Scale Acquires Reload to Expand Gigawatt-Scale Data Center Power Capabilities
February 24, 2026
Scale, an EQT-backed provider of on-site energy solutions, has acquired Reload, a powered land development platform focused on siting, designing, and permitting gigawatt-scale data center campuses. The deal adds Reload's grid-scale development expertise and multi-gigawatt pipeline to Scale's data center energy offering to accelerate speed-to-power for hyperscalers and other large customers.
- Buyers
- Scale, EQT
- Targets
- Reload
- Platforms
- Scale
- Industry
- Energy
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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