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Distributors Bet on Data Center Wave, Position for Long-Term Market Growth

As data centers demand nearly $7 trillion in infrastructure investment by 2030, electrical distributors are making strategic bets — from major facility expansions to new leadership roles. See how distributors are looking to capture their share of the growth.

By Vesna Brajkovic

January 16, 2026

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Lead image: This image in Central Ohio captures Google's entire New Albany data center campus at dusk. The three buildings at left are all operational data centers. Source: Google

As demand for data centers surges, pushing long-term growth projections higher and fueling an accelerated wave of construction and retrofitting across the U.S., distributors are lining up to win their share of the business. With most industries, including distribution, eyeing AI as an (inevitable) tool toward growth, the demands of digital services have only grown. With it, naturally, comes a surge in the…

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