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Last Update: 10/27/2026 at 5:34 AM EST
Digital Realty’s Data-Center Expansion
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Digital Realty’s expansion combines large-scale data-center construction with financing, power procurement, interconnection, and customer leasing.
In the Kansas City area, the company acquired land near De Soto and secured an initial 600 megawatts of utility power for a campus with room to grow. Its wider development pipeline is tied to cloud and AI infrastructure demand, while power availability, permitting, equipment shortages, and substantial capital needs shape execution. The company’s international buildout includes Nairobi Two, which adds capacity and network connections to its Nairobi campus.
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Digital Realty reported record interconnection bookings and a 1.4-gigawatt, 63% pre-leased construction pipeline during the second quarter across its data-center portfolio, including Kansas City.
9/20/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
Digital Realty Trust, Equinix, and Iron Mountain expanded data-center leasing and development in 2026 across global markets as AI demand increased, while capital and power constraints heightened execution risks.
9/4/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
In their latest reported second quarters, Equinix, Digital Realty, and Iron Mountain reported data-center growth across global markets, with Equinix citing power procurement constraints for new builds.
10/6/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
Digital Realty acquired 1,440 acres near De Soto, Kansas, and plans a data center campus reaching 2 gigawatts as Kansas City attracts AI and cloud demand.
7/31/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General
Digital Realty and Prologis reported record leasing and higher 2026 Core FFO guidance during the second quarter as data-center demand expanded despite power and permitting constraints.
9/20/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
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Digital Realty Trust completed a US$2.28 billion equity offering to fund expansion, including a Kansas City-area 1,440-acre hyperscale land purchase targeting up to two gigawatts of power.
7/1/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
Digital Realty opened NBO2 in Nairobi, Kenya, on September 7, adding 6.4MW and 12,000 square feet to its existing Nairobi data center campus.
9/8/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General