Microsoft plans to develop a data center at Kvål in Sandnes, Norway, on land already zoned for industrial and data center use. The company acquired the site in June 2026 after Sandnes municipality approved the underlying development plan in October 2024. The facility will expand Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure in Norway as a supplement to the company’s existing Norway East region.
| Distance | Site | About |
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| 2.78 miles | Green Mountain: Kalberg |
Green Mountain intends to develop a substantial data center campus in Kalberg, Norway, situated about 20 kilometers from Stavanger.
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| 5.73 miles | ASP DC: Stavanger K11 | |
| 12.70 miles | Green Horizon: Varhaug, Stavanger |
Norwegian developer Green Horizon has secured planning approval for Norway 1, its debut €300 million data center facility located along Næringsvegen in Varhaug, near Stavanger.
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| 17.87 miles | Green Mountain SVG1-Rennesøy |
Previously known as DC1-Stavanger data centre is located in Rennesøy in Norway. The site is a former NATO ammunition storage facility
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July 14, 2026 Microsoft Azure
Pure DC has launched the first phase of its Seinäjoki, Finland, data center project, with Microsoft reportedly among the customers leasing capacity at the site. The initial phase will deliver 110MW of capacity with an estimated investment of $1.7 billion. Pure DC has been developing plans for the...
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July 10, 2026 Microsoft Azure
Microsoft reported a 25 percent year-on-year rise in carbon emissions, with total Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions increasing to 20.29 million metric tons of CO₂e as data center expansion accelerated. The company said the jump was largely due to its decision to stop using unbundled renewable energy...
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July 04, 2026 Microsoft Azure
National Grid Ventures (NGV), the commercial arm of National Grid, has acquired a 35% stake in Joulent for $1.75 billion to support development of power infrastructure for large data centers. The investment will help fund Project Kilby, a 2.67GW natural gas facility being developed with Chevron....
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June 23, 2026 Microsoft Azure
The first data center at Microsoft’s Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin campus is now officially operational, the company confirmed on June 23. Construction was completed just over two years after the project was first announced. The site is part of Microsoft’s “Fairwater” data center design and will form...
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June 18, 2026 Microsoft Azure
Microsoft has broken ground on a new data center campus in La Porte, Indiana. Brad Smith, Microsoft vice chair and president, announced in a LinkedIn post that the groundbreaking ceremony took place on June 17. Smith wrote: "Today we broke ground in La Porte, Indiana, alongside Mayor Tom Dermody,...
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