Data Center Construction Reaches Record High, Driven by AI Growth: CBRE

Demand for data center space overshadowed economic uncertainty and concerns around power availability in the first half of 2023, according to CBRE. Construction of North American data centers reached a record high in part due to the continued growth of artificial intelligence.

CBRE: Rapid Global Data Center Growth Despite Power Supply Challenges

CBRE, Dallas, reported that power supply has struggled to keep pace with data center industry growth internationally. Per its Global Data Center Trends 2023 report, that’s continued to keep vacancies low and pushed rents in the sector up, even amid new construction.

2022 Data Center Leasing Rises 40%; Vacancy at Record Low

CBRE, Dallas, said North American data center leasing reached record levels and vacancy fell to a record low in 2022, but constraints on building new data center capacity could hamper the sector’s continued growth.

Data Center Market Shatters Leasing Records

North American data center leasing reached record levels last year, driven by demand from large cloud service providers and social media companies, reported CBRE, Dallas.