After nearly two decades of strategic waiting, Google is officially advancing its first company-owned data center in Austria, located in Kronstorf (Linz-Land district). Strategically positioned between Vienna and Salzburg, the facility received key permitting approvals in early 2026, marking a major milestone for a 70-hectare site first acquired in 2008. The current project occupies 50 hectares (down from the original 70 hectares Google purchased in 2008, after they sold 20 hectares back to local authorities).
The project is designed as a hyperscale campus to meet surging AI and cloud demand, leveraging the nearby River Enns for sustainable cooling and the regional power grid for renewable energy. This expansion follows Microsoft’s July 2025 launch of its own three-center cloud region in the country, signaling Austria’s rapid transformation into a critical European digital hub.
In 2017, Google announced a commitment to power the company and its data centers entirely on renewable energy. In 2018, Google reached the 100% of their goal.
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A large data center project is reportedly close to being announced in Burgenland, eastern Austria. According to Profil, the facility could be built on a site of up to 1.24 million sq ft (114,000 sqm) owned by the Burgenland Economic Development Agency near Nickelsdorf. Burgenland’s regional...
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DTE Energy’s data centre pipeline has grown beyond 8GW, supported by major deals with Google and Oracle. The utility has secured 2.4GW of agreements, including a 1.4GW Oracle-backed project in Saline Township expected to ramp up in 2027–2028. DTE’s 1GW Google deal is awaiting approval from the...
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Verizon has signed a $1 billion dark fibre agreement with Google to connect the hyperscaler's data centres, CEO Dan Schulman confirmed. Speaking during the company's Q2 earnings call, Schulman said Verizon expects to announce additional deals later this year that could generate "multiple billions...
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July 24, 2026 Google
Google has been named the sole end user and operator of the 8 million sq ft (743,224 sqm) Columbia County Data Center development in Georgia. The company was confirmed as the customer during an announcement by the county’s Economic Development Authority on 23 July. Located northwest of White Oak...
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