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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...

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 to d...

August 01, 2026

Posted by: Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

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Read Facebook's Meta to build $1 billion facility for the Metaverse
Facebook's Meta to build $1 billion facility for the Metaverse
March 18, 2022

Facebook's Meta to build $1 billion facility for the Metaverse

Meta

As Meta gets underway with its Metaverse plans, it has announced that it will be investing $1 billion in a new data center campus in Castilla La Mancha in the Toledo region of Spain, which will form the basis of the project. The facility will reportedly be built on a 191-hectare parcel of land...

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Read Is Microsoft set to move into Newport, Wales?
Is Microsoft set to move into Newport, Wales?
March 18, 2022

Is Microsoft set to move into Newport, Wales?

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft may be moving into Newport, Wales it has been announced. Reports are circulating that the giant has bought a one million square foot (92,900 sqm) factory in the area. Located next to Vantage's Newport campus, the factory was previously occupied by Quinn Radiators. Despite these circ...

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Read CyrusOne joins the orchard initiative
CyrusOne joins the orchard initiative
March 18, 2022

CyrusOne joins the orchard initiative

CyrusOne

As more and more companies in the digital infrastructure sector realize the efforts required to change the trajectory of our planet’s path, more are joining different eco projects to contribute to the transformation. CyrusOne is one of these companies and has announced that it has joined Host ...

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Read Microsoft announces new Finland cloud region that will help to decarbonize local heating systems
Microsoft announces new Finland cloud region that will help to decarbonize local heating systems
March 18, 2022

Microsoft announces new Finland cloud region that will help to decarbonize local heating systems

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced that it is building a new data center region in Finland, joining Fortum's project to heat local homes and businesses in the Helsinki metropolitan area, and help decarbonize heating systems. This is reportedly the world's largest data center heat recovery project.For ye...

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Read Roswell City Council announces approval of Verizon data center expansion
Roswell City Council announces approval of Verizon data center expansion
March 18, 2022

Roswell City Council announces approval of Verizon data center expansion

Verizon Wireless

Roswell City Council has given Verizon’s Rowswell data center the go-ahead after it unanimously approved the company’s rezoning request. The company’s expansion plans seek to develop a 50,800 square foot (4,700 sqm) facility and office on the site, which is as of yet undeveloped.Although the c...

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Read PLDT Breaks Ground on The Largest Data Center in The Philippines
PLDT Breaks Ground on The Largest Data Center in The Philippines
March 18, 2022

PLDT Breaks Ground on The Largest Data Center in The Philippines

ePLDT

PLDT has begun working on a new data center outside Manila, the Philippines. The Philippines telco revealed plans for the 100MW facility in Santa Rosa last month. It had a ceremony earlier in the week to celebrate the groundbreaking at the site. The ceremony was led by The President and CEO...

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Read AWS To Invest £1.8 billion in The UK
AWS To Invest £1.8 billion in The UK
March 18, 2022

AWS To Invest £1.8 billion in The UK

Amazon AWS

AWS has announced its plans to invest up to £1.8 billion ($2.37bn) in the UK over the next two years. The funds will go into developing and operating data centers. Worthy of note is that the company did not reveal how it would specifically spend the funds. A blog post by the company said it...

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Read Carrianna Group Sets Up Data Center in Hong Kong
March 18, 2022

Carrianna Group Sets Up Data Center in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Carrianna Group has announced the launch of a new data center in the Kwai Chang industrial area, Hong Kong. The Hong Kong property firm, Jun Gao Holdings Company Limited and Dr. Quentin Tsang jointly invested in the data center. The property has a gross floor area of 2,100 square meters (23,00...

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Read Korbank's Data Center Development in Warsaw Delayed Due To Specification Change
March 18, 2022

Korbank's Data Center Development in Warsaw Delayed Due To Specification Change

Warsaw

Polish telecommunications company, Korbank has revealed that it won’t be completing the construction of its Wroclaw data center till later. The data center was scheduled to be completed this month, but the date has been shifted to June of this year. The delay is happening because Korbank wants...

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Read Georgia Wants To Extend its Data Center Tax Exemptions Further
March 18, 2022

Georgia Wants To Extend its Data Center Tax Exemptions Further

Georgia

Georgia is looking to extend its tax exemptions for data centers by another five years. Earlier in 2018, the US state introduced the current sales tax exemptions for data centers through HB 696. The bill provides tax exemptions if it meets certain job creation thresholds and investments over a...

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Read Vantage Investing CAD$900 in Canada Expansion Spree
Vantage Investing CAD$900 in Canada Expansion Spree
March 18, 2022

Vantage Investing CAD$900 in Canada Expansion Spree

Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers has announced that it is expanding its operations in Canada with significant developments. The company is looking to expand its existing facilities in Quebec and Montreal while developing a new campus in Montreal. It will be investing CAD$900 million (US$713m) in the ex...

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Read Amazon's Closes MGM $8.5bn Acquisition
Amazon's Closes MGM $8.5bn Acquisition
March 18, 2022

Amazon's Closes MGM $8.5bn Acquisition

Amazon AWS

Amazon has closed the acquisition of the US media company Metro Goldwyn Meyer (MGM). The transaction was worth $8.5 billion. The primary goal of the deal is to strengthen its Prime Video division. However, it also secures another cloud contract for AWS. AWS and MGM started working together ...

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Read Equinix Is Acquiring Four Data Centers In Chile and Peru From Entel For $705 million
Equinix Is Acquiring Four Data Centers In Chile and Peru From Entel For $705 million
March 18, 2022

Equinix Is Acquiring Four Data Centers In Chile and Peru From Entel For $705 million

Equinix

Equinix has acquired four data centers belonging to Entel in Peru and Chile for $705 million. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of the year. Per the deal, Equinix will take over one data center in Lima, Peru, and three facilities in Santiago, Chile. Under the terms of ...

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Read PLDT No Longer in a Hurry To Sell Off Its Data Center Unit
PLDT No Longer in a Hurry To Sell Off Its Data Center Unit
March 18, 2022

PLDT No Longer in a Hurry To Sell Off Its Data Center Unit

ePLDT

According to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, PLDT is having second thoughts over the sale of its data center unit. The Philippine telco has eased off its decision to sell its data center business after completing a deal to divest its cell tower asset. PLDT revealed earlier in the month that it ...

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Read Cryptomine facility headed for New Zealand’s South Island
Cryptomine facility headed for New Zealand’s South Island
March 17, 2022

Cryptomine facility headed for New Zealand’s South Island

New Zealand

Contact Energy has received the green light to build a cryptomine data center in New Zealand after approval was granted for the company’s resource consent application. This comes despite the significant amount of controversy around proposals. Critics argue that the facility will not benefit Ce...

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Read Upstack announces partnership with Wyoming Hyperscale for sustainable data center
Upstack announces partnership with Wyoming Hyperscale for sustainable data center
March 17, 2022

Upstack announces partnership with Wyoming Hyperscale for sustainable data center

Wyoming

Upstack has formed a strategic partnership with Wyoming Hyperscale White Box (WHWB). The partnership will see the company gain access to the Wyoming Hyperscale White Box facility due to open by the end of 2022. Located in a remote mountainous site southeast of Evanston, according to the Thorno...

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Read A1 Bulgaria signs solar PPA with Renalfa
A1 Bulgaria signs solar PPA with Renalfa
March 17, 2022

A1 Bulgaria signs solar PPA with Renalfa

Bulgaria

Telco A1 Bulgaria has announced that it has teamed up with the Bulgarian clean energy investment group Renalfa AD to sign Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). The solar energy from the PPA will provide the company with 20,000 MWh of clean energy per annum across the next ten years.This news comes a...

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Read Elea Digital and Vertiv announce strategic alliance
Elea Digital and Vertiv announce strategic alliance
March 15, 2022

Elea Digital and Vertiv announce strategic alliance

Vertiv

Elea Digital and Vertiv have announced they have formed a partnership to deliver edge data center services in Brazil. As per the partnership agreement, the two will provide "operation and maintenance services" for Elea Digital data centers in key metro areas, including Porto Alegre, Curitiba, ...

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Read Microsoft and its Scope 3 emissions
Microsoft and its Scope 3 emissions
March 15, 2022

Microsoft and its Scope 3 emissions

Microsoft Azure

According to the tech giant's most recent sustainability report, Microsoft's scope 3 emissions are jeopardizing its ability to meet its carbon neutrality targets, which in 2021 rose by 23% year over year. Some argue that this indicates Microsoft has set lofty aspirations that it cannot achieve...

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Read South Dublin passes motion to prevent data center builds
South Dublin passes motion to prevent data center builds
March 15, 2022

South Dublin passes motion to prevent data center builds

Dublin

Continuing to pursue the ban on new data center builds in Dublin, People Before Profit Councillor Madeleine Johansson recently put forward an amendment to do just that, a motion, which was voted through by 18 votes to 13 against, with one abstention.Despite the vote to curb further builds, the...

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