{"id":1015348,"date":"2026-10-29T13:18:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T17:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/before-the-midterms-a-debate-over-where-data-centers-belong-and-who-pays-for-their-power\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T13:18:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T17:18:37","slug":"before-the-midterms-a-debate-over-where-data-centers-belong-and-who-pays-for-their-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/before-the-midterms-a-debate-over-where-data-centers-belong-and-who-pays-for-their-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Before the Midterms, a Debate Over Where Data Centers Belong and Who Pays for Their Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\nNews Provided by USA News Group on behalf of Host Digital Inc.<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p align=\"left\">NEW YORK, Oct.  29, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=DlEmLTUZrCN-6AtgxxF25XeH6VV5ldpHpRFtEpdm24JTUvb2PvYEkuG8XfDzTVAycPsms6jVoA9DM8Hv5g6-ltRFjCdksTAZdW5buzlU8kU=\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>USA News Group<\/em><\/a><em> News Commentary<\/em> &#8211; With the November 3 midterm elections days away, data centers have become a political issue, and the argument is increasingly about specifics: where the buildings go, how much power they draw and who pays for the grid that serves them. Shawn Matthews, Chairman of Host Digital Inc., who has argued that politicians treat all data centers the same, told Bloomberg Tech on October 28 that projects sized to the power and real estate already in place can work with the communities around them. Lenders, he added, are looking harder at counterparties and cash flows before they commit. <strong>Companies mentioned in today\u2019s commentary include: Host Digital Inc. (NYSE American: HOST), Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), Fermi Inc. (Nasdaq: FRMI) (LSE: FRMI), Soluna Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLNH), Galaxy Digital Inc. (Nasdaq: GLXY).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n        <strong>The Question of Who Pays<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Power costs are at the center of the argument. In a July 27 presentation posted by PJM Interconnection, the grid operator\u2019s independent market monitor said that of the $16.4 billion in capacity market charges in its latest auction, $6.3 billion was a result of data center load, or 38.2 percent. Across the last four capacity auctions, the monitor said, capacity market charges resulting from data center load equal $29.4 billion, or 46.2 percent of the total.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">States are writing their own rules. Oklahoma\u2019s Data Center Consumer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026, which took effect July 1, sets guidelines for how the state\u2019s utilities and regulators manage the energy demands of large-scale users, including data centers and AI facilities consuming 75 megawatts or more of power, according to the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The law also requires developers to notify nearby landowners, county commissioners and the Oklahoma Corporation Commission within 60 days of acquiring land for qualifying projects.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Large operators are making the same commitments in their own markets. In its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=iG8T6ICTbwMtZvZ3dkIs07GeK7BxwtcYH2aBGdaL26NdDzetcVaPUymKx4GIcR9zNvORtCdymqqjSfnP_ENcqqkrlP-9gW6vWnCmtl2HO9EBe7RlsAcFRMSfMPV_PbwWgSx16b152o4kNRpdjFEZZpSbE_m2fuyErmLkkDGr5-YycJC5jFSACuY6uArbGkAY\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">third-quarter results<\/a> released October 28, <strong>Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX)<\/strong> highlighted a partnership in Georgia that it said protects ratepayers by having Equinix fund all grid infrastructure costs associated with its Hampton data center project through a 20-year commitment, and said it is supporting state standards in Texas on grid costs, water stewardship, community impact and transparency. The company also raised its 2026 guidance.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u201cOur Q3 results and raised full-year guidance reflect the differentiated position and growing importance of Equinix,\u201d said Adaire Fox-Martin, CEO and President, Equinix.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n        <strong>Smaller Sites on Existing Power<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Speed is shaping project size. In the Federal Reserve\u2019s September 2 Beige Book, contacts of the Kansas City Fed, whose district includes Oklahoma, reported historically strong electricity demand driven by growing data center development, and noted that price-insensitive technology companies are more concerned about the \u201cspeed to power\u201d than the price of power. Contacts said they are adapting to labor, supply chain and permitting constraints by vertically integrating operations and reducing the size of power developments to shorten project timelines.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=_h8-hHaOQ1oI1CQMlQUfaAHhNMjif-T43Ev-dzICZoGvfHQuUOCQeStAwYeoMGWgDN6nVV4WPh6nUY51aVVSw16cVLwX7oNwHKOe_vr64MY=\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          <strong>Host Digital Inc. <\/strong><br \/>\n        <\/a>(NYSE American: HOST), is built around that approach. The vertically integrated developer owns the land, the building, the power rights, the electrical equipment and the cooling at its build-to-suit sites. Its first project, Site I in northeast Oklahoma, came with an industrial building and a utility-owned substation already in place, has 55 megawatts of power available to the customer and is targeted for delivery in the first quarter of 2027, according to an October 19 letter to shareholders from Chief Executive Officer Harmol Samra. The site\u2019s 15-year take-or-pay lease totals about $1.25 billion in contracted base rent over the term.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">On Bloomberg Tech, Matthews said Host is looking at projects of between 20 and 100 megawatts at the start, which he described as reasonable sized projects, and argued that the jobs and tax base they create come from a footprint that stays the same.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u201cThere\u2019s real estate already in place, there\u2019s power in place. So we\u2019re not changing the environment in any way. We\u2019re just using what\u2019s there and taking advantage of it,\u201d said Shawn Matthews, Chairman of Host Digital, in the October 28 interview.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <em>CONTINUED&#8230; Read this and more news for Host Digital Inc. at: <\/em><br \/>\n        <\/strong><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=F7Sy_Fcij6AQtRiJjsmXa3u-Q5P9ww7XxQcl1LTNNs9Xti1v357WOuKYA3lRfBAlwDp_m6NSgXoaNyFzIQwbU7eF5wLqT2SdeOzvlPhHxn8=\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          <strong><br \/>\n            <em>usanewsgroup.com<\/em><br \/>\n          <\/strong><br \/>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Bringing power with the project is another route. <strong>Fermi Inc. (Nasdaq: FRMI) (LSE: FRMI)<\/strong>, operating as Fermi America, announced on October 13 that it signed a credit support agreement with AMD supporting a lease for phase one of its Project Matador energy and AI buildout in Carson County, Texas, with 222 megawatts of gross power capacity, and a partnership agreement that establishes a framework for later phases.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u201cWe have the land, the permits, the water, the power equipment, and the fiber network that give us distinct performance advantages,\u201d said Lee McIntire, Fermi Chief Executive Officer.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n        <strong>Lenders Take a Closer Look<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Matthews, a former chief executive of Cantor Fitzgerald according to Bloomberg\u2019s introduction, said more discerning credit is healthy because credit that is readily abundant eventually causes bubbles, and that lenders are now focused on counterparties, cash flows and getting their money back with a return.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u201cAnd at this point in time, credit is becoming discerning. That\u2019s not a crazy statement. It\u2019s reality,\u201d said Matthews.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Not everyone sees money slowing down. In an October 7 interview published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, senior financial economist Srini Ramaswamy said project timelines may be getting a bit slower because of resistance to data centers, but that financing in the capital markets seems like it is still very much \u201cfoot on the gas pedal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Some developers are reducing leverage. <strong>Soluna Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLNH)<\/strong>, whose data centers are co-located with wind, solar or hydroelectric power plants, said on October 26 that it repaid in full the $28.7 million in principal outstanding to Generate Capital as of June 30, 2026, cutting its total debt principal from $37.9 million to $9.2 million and releasing Generate\u2019s liens on the related project assets.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u201cTheir team understood our business and backed us at an important stage of our growth,\u201d said John Belizaire, CEO of Soluna.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Others are financing at scale. <strong>Galaxy Digital Inc. (Nasdaq: GLXY)<\/strong> reported in its third-quarter results on October 27 that Phase II of its Helios I data center campus is fully financed and under construction, following a $3.5 billion offering of senior secured notes, with data hall deliveries scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2027. Its Data Centers business generated adjusted gross profit of $79 million in the quarter.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u201cOur strategy is centered on two significant opportunities in the global economy: the modernization of financial markets through digital assets and the expansion of AI infrastructure,\u201d stated Mike Novogratz, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Galaxy.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n        <strong>Track the Signals Before the Crowd<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n        <em>Data center stocks can move on a policy headline, a financing or a lease, and attention often builds before the crowd notices. Eagle Eye is a real-time investor signal-intelligence platform that surfaces sentiment shifts, news flow and trending tickers as they form. Watch it live at <\/em><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=baW2DWCAx3--0kzv_LosIZD9a__DJOSBTZlDgLqeijgo9Khzbnt7UwhjUuDfXqg99Z8E6XzJpt-5cFdDcr9DYw==\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          <em>eagle-eye.dev<\/em><br \/>\n        <\/a><br \/>\n        <em>.<\/em>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n        <strong>Article Source: <\/strong>Host Digital Inc. letter to shareholders dated October 19, 2026, and Bloomberg Tech interview with Chairman Shawn Matthews, October 28, 2026.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n        <strong>Contact Information:<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=F7Sy_Fcij6AQtRiJjsmXaz5ShGlEQvDvx1pXluN1KnI4Vweyk0qge9ckSTni8fw16wPoD6cPyxCEPiZxh7hmewbl33EqauouxNyqU-l_4Q4=\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">usanewsgroup.com<\/a><br \/>\n        <br \/>Media Contact: info@usanewsgroup.com<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n        <strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>Nothing in this publication should be considered as personalized financial advice. We are not licensed under securities laws to address your particular financial situation. No communication by our employees to you should be deemed as personalized financial advice. Please consult a licensed financial advisor before making any investment decision. This is a paid advertisement and is neither an offer nor a recommendation to buy or sell any security. We hold no investment licenses and are thus neither licensed nor qualified to provide investment advice. The content in this report or email is not provided to any individual with a view toward their individual circumstances.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">This article is being distributed by USA News Group, which is wholly owned and operated by Market Equities Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Ireland (\u201cMEL\u201d). MEL has been paid a fee for Host Digital Inc. advertising and digital media from Creative Direct Marketing Group (\u201cCDMG\u201d). 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NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; USA News Group News Commentary &#8211; With the November 3 midterm elections days away, data centers have become a political issue, and the argument is increasingly about specifics: where the buildings go, how much power they draw and who pays for the grid that serves them. Shawn Matthews, Chairman of Host Digital Inc., who has argued that politicians treat all data centers the same, told Bloomberg Tech on October 28 that projects sized to the power and real estate already in place can work with the communities around them. 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