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Read Poolside Pursues New Partners for Texas Data Center Following CoreWeave Deal Breakdown
Poolside Pursues New Partners for Texas Data Center Following CoreWeave Deal Breakdown

Poolside Pursues New Partners for Texas Data Center Following CoreWeave Deal Breakdown

April 04, 2026 CoreWeave

AI startup Poolside is in discussions with cloud providers, including Google, as it looks to secure a new partner for its Texas data center project. The talks follow the collapse of Poolside’s previous agreement with CoreWeave for the development.CoreWeave and Poolside reached an agreement in...

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Read LandBridge, PowerBridge Partner on 2GW West Texas Data Center Campus
LandBridge, PowerBridge Partner on 2GW West Texas Data Center Campus

LandBridge, PowerBridge Partner on 2GW West Texas Data Center Campus

April 02, 2026 Texas

PowerBridge is targeting a multi-gigawatt data center campus in Texas through a lease development agreement with NYSE-listed LandBridge, which shares a common investor with the company.The agreement gives PowerBridge the option to lease up to 3,400 acres in Reeves County, Texas, from LandBridge...

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Read Data Center Proposed for Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Data Center Proposed for Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Data Center Proposed for Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

March 12, 2026 Pennsylvania

A data center project has been proposed for Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The proposed “Smithfield Gateway” development was discussed by the Smithfield Township Planning Commission in mid-February and would be located south of Music Center Drive and north of Smithfield Lane. Plans include two data...

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Read Pennsylvania Lawmakers could Propose a Statewide Data Center Moratorium
Pennsylvania Lawmakers could Propose a Statewide Data Center Moratorium

Pennsylvania Lawmakers could Propose a Statewide Data Center Moratorium

March 04, 2026 Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania lawmakers may soon put forward a proposal for a statewide moratorium on new data center developments.In a memo circulated to members of the Pennsylvania Senate on February 12, Democratic state senator Katie Muth said she plans to introduce legislation “in the near future” to impose a...

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Read NDSU and RII Launch Study Exploring the Reuse of Data Center Waste Heat for Greenhouses in North Dakota
NDSU and RII Launch Study Exploring the Reuse of Data Center Waste Heat for Greenhouses in North Dakota

NDSU and RII Launch Study Exploring the Reuse of Data Center Waste Heat for Greenhouses in North Dakota

February 23, 2026 North Dakota

Researchers at North Dakota State University (NDSU) and Resource Innovation Institute have formally launched a public-private research initiative to assess the possibility of colocating large-scale greenhouses with data centers in North Dakota.As part of the initiative, US data center operator...

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Read Ontario Legislator Says Data Center May be Headed to Sarnia-Lambton
Ontario Legislator Says Data Center May be Headed to Sarnia-Lambton

Ontario Legislator Says Data Center May be Headed to Sarnia-Lambton

February 21, 2026 Ontario

A new data center could be coming to Ontario, Canada. Bob Bailey, a member of Ontario’s Provincial Parliament, said on Thursday that a data center could be coming to the southern border city of Sarnia.Bailey suggested the proposed data center would deliver at least 100MW of capacity, noting that...

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Read Local Officials Reject Proposed Data Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey
Local Officials Reject Proposed Data Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey

Local Officials Reject Proposed Data Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey

February 21, 2026 New Jersey

Local authorities in New Brunswick, New Jersey, voted on Wednesday against allowing the construction of a data center on a plot of land slated for redevelopment, instead requiring that a park be built on the site. The New Brunswick City Council was reviewing a proposal for the Jersey-Sandford...

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Read Meta Signs 176MWdc solar PPA with Zelestra in Texas
Meta Signs 176MWdc solar PPA with Zelestra in Texas

Meta Signs 176MWdc solar PPA with Zelestra in Texas

February 07, 2026 Texas

Meta has signed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Spanish renewable energy firm Zelestra for energy from the 176 MWdc (136MWac) Skull Creek Solar Plant in Texas. According to Meta, the PPA will support its efforts to add new clean energy to the grid and support its drive to match...

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Read Multi-gigawatt Data Center Campus Planned in East Texas
Multi-gigawatt Data Center Campus Planned in East Texas

Multi-gigawatt Data Center Campus Planned in East Texas

February 06, 2026 Texas

A 2.1GW data center campus is being planned in East Texas. Amp Z is set to acquire land outside Lufkin in Angelina County, some 120 miles (193km) north of Houston.Citing county property records, the Lufkin Daily reports Verdant Industries, LLC, and Verdant Industries Realty, LLC, granted Amp Z...

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Read Nvidia Invests Another $2bn in CoreWeave
Nvidia Invests Another $2bn in CoreWeave

Nvidia Invests Another $2bn in CoreWeave

January 29, 2026 CoreWeave

Nvidia has invested another $2 billion in AI cloud provider CoreWeave. The investment aims to help CoreWeave speed up its build-out of more than 5GW of AI capacity by 2030, and will also see Nvidia giving the neocloud access to the upcoming Vera chip - Nvidia's latest CPU.Nvidia's CEO, Jensen...

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Read Alerify Partners with Zadara on Sovereign AI Cloud in Pennsylvania
Alerify Partners with Zadara on Sovereign AI Cloud in Pennsylvania

Alerify Partners with Zadara on Sovereign AI Cloud in Pennsylvania

January 27, 2026 Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania-based data center provider Alerify has partnered with AI cloud provider Zadara on an AI Edge platform. Through the agreement, Alerify will combine its data center infrastructure and cloud platform with Zadara's offering, creating a sovereign AI solution in Pennsylvania.“We chose...

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Read Meta Inks Solar PPA with Origis Energy in Texas
Meta Inks Solar PPA with Origis Energy in Texas

Meta Inks Solar PPA with Origis Energy in Texas

January 19, 2026 Texas

Social media giant Meta has signed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with US renewable energy developer Origis Energy to offtake power from a solar plant in Texas."We are thrilled to partner with Origis Energy and bring an additional 240 MWac of solar energy to the local grid. With this...

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Read New Jersey Senate Advances Bill to Establish New Rate Class for Data Centers
New Jersey Senate Advances Bill to Establish New Rate Class for Data Centers

New Jersey Senate Advances Bill to Establish New Rate Class for Data Centers

January 13, 2026 New Jersey

The New Jersey Senate has advanced a bill that would create new tariff classes for “large load” data centers in an effort to protect ratepayers in the state from cost increases.The bill, cosponsored by ten Democrat lawmakers, would require public electrical utilities in the state to submit...

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Read SB Energy to Build and Operate OpenAI's 1.2GW Stargate Data Center in Milam County, Texas
SB Energy to Build and Operate OpenAI's 1.2GW Stargate Data Center in Milam County, Texas

SB Energy to Build and Operate OpenAI's 1.2GW Stargate Data Center in Milam County, Texas

January 09, 2026 Texas

SoftBank subsidiary SB Energy has partnered with OpenAI to build and operate the previously announced 1.2 GW Stargate data center in Milam County, Texas. SB Energy will provide the project's powered infrastructure, while SoftBank and OpenAI invest $1 billion in the company to support its growth,...

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Read Rowan Starts Work on 300MW Data Center in Temple, Texas
Rowan Starts Work on 300MW Data Center in Temple, Texas

Rowan Starts Work on 300MW Data Center in Temple, Texas

January 07, 2026 Texas

US data center firm Rowan Digital Infrastructure this week announced it has broken ground on a new $700 million project in the Bell County city. The company is developing on some 700 acres along Bob White Road. At full build-out, the campus could reach 300MW. “This campus will help unlock the...

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Read Stack Overflow Fully Exits Data Centers
Stack Overflow Fully Exits Data Centers

Stack Overflow Fully Exits Data Centers

January 06, 2026 New Jersey

Stack Overflow, a question-and-answer website for computer programmers, has officially exited its data center in New Jersey as part of its cloud migration effort. Stack noted that for the past 16 years it had been operating out of a physical data center in which the site reliability engineer...

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Read New Era Energy to Acquire SharonAI's 50 Percent Share in Texas Critical Data Centers
New Era Energy to Acquire SharonAI's 50 Percent Share in Texas Critical Data Centers

New Era Energy to Acquire SharonAI's 50 Percent Share in Texas Critical Data Centers

December 26, 2025 Texas

New Era Energy & Digital has signed a binding agreement to acquire Sharon AI’s 50 percent stake in Texas Critical Data Centers (TCDC), a joint venture between the two companies, which is developing an AI data center in Ector County, Texas.New Era Energy & Digital will pay SharonAI an...

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Read New Era Energy to Acquire SharonAI's 50 Percent Share in Texas Critical Data Centers
New Era Energy to Acquire SharonAI's 50 Percent Share in Texas Critical Data Centers

New Era Energy to Acquire SharonAI's 50 Percent Share in Texas Critical Data Centers

December 26, 2025 Texas

New Era Energy & Digital has signed a binding agreement to acquire Sharon AI’s 50 percent stake in Texas Critical Data Centers (TCDC), a joint venture between the two companies, which is developing an AI data center in Ector County, Texas.New Era Energy & Digital will pay SharonAI an...

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Read Bolt Data Partners with TPL to Develop data Center Campuses Across West Texas
Bolt Data Partners with TPL to Develop data Center Campuses Across West Texas

Bolt Data Partners with TPL to Develop data Center Campuses Across West Texas

December 18, 2025 West Texas

Texas Pacific Land Corporation (TPL) has partnered with Bolt Data & Energy to develop data center campuses across TPL-owned land. As part of the deal, Bolt raised $150 million in capital, including $50m from TPL. In return, TPL will receive equity interest, warrants, and a right of first...

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Read $10bn Data Center Project Recieves Approval in Lacy Lakeview, Texas
$10bn Data Center Project Recieves Approval in Lacy Lakeview, Texas

$10bn Data Center Project Recieves Approval in Lacy Lakeview, Texas

December 13, 2025 Texas

A large-scale data center project in Lacy Lakeview near Waco, Texas, has received approval from city council members. The campus in question is being proposed by InfraKey Capital, and seeks to develop up to six data centers with 1GW of capacity in total.According to the company's project site, it...

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