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S&P Global Expands Data Center Intelligence With datacenterHawk
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S&P Global (SPGI ) announced on September 1, 2026, that it has completed its acquisition of datacenterHawk, a provider of proprietary intelligence for global data center, fiber optic, and related infrastructure markets. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
datacenterHawk is now part of S&P Global Energy. The acquisition combines datacenterHawk’s asset-level intelligence on data center supply, demand, pricing, pipelines, and site selection — including its FiberLocator platform — with S&P Global Energy’s coverage of global power markets across grid infrastructure intelligence and supply and demand forecasting, as well as data center forecasting, market outlooks, and technology intelligence from 451 Research.
“Completing this acquisition marks a meaningful step forward in how we serve global energy and infrastructure markets,” said Dave Ernsberger, president of S&P Global Energy. “AI is transforming the physical infrastructure and energy systems that underpin the global economy, and our customers need real-time, actionable intelligence that connects all of it – data centers, power grids, compute, and connectivity.”
Ernsberger said datacenterHawk’s asset-level data, combined with S&P Global Energy’s forecasting capabilities and 451 Research insights, creates what he described as the most comprehensive view in the market. S&P Global said the combined platform provides customers with transparency and insight into data centers, emerging capacity, and the evolving AI infrastructure ecosystem, with real-time intelligence for investment, site selection, and strategic planning.
Agreement Reached in July
The transaction was first announced on July 28, 2026, when S&P Global said it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire datacenterHawk. At the time, the company expected the transaction to close in the second half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
In the July announcement, S&P Global said the deal would unite data center forecasting, market outlooks, and technology intelligence from 451 Research, part of S&P Global Energy, with its comprehensive coverage of global power markets and datacenterHawk’s proprietary asset-level intelligence. The company said customers would have access to a clearer view of operational and planned data centers, where capacity is emerging, and how AI infrastructure growth is reshaping demand for power, compute, connectivity, land, supply chains, and sustainable infrastructure.
The July announcement also said the acquisition was expected to strengthen S&P Global Energy’s ability to connect data center intelligence with power, renewables, sustainability, critical materials, supply chain, and energy transition data, while supporting new benchmarks, indices, and analytics intended to bring greater transparency to compute demand, data center capacity, pricing, and infrastructure availability.
“The data center market has become a critical intersection point for AI, energy, capital investment and sustainability,” David Liggitt, founder and CEO of datacenterHawk, said in the July announcement. He said customers need intelligence that connects critical infrastructure growth with power markets, grid constraints, supply chains, and environmental considerations, and that he expects the combination of 451 Research and datacenterHawk to give customers a more complete view of where capacity, investment, and demand are likely to emerge.
The datacenterHawk Platform
datacenterHawk provides market intelligence for the digital infrastructure industry through a single platform that brings together market intelligence, proprietary datasets, advanced analytics, and expert research, according to the company’s website. The site says the platform is used to analyze supply, demand, pricing, inventory, and development activity across colocation markets; to track hyperscalers, enterprise users, major developments, and market activity; and to draw on verified sale and lease transaction comps.
According to figures published on the site, datacenterHawk tracks and verifies more than 10,500 data centers across more than 460 global data center markets representing more than 500 gigawatts of total data center power. The company says it holds more than 2,900 verified data center transaction comps and employs more than 30 data center market experts with more than 390 combined years of industry experience. Its stated coverage spans North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America, and the company says its datasets are validated by experienced analysts.
S&P Global Energy is a division of S&P Global. According to the company, the division’s four core capabilities are Platts, which provides pricing and news; CERA, which provides research and advisory; Horizons, which provides energy expansion and sustainability solutions; and an events business for industry collaboration.
S&P Global said the acquisition is not expected to have a material impact on the financial results of the company or of the S&P Global Energy division.
