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Data Centre Developer Sues New Jersey Town for $300m

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court, alleges the township council and planning board violated multiple constitutional rights, including zoning authority, fundamental fairness, and First and Fourteenth Amendment protections. Hexa argues the application was rejected because of the township’s opposition t...

August 01, 2026

Posted by: Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

New Jersey

Malaysian Property Giant Sells 36-Acre Cyberjaya Site for Data Center Development

A subsidiary of Malaysian property giant Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) is selling a 36-acre land parcel in Cyberjaya for potential data center development. MRCB said it signed a conditional sale and purchase agreement with Digital Cosmos on August 7 to sell seven land parcels for ...

August 11, 2026

Malaysia

12-Story Chicago Office Building Eyed for Data Center Conversion

An office building in Chicago, Illinois, is being considered for conversion into a data center. Local media, including ABC, report that the Permit Review Committee of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks has given initial approval to plans to convert part of the 300 West Adams Building into a data...

August 10, 2026

Chicago

Taiwanese Cloud Provider Konst Leases Capacity at LG Sinar Mas Data Center in Indonesia

Taiwanese cloud and AI infrastructure provider Konst is leasing capacity at LG Sinar Mas’ upcoming SMX01 data center in Jakarta, expanding its presence in Southeast Asia. Set to open in Q4 2026, the $300 million facility was announced in 2024 as a joint venture between LG Sinar Mas, SM+ Data Cent...

August 10, 2026

LG Sinar Mas

Nashville Authorizes Eminent Domain for DC BLOX Site Near Zoo

Nashville's Metro Council voted 27 to 5 on August 4 to authorize the acquisition of a proposed DC BLOX data center site beside the Nashville Zoo. The vote allows Metro Nashville to negotiate for the [23.49-acre DC BLOX Nashville Campus](https://baxtel.co...

August 10, 2026

DC Blox: Nashville Campus

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 6.5GW is already under construction. “Signed data center agreements with PPL Electric Utilities increas...

August 10, 2026

Pennsylvania

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 Cleanview reporting, Amazon acquired the GW Ranch site from Pacifico Energy for the planned behind-t...

August 10, 2026

Amazon AWS

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CoreWeave To Develop 360MW Data Center Capacity In Indonesia **CoreWeave is expanding into Indonesia with plans to develop three data centers, marking its first entry into the Asia-Pacific reg...

August 10, 2026

United States

We Energies Begins Three Renewable Projects to Help Power Vantage Data Center

Wisconsin utility We Energies has begun construction on three renewable energy and battery storage projects, with about half of their combined capacity earmarked for a major AI data center campus in Port Washington. The projects include a 150MW solar farm with 50MWh of battery storage, a 110MW wi...

August 08, 2026

Vantage Data Centers

Tesla Signals More Data Center Battery Sales in Latest Earnings Call

Tesla reported lower-than-expected profits and rising capital expenditure as it expands into the data center energy market. The company posted quarterly revenue of $28.2 billion after delivering around 480,000 vehicles, while operating costs rose 47 percent to $4.35 billion. "The energy busine...

August 08, 2026

Tesla

NTT Data Reports $500M Data Center Investment in Q1 Results

Japanese IT services provider NTT Data reported $634 million in data center investment during Q1 FY2026, alongside $733 million in data center sales. Overall, the NTT Group company posted $8 billion in net sales, up 15.8 percent year over year, while net new orders rose 29.7 percent to $9.15 bill...

August 07, 2026

NTT Data

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 center campus next to the planned Homer City Redevelopment gas plant in Indiana County. “As part of ou...

August 07, 2026

Amazon AWS

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 of Fort Worth. The proposed site is at 13580 Denton Highway, near US Highway 377 and Westport Parkway...

August 07, 2026

Dallas

Citylink to Supply Data Center Waste Heat to Wrocław District Heating Network

Property developer Citylink has signed an LOI with a local power plant to supply waste heat from its 24MW Wrocław Stadion data center to Wrocław’s district heating network. The system would capture heat from the facility, which is still under construction, and feed it into the municipal network. ...

August 07, 2026

Poland

Large Data Center Reportedly Planned for Burgenland, Austria

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 gover...

August 06, 2026

Austria

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 facility would span 100,000 sq ft (9,290 sqm) near Interstate 90 and require around $200 million in ...

August 06, 2026

Washington

Redaptive and Recurve Launch Platform to Unlock Grid Capacity for Data Centers

US energy solutions firm Redaptive and energy optimization company Recurve have launched a platform designed to reduce data centers’ time to power. The solution combines Redaptive’s financing and deployment capabilities with Recurve’s Flex platform, which measures and validates capacity created w...

August 06, 2026

United States

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 large-load review, creating a new schedule risk for developers. The order is serious, but it is no...

August 06, 2026

Texas

Partners Group to Invest $1bn in AVK to Expand Data Center Microgrid Offering

Swiss private equity firm Partners Group has agreed to acquire a majority stake in UK-based data center power infrastructure provider AVK Power Solutions. Partners Group plans to invest more than $1 billion in equity, backed by debt financing, to accelerate AVK’s expansion and grow its microgrid ...

August 06, 2026

United Kingdom

CDC Files Plans for Data Center in Kemps Creek, Sydney

Australian data center operator CDC has filed plans for a new campus in western Sydney. The company submitted a SEARS application to the New South Wales government for a data center at 871–901 Mamre Road in Kemps Creek. The proposed 88.4-hectare development would feature a four-story, 144MW facil...

August 05, 2026

CDC Cyber Data Center International

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 buildings totaling 2.46 million square feet (228,540 sqm) and around 500MW of capacity, powered unde...

August 05, 2026

Amazon AWS

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