows for each, and where it shows nothing.

Power — both signals in full