Wood Mackenzie has acquired LandGate, an AI-powered land intelligence and energy site selection platform based in Colorado, US. LandGate's core product is a highly granular data and analytics solution covering Energy, Infrastructure, Data Centers and Real Estate across all 150 million land parcels in the US. The platform combines data from over 4,500 public sources with Critical Electrical Infrastructure Information and LandGate's own proprietary data to produce market leading analytics foundational to supporting site selection workflow.

LandGate’s capabilities are a natural complement to what Wood Mackenzie already does. We are the market leader in data and analysis for power markets. LandGate gives us the parcel-level, on-the ground intelligence layer that sits beneath that market view. Together, we can offer customers something they have not had before: a connected path from high-level market strategy all the way down to individual site selection and project de-risking. LandGate's capabilities complement Wood Mackenzie's existing offering, further strengthening our current position as the market leader for the provision of data and analysis for the Power & Renewables market, and specifically supporting data centre development – the fastest growing area in the energy industry today. Together, we will be able to provide customers with deeper insights, more connected workflows and enhanced decision support across power and infrastructure markets.

The US data centre market has grown faster than almost anyone anticipated. The pipeline stood at 93 GW at the end of 2024. By the end of 2025 it had reached 241 GW, with nearly a trillion dollars in total disclosed capital expenditure. That kind of growth reshapes power infrastructure, land availability and grid capacity simultaneously. Our customers need data that connects those dimensions. This acquisition gives us the ability to serve that need now, not in several years’ time.

It broadens and deepens our capabilities in one of the fastest-growing areas of the energy sector. LandGate brings an established base of utilities, renewables developers and data centre operators further bolstering Wood Mackenzie’s customer base. It also significantly expands what we can offer existing customers, adding site-level data and analytics capabilities that sit directly adjacent to the market intelligence Wood Mackenzie customers rely on today.

Wood Mackenzie covers the market: prices, forecasts, capacity analysis, and sector intelligence. LandGate covers the ground: every parcel of US land, with data on grid access, fiber infrastructure, water, environmental constraints and site suitability. Both of these capabilities are needed by our customers and with this acquisition, we can now offer that full service.

For Wood Mackenzie customers, the most immediate benefit is access to LandGate’s parcel-level data and site selection tools, which add a level of granularity that our power and renewables analysis has not previously carried. For LandGate customers, the benefit is the depth of market intelligence and global analytical expertise that Wood Mackenzie brings. Over time, the integration of the two platforms will create workflows that serve the full development lifecycle, from market screening to site approval.

Both platforms will continue to operate as they do today in the near term. Customers will see no disruption to existing services. The longer-term roadmap is being developed, and customers will be kept informed as work progresses.

Highly significant. At its core, AI is only as powerful as the data behind it and LandGate has already demonstrated how that data can be made AI-ready, having built and launched an Enterprise AI Data Agent that allows clients to query its full 25-terabyte dataset. This approach aligns closely with Wood Mackenzie’s own Synoptic AI and accelerates what we can offer customers who are building AI-enabled decision workflows.

Business as usual in the near term, with a stronger and more comprehensive offering over time. There are no changes to existing products, pricing, or service teams at this stage.

The same continuity applies. LandGate customers will continue to work with the same teams and the same platform. The addition of Wood Mackenzie’s resources and analytical depth will only strengthen what is available to them going forward.

No. There will be no changes to existing commercial agreements.

No. Continuity of service is a firm commitment on both sides.

It is a tool that allows developers and investors to query LandGate’s entire proprietary dataset using everyday language rather than technical queries or manual data pulls. A user can ask something like: “Find available parcels with 50 buildable acres near 115kV substations with 20 megawatts of transfer capacity for battery storage in North Texas,” and get precise, actionable results in seconds. For an industry where site assessment has traditionally taken months, that is a material shift. The Agent integrates directly with leading AI platforms, requires no custom data engineering, and is built with encrypted access and strict privacy controls.

Yes. This was a core part of Wood Mackenzie’s investment thesis. Data and capabilities can be enhanced and developed to deliver market leading solutions. We will share more details about specific developments in due course.

Because it is the single biggest driver of change in US power markets right now. We estimate that total data centre power demand will exceed 500 GW by the end of 2030, potentially representing more than 11% of national power demand. Hyperscalers account for over 70% of new revenue commitments in the sector, and AI computing requirements are driving a new category of large-scale facility that did not exist a few years ago. The infrastructure decisions being made today will define the US grid for decades. Our customers are at the centre of those decisions, and this acquisition means we can support them with a level of data depth and connectivity that was not previously available.

LandGate’s platform tracks more than 5,200 US data centres and maps the full range of infrastructure that supports them: fiber optic networks, power redundancy, substations, water supply, gas pipelines and grid access. Its Environmental Report tool screens sites for regulated species habitat, wetlands, flood zones, contamination history and soil conditions, pulling together risk factors that would otherwise require weeks of separate desktop research. For developers comparing dozens of candidate sites, that kind of consolidated, early-stage screening is operationally valuable.

No. All LandGate employees are joining Wood Mackenzie.

Both Yoann Hispa and Craig Kaiser are joining Wood Mackenzie and will play active roles in the business.

The acquisition became effective on Monday 22 June 2026.

We are not disclosing the sale price. This is a significant acquisition for Wood Mackenzie and represents a meaningful growth investment in our Long-Term Power business.

KippsDeSanto & Co., KPMG, and Brach Eichler LLC served respectively as financial, tax, and legal advisors to LandGate in connection with the transaction.

It gives Wood Mackenzie a more complete offering in the power and infrastructure data market. The combination of market-level analysis and parcel-level site intelligence serves customer needs that have until now required multiple tools and providers. We believe that makes our offer to the market unique.

The acquisition is expected to drive long-term revenue growth through expanded capabilities in high growth markets and the development of new workflows that neither business could support independently. It is consistent with Wood Mackenzie’s growth strategy and its focus on high-value, differentiated data solutions.