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Read 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...

Data Centre Developer Sues New Jersey Town for $300m

July 30, 2026 New Jersey

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...

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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 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 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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Read BlackRock GIP and ACS Name Data Center JV Coravel, Secure First Texas Customer
BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and ACS have launched Coravel, a data center platform targeting hyperscalers. Coravel has a 1.7GW development pipeline across the US, Europe, and Au...

BlackRock GIP and ACS Name Data Center JV Coravel, Secure First Texas Customer

July 16, 2026 Texas

BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and ACS have launched Coravel, a data center platform targeting hyperscalers. Coravel has a 1.7GW development pipeline across the US, Europe, and Australia, with 150MW under construction. The company has also signed its first hyperscaler customer...

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Read QTS To Develop 11 Data Centers At Lancium Campus In Hall County, Texas
QTS is set to develop data centers at Lancium’s Clean Campus in Hall County, Texas. The companies plan to invest $10 billion to build up to 11 data center buildings across 465 acres near Turkey, Te...

QTS To Develop 11 Data Centers At Lancium Campus In Hall County, Texas

July 15, 2026 Texas

QTS is set to develop data centers at Lancium’s Clean Campus in Hall County, Texas. The companies plan to invest $10 billion to build up to 11 data center buildings across 465 acres near Turkey, Texas. The site is supported by a 1GW grid connection. “We are excited about the potential to expand...

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Read Mara Acquires 1,200-Acre Texas Site for 2GW Data Center Campus
Cryptocurrency and AI data center developer Mara has agreed to acquire a powered land site in Matagorda County, Texas, from e-fuels company HIF USA. Located about 90 miles (144km) from Houston, the...

Mara Acquires 1,200-Acre Texas Site for 2GW Data Center Campus

July 13, 2026 Texas

Cryptocurrency and AI data center developer Mara has agreed to acquire a powered land site in Matagorda County, Texas, from e-fuels company HIF USA. Located about 90 miles (144km) from Houston, the site covers more than 1,200 acres and is expected to provide up to 1GW of power capacity by October...

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Read HyperDataGrid Eyes New Data Center Development Outside Lufkin, Texas
HyperDataGrid is planning a new data center outside Lufkin, Texas, at the former Northern Chip Mill site on Highway 103 West. The proposed facility would be developed on the 40-acre former timber p...

HyperDataGrid Eyes New Data Center Development Outside Lufkin, Texas

July 10, 2026 Texas

HyperDataGrid is planning a new data center outside Lufkin, Texas, at the former Northern Chip Mill site on Highway 103 West. The proposed facility would be developed on the 40-acre former timber processing site located along Ben Dunn Road. Angelina County Judge Keith Wright said HyperDataGrid...

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Read 20MW Data Center Project Proposed in Parsons, Kansas
A 20MW data center project could be developed in Parsons, Kansas, after the city approved a purchase option agreement with HyperDataGrid.
The company is seeking to acquire around 20 acres in Tolen...

20MW Data Center Project Proposed in Parsons, Kansas

July 09, 2026 Kansas

A 20MW data center project could be developed in Parsons, Kansas, after the city approved a purchase option agreement with HyperDataGrid. The company is seeking to acquire around 20 acres in Tolen Creek Industrial Park for the proposed facility. The agreement allows HyperDataGrid to complete due...

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Read Plans Filed for 100,000 sq ft Data Center Near Dallas, Texas
Plans have been filed for a new data center near Dallas, Texas. BT Gateway Data Center LLC has proposed a 100,000 sq ft (9,290 sqm) facility outside Royse City, with construction on the $384 millio...

Plans Filed for 100,000 sq ft Data Center Near Dallas, Texas

July 08, 2026 Texas

Plans have been filed for a new data center near Dallas, Texas. BT Gateway Data Center LLC has proposed a 100,000 sq ft (9,290 sqm) facility outside Royse City, with construction on the $384 million project scheduled to run from August 2026 to February 2027. Royse City is a suburb of Dallas in...

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Read New Jersey Lawmakers Approve Bill Creating Large Load Data Center Tariff
New Jersey lawmakers have passed a bill directing the state’s Board of Public Utilities to create a dedicated tariff for data centers with capacities of 50MW or more, aimed at protecting other rate...

New Jersey Lawmakers Approve Bill Creating Large Load Data Center Tariff

July 03, 2026 New Jersey

New Jersey lawmakers have passed a bill directing the state’s Board of Public Utilities to create a dedicated tariff for data centers with capacities of 50MW or more, aimed at protecting other ratepayers from rising costs linked to new developments. The legislation, S731, replaces an earlier...

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Read SpaceXAI to Resume Work on Memphis Data Center Wastewater Facility by Q1 2027
SpaceXAI plans to resume construction of its Memphis wastewater treatment facility by Q1 2027, nearly a year after the project stalled. The company has informed local officials that the $80 million...

SpaceXAI to Resume Work on Memphis Data Center Wastewater Facility by Q1 2027

June 23, 2026 Memphis

SpaceXAI plans to resume construction of its Memphis wastewater treatment facility by Q1 2027, nearly a year after the project stalled. The company has informed local officials that the $80 million plant will support its nearby data centers. First announced in February 2025, the facility...

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Read Gigawatt-Scale Data Center Campus Planned for Kansas
A proposed gigawatt-scale data center campus in Kansas could cover up to 1,000 acres in Emporia’s Industrial Park IV. The Flint Hills Digital Campus plans to use a combination of dedicated grid inf...

Gigawatt-Scale Data Center Campus Planned for Kansas

June 22, 2026 Kansas

A proposed gigawatt-scale data center campus in Kansas could cover up to 1,000 acres in Emporia’s Industrial Park IV. The Flint Hills Digital Campus plans to use a combination of dedicated grid infrastructure and on-site power generation, though further details have yet to be released. A proposed...

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Read Mayor of London Commits to Joint Effort on Data Center Growth Challenges
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged "coordinated action" to address the challenges posed by rising data center demand across the capital, particularly growing pressure on power infrastructure. A re...

Mayor of London Commits to Joint Effort on Data Center Growth Challenges

June 17, 2026 London

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged "coordinated action" to address the challenges posed by rising data center demand across the capital, particularly growing pressure on power infrastructure. A report commissioned by the Greater London Authority and prepared by Buro Happold found that while...

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Read Circe Energy Lands 2GW Gas Capacity Deal for Texas Data Center Development
Circe Energy has secured 2GW of natural gas generation capacity from Cummins to support its planned West Texas AI Infrastructure Campus. Located in the Permian Basin, the project is expected to lau...

Circe Energy Lands 2GW Gas Capacity Deal for Texas Data Center Development

June 17, 2026 Texas

Circe Energy has secured 2GW of natural gas generation capacity from Cummins to support its planned West Texas AI Infrastructure Campus. Located in the Permian Basin, the project is expected to launch with 150MW in 2027 and scale to 1.1GW by 2030, using behind-the-meter gas generation and...

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Read Denver City Council Approves a One-year Moratorium on Data Centers
Denver City Council Approves a One-year Moratorium on Data Centers

Denver City Council Approves a One-year Moratorium on Data Centers

May 20, 2026 Denver

Denver City Council voted Monday to approve a one-year moratorium on new data center developments. The measure temporarily halts the acceptance, processing, and approval of zoning permits, site development plans, and amendment applications related to data centers. However, the moratorium excludes...

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Read Azio AI has Delivered a 5MW Modular Data Center to Envirotech Vehicles in Texas
Azio AI has Delivered a 5MW Modular Data Center to Envirotech Vehicles in Texas

Azio AI has Delivered a 5MW Modular Data Center to Envirotech Vehicles in Texas

May 14, 2026 Texas

Azio AI is set to deliver 5MW of modular data center capacity to a site in South Texas. The modules will be supplied to Envirotech Vehicles for its campus, which will run on behind-the-meter natural gas power. The companies previously announced a non-binding LOI in January for a $480 million...

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Read DataBank Plans to Install a 3.1MW Rooftop Solar Array at its HOU3 Data Center in Houston
DataBank Plans to Install a 3.1MW Rooftop Solar Array at its HOU3 Data Center in Houston

DataBank Plans to Install a 3.1MW Rooftop Solar Array at its HOU3 Data Center in Houston

May 13, 2026 Texas

U.S. data center operator DataBank has revealed plans to install a 3.1MW rooftop solar array at its HOU3 facility in Houston, Texas. Once completed, the installation is expected to become the largest rooftop solar project in the Houston metropolitan area, producing around 4.5 million...

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