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Read 100MW Data Center Proposed In Allentown, Pennsylvania
A 100MW data center is being proposed in Allentown, Pennsylvania. J.G. Petrucci has submitted plans for a 146,000 sq ft (13,565 sqm) facility and on-site substation at 1024 N. Bradford Street. Cons...

100MW Data Center Proposed In Allentown, Pennsylvania

August 20, 2026 Pennsylvania

A 100MW data center is being proposed in Allentown, Pennsylvania. J.G. Petrucci has submitted plans for a 146,000 sq ft (13,565 sqm) facility and on-site substation at 1024 N. Bradford Street. Construction could begin in early 2027, with the facility potentially operational later that year. The...

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Read Blue Energy, GE Vernova Hitachi Advance 2.5GW Texas Power Plant for Data Center
US nuclear energy company Blue Energy and GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy have agreed to advance a 2.5GW gas-and-nuclear power plant in Victoria, Texas, to supply a nearby data center. The projec...

Blue Energy, GE Vernova Hitachi Advance 2.5GW Texas Power Plant for Data Center

August 17, 2026 Texas

US nuclear energy company Blue Energy and GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy have agreed to advance a 2.5GW gas-and-nuclear power plant in Victoria, Texas, to supply a nearby data center. The project will combine GE Vernova gas turbines with BWRX-300 small modular reactors. Blue Energy plans to...

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Read Former LBNL Supercomputing Site in Oakland Slated for 20MW Data Center
A real estate firm is planning to convert a former supercomputing facility in Oakland, California, into a 20MW data center. First reported by BizJournal, Behring Cos. plans to redevelop 415 20th St...

Former LBNL Supercomputing Site in Oakland Slated for 20MW Data Center

August 12, 2026 California

A real estate firm is planning to convert a former supercomputing facility in Oakland, California, into a 20MW data center. First reported by BizJournal, Behring Cos. plans to redevelop 415 20th Street, a four-story building that once housed the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Oakland...

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Read PPL’s Advanced-Stage Data Center Pipeline Reaches 31.8GW
Pennsylvania utility PPL Corporation’s advanced-stage data center pipeline grew to 31.8GW in Q2, up from 28.3GW in Q1. Of the total, 11GW is covered by signed electric service agreements, while 6.5...

PPL’s Advanced-Stage Data Center Pipeline Reaches 31.8GW

August 10, 2026 Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania utility PPL Corporation’s advanced-stage data center pipeline grew to 31.8GW in Q2, up from 28.3GW in Q1. Of the total, 11GW is covered by signed electric service agreements, while 6.5GW is already under construction. “Signed data center agreements with PPL Electric Utilities...

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Read Amazon Acquires 8,000-Acre Texas Site for Gas-Powered Data Center
Amazon has acquired an 8,000-acre site in Pecos, Texas, where it plans to develop a data center powered by an on-site natural gas plant that could become one of the largest in the US. According to ...

Amazon Acquires 8,000-Acre Texas Site for Gas-Powered Data Center

August 10, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon has acquired an 8,000-acre site in Pecos, Texas, where it plans to develop a data center powered by an on-site natural gas plant that could become one of the largest in the US. According to Cleanview reporting, Amazon acquired the GW Ranch site from Pacifico Energy for the planned...

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Read AWS Eyes Data Center Development at 4.5GW Gas Plant in Pennsylvania
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is exploring a potential data center development at a natural gas power plant near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. First reported by TribLive, Amazon is considering a data cente...

AWS Eyes Data Center Development at 4.5GW Gas Plant in Pennsylvania

August 07, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is exploring a potential data center development at a natural gas power plant near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. First reported by TribLive, Amazon is considering a data center campus next to the planned Homer City Redevelopment gas plant in Indiana County. “As part of our...

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Read PowerHouse Files Plans for 300MW Data Center Campus Near Dallas-Fort Worth
PowerHouse Data Centers is planning a new campus near Fort Worth, Texas. First reported by NBC, engineering firm Kimley-Horn has filed plans for a data center on about 88 acres in Westlake, north o...

PowerHouse Files Plans for 300MW Data Center Campus Near Dallas-Fort Worth

August 07, 2026 Dallas

PowerHouse Data Centers is planning a new campus near Fort Worth, Texas. First reported by NBC, engineering firm Kimley-Horn has filed plans for a data center on about 88 acres in Westlake, north of Fort Worth. The proposed site is at 13580 Denton Highway, near US Highway 377 and Westport...

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Read Texas Grid Audit Pauses New Data Center Approvals Across ERCOT
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered an audit of every data center advancing through ERCOT's interconnection process before additional projects can move forward. ERCOT has paused its Batch Zero l...

Texas Grid Audit Pauses New Data Center Approvals Across ERCOT

August 06, 2026 Texas

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered an audit of every data center advancing through ERCOT's interconnection process before additional projects can move forward. ERCOT has paused its Batch Zero large-load review, creating a new schedule risk for developers. The order is serious, but it is not a...

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Read Washington Officials Introduce Data Center Moratorium to Block 20MW Project
Real estate developer Blue Fern Development is planning a 20MW data center in Cle Elum, Washington, despite local officials introducing a moratorium in an effort to block the project. The proposed ...

Washington Officials Introduce Data Center Moratorium to Block 20MW Project

August 06, 2026 Washington

Real estate developer Blue Fern Development is planning a 20MW data center in Cle Elum, Washington, despite local officials introducing a moratorium in an effort to block the project. The proposed facility would span 100,000 sq ft (9,290 sqm) near Interstate 90 and require around $200 million in...

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Read AWS Withdraws From Planned Data Center Campus Near Maryland Nuclear Plant
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has dropped plans for a data center campus next to Maryland's Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. The proposed project in Lusby, Calvert County, would have included eight ...

AWS Withdraws From Planned Data Center Campus Near Maryland Nuclear Plant

August 05, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has dropped plans for a data center campus next to Maryland's Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. The proposed project in Lusby, Calvert County, would have included eight buildings totaling 2.46 million square feet (228,540 sqm) and around 500MW of capacity, powered...

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Read Oregon Governor Halts Data Center Project And Blocks Land Sale Approval.
Oregon Governor Blocks Data Center Development Near Portland. Governor Tina Kotek has halted plans for a data center project outside Portland by directing the state to cancel its land sale agreemen...

Oregon Governor Halts Data Center Project And Blocks Land Sale Approval.

August 04, 2026 Oregon

Oregon Governor Blocks Data Center Development Near Portland. Governor Tina Kotek has halted plans for a data center project outside Portland by directing the state to cancel its land sale agreement with developer Verrus. The state had planned to sell about 32 acres at Salem’s Mill Creek...

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Read LG to Invest Additional $910m in 200MW Data Center Near Seoul
South Korean conglomerate LG will invest an additional 1.3 trillion won ($910 million) in its 200MW data center project in Paju, located about 19 miles (31km) north of Seoul, according to local rep...

LG to Invest Additional $910m in 200MW Data Center Near Seoul

August 01, 2026 Seoul

South Korean conglomerate LG will invest an additional 1.3 trillion won ($910 million) in its 200MW data center project in Paju, located about 19 miles (31km) north of Seoul, according to local reports. The new investment more than doubles LG’s previous commitment of 615.6 billion won ($441.7...

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Read AWS Plans 800,000 sq ft Data Center Campus at GWU Site in Ashburn
Details have emerged about Amazon's latest planned data center campus in Northern Virginia. Loudoun County Supervisor Juli E. Briskman (D-Algonkian) said this week that Amazon has filed plans to de...

AWS Plans 800,000 sq ft Data Center Campus at GWU Site in Ashburn

July 31, 2026 Amazon AWS

Details have emerged about Amazon's latest planned data center campus in Northern Virginia. Loudoun County Supervisor Juli E. Briskman (D-Algonkian) said this week that Amazon has filed plans to develop a four-building, 800,000 sq ft (74,320 sqm) data center campus at the former George Washington...

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Read PowerPlay AI and Sharon AI Plan 400MW Gas-Powered Data Centre in Texas
PowerPlay AI has unveiled plans for a 400MW behind-the-meter natural gas-powered AI data centre near Abilene, Texas, through a joint venture with neocloud provider Sharon AI. The companies said sit...

PowerPlay AI and Sharon AI Plan 400MW Gas-Powered Data Centre in Texas

July 30, 2026 Texas

PowerPlay AI has unveiled plans for a 400MW behind-the-meter natural gas-powered AI data centre near Abilene, Texas, through a joint venture with neocloud provider Sharon AI. The companies said site planning and land acquisition have been completed, with work now focused on securing gas supply...

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Read Rowan Plans Second Building at Temple, Texas Data Centre Campus
US data centre firm Rowan has filed plans to expand its Temple, Texas campus. The company is proposing AUS02 Building 2 at 1855 Bob White Road in Bell County. The $780 million project will deliver ...

Rowan Plans Second Building at Temple, Texas Data Centre Campus

July 29, 2026 Texas

US data centre firm Rowan has filed plans to expand its Temple, Texas campus. The company is proposing AUS02 Building 2 at 1855 Bob White Road in Bell County. The $780 million project will deliver a 500,000 sq ft (46,451 sqm) single-storey facility. Construction is scheduled from August 2026 to...

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Read Flexential Acquires 110 Acres Near Dallas for 108MW Data Centre Campus
Flexential has acquired 110 acres in Kaufman County, Texas, for its fourth and largest data centre development in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Located in Talty, the first phase will deliver a 375,00...

Flexential Acquires 110 Acres Near Dallas for 108MW Data Centre Campus

July 28, 2026 Texas

Flexential has acquired 110 acres in Kaufman County, Texas, for its fourth and largest data centre development in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Located in Talty, the first phase will deliver a 375,000 sq ft (34,840 sqm) facility with 36MW of capacity, supporting wholesale and multi-tenant...

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Read Ransom Township Could Host 930-Acre Data Centre Campus
Developer Mudiita Infra is planning a 930-acre data centre development in Ransom Township, Pennsylvania. Its affiliate, Mudiita Land Venture, acquired 530 acres south of Ransom Road and west of Sou...

Ransom Township Could Host 930-Acre Data Centre Campus

July 25, 2026 Pennsylvania

Developer Mudiita Infra is planning a 930-acre data centre development in Ransom Township, Pennsylvania. Its affiliate, Mudiita Land Venture, acquired 530 acres south of Ransom Road and west of South Keyser Avenue from KF Real Estate for $2.4 million, according to a deed filed with Lackawanna...

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Read Lawsuit Targets Vantage, VoltaGrid Over San Antonio Off-Grid Data Centre Project
Several environmental groups have threatened to sue Vantage Data Centers and VoltaGrid over two planned natural gas-powered off-grid data centres near San Antonio, Texas. The Environmental Integrit...

Lawsuit Targets Vantage, VoltaGrid Over San Antonio Off-Grid Data Centre Project

July 24, 2026 Texas

Several environmental groups have threatened to sue Vantage Data Centers and VoltaGrid over two planned natural gas-powered off-grid data centres near San Antonio, Texas. The Environmental Integrity Project, the Sierra Club, and Public Citizen allege the companies failed to obtain the required...

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Read Sabey Breaks Ground on 120MW Data Center Campus in Oregon
Sabey is starting vertical construction of a new data center in Oregon. Sabey Data Centers this week announced that the company was “going vertical” at its SDC Umatilla campus.

“Watching the fir...

Sabey Breaks Ground on 120MW Data Center Campus in Oregon

July 23, 2026 Oregon

Sabey is starting vertical construction of a new data center in Oregon. Sabey Data Centers this week announced that the company was “going vertical” at its SDC Umatilla campus. “Watching the first steel go up is always a significant moment because it turns years of planning, engineering and hard...

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Read Stream Proposes 867-Acre Data Center Campus in Graham, Texas
Headwaters Site Development, an affiliate of Stream Data Centers, is planning a data center campus called Project Saltworks on an approximately 890-acre site in Graham, Texas. The proposed developm...

Stream Proposes 867-Acre Data Center Campus in Graham, Texas

July 18, 2026 Texas

Headwaters Site Development, an affiliate of Stream Data Centers, is planning a data center campus called Project Saltworks on an approximately 890-acre site in Graham, Texas. The proposed development would include 15 data center buildings on land south of Lake Graham, near FM 61 and FM 209....

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