Technology and Data Centers

Bolder vision meets digital demand

As AI and digital infrastructure reshape industries around the world, Black & Veatch engineers integrated solutions across power, water, cooling and connectivity to help data-driven operations scale with speed and resilience.

Regional data hubs built in record time

Critical substation EPC accelerates capacity for a fast-growing digital backbone.

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300MW substations ahead of schedule

High-capacity substations bring fast, dependable power to a hyperscale data center campus.

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Server farms cooled with recycled water

Advanced reuse systems conserve fresh water while keeping data centers running nonstop.

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110+

Years of experience

7,000+

Active projects

Continents served

Don’t just build, invest in a sustainable future

Innovation leaders see that infrastructure is more than a necessity. It's a strategic asset. Modernizing operations, meeting strict regulations and accelerating speed to market are key to thriving in today's fast-changing world. By investing in infrastructure, businesses can unlock efficiencies, improve profitability and adapt to rapid technological change while addressing global challenges like climate change.

Whether you're scaling a hyperscale campus, expanding a manufacturing footprint or modernizing connectivity infrastructure, Black & Veatch engineers integrate solutions that help facilities operate more efficiently, scale reliably and remain resilient in a rapidly changing world.

Data Centers

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Commercial

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Industrial and Manufacturing

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Integrated infrastructure for reliable operations

Your facilities and technology infrastructure deserve solutions that meet your specialized, complex needs from the start. To make it happen, we bring a full suite of services tailored to develop, deliver and maintain facilities designed for advanced demands. From seamlessly integrating the latest, most efficient cooling systems to leading site design, permitting and crafting entire power systems, we work alongside you, combining resources and expertise to bring your technology facility vision to life. Together, we’re not just building infrastructure. We’re setting new standards in efficiency and innovation.

Industrial Water

Due to climate change, population growth and tightening regulations, water has become one of the most valuable resources for businesses. Although the cost of securing safe, reliable and affordable water is rising, it remains essential for commercial and technology industries to thrive.

Water is more than a utility — it’s a powerful asset. Maximize its potential by reducing costs, optimizing usage and minimizing your environmental impact. Our framework ensures you meet water quality standards and strengthen operational resilience, environmental stewardship and long-term success. Together, we help reduce risk, create sustainable growth and anticipate evolving challenges through a 100-year legacy in data-driven water solutions.

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Confidential Data Center Substation Construction Project

Projects

Leading data center provider uses substations for fast expansion

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Data center water reuse project bend tank modifications

Projects

Holistic Public Safety Radio and P25 System Upgrade Brings Long-Term Value

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Microgrid with Energy Storage System Promotes Reliability and Sustainability

Perspectives

Artificial intelligence is transforming data centers

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are rapidly changing the data center industry. AI tools and technology already are immensely popular in the United States, and it’s anticipated that this adoption will be globally widespread.

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Why 800 MHz private LTE is transforming OT cybersecurity for utilities

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How Texas is reinventing grid resilience for a reliable energy future

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Key considerations to implement resilient energy solutions for future-ready data centers

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Frequently asked questions

Black & Veatch serves a wide range of technology-driven industries, including hyperscale, colocation and neocloud data centers, semiconductor and advanced manufacturing facilities, EV and battery production, telecommunications and connectivity providers, commercial real estate and other emerging digital infrastructure sectors. We help these organizations plan, design and deliver the critical infrastructure needed to support growth, performance and long-term resilience.

Black & Veatch provides integrated infrastructure services for technology clients across power generation, power delivery, industrial water and wastewater, cooling, environmental solutions, communications, facility design and construction and advisory and lifecycle services. We help clients plan, engineer, build and support the systems that keep data centers and other technology facilities operating reliably.

Black & Veatch helps technology clients accelerate speed to power through behind-the-meter generation, owner-operated substations, microgrid strategies and direct utility coordination. By integrating power generation, power delivery and site infrastructure under one delivery model, we help bring capacity online faster and provide greater schedule certainty in markets facing long grid interconnection timelines.

Black & Veatch combines utility-grade expertise across power, water, environmental and digital infrastructure to help technology clients deliver complex projects with greater certainty. While many AEC firms focus on the building, we engineer the campus, the utilities that power it and the systems that sustain it. Backed by more than a century of utility relationships and engineering expertise, we help accelerate permitting and interconnection while delivering infrastructure built for long-term performance.

Modern data center infrastructure includes the power, water, cooling, communications, environmental and facility systems required to support reliable, continuous operations. As computing demands grow, these interconnected systems must scale efficiently while maintaining resilience, performance and uptime. From power delivery and cooling networks to water systems, connectivity and site infrastructure, each component plays a critical role in supporting long-term success. Black & Veatch helps clients plan, engineer and deliver these integrated infrastructure solutions across the full lifecycle of data center development.

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