Why data center companies Equinix and Oracle are buying fuel cells

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By Heather ClancyAug 4, 2026, 6:00 am135 ptsTrending
The “speed to power” ambitions of big cloud computing service providers and data center companies are boosting installations of on-site fuel cells, particularly those made by Bloom Energy. Oracle is contracted to install up to 2.8 gigawatts of capacity for its cloud computing and artificial intelligence…

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