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DEVELOPMENT: Developer withdraws North Carolina data center proposal. Natelli Investments has pulled its annexation and rezoning applications for a proposed large data center on 189 acres of farmland in southwest Wake County. Michael Natelli, executive vice president of Natelli Investments, said the company no longer felt any closer to a decision from the town and believed there was not enough political support to move forward.

PEOPLE MOVES: Affinius Capital appoints new US Data Center Development lead. Affinius Capital has hired John Parsons as managing director in a senior leadership role focused on its U.S. data center business. Parsons will oversee and execute the firm’s domestic data center development initiatives, lead site selection and project delivery, and help advance strategic priorities and partnerships across its growing hyperscale and digital infrastructure platform.

WORKFORCE: Equinix expands global workforce training for data center careers. Equinix announced a new round of global workforce development investments aimed at building technical talent for the digital infrastructure industry. Alan Howard of Omdia said the sector faces a major talent shortage as AI and digital transformation drive demand for infrastructure and technical roles. Raouf Abdel, executive vice president of global operations at Equinix, said the company’s people are essential to supporting the digital economy, while Chief People Officer Brandi Galvin Morandi said Equinix wants to create talent pipelines earlier by giving students direct exposure to data centers, interconnection technologies, and practical learning opportunities.

ENERGY: EPRI launches new framework to speed data center power connections. EPRI has launched a voluntary framework aimed at helping utilities, regulators, and developers connect large power users such as data centers to the grid more quickly. The framework creates a common way to define load flexibility based on factors like how much power can be reduced or shifted, how fast a facility can respond, and how long those adjustments can last. Arshad Mansoor, president and CEO of EPRI, said flexibility is becoming a key part of solving the speed-to-power problem, while Vladimir Troy of NVIDIA said clearer definitions can help accelerate data center deployment. Jim Robb of NERC said a shared framework can support grid reliability, and NARUC President Ann Rendahl said regulators are interested in tools that help integrate large new loads without shifting costs to existing customers.

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