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Read Digital Realty Plans New Data Center in Milan
Digital Realty Plans New Data Center in Milan

Digital Realty Plans New Data Center in Milan

March 24, 2026 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty is expanding in Italy with plans to develop a data center campus in Milan.The colocation giant this week announced its entry into the Milan market with the acquisition of two plots in Abbiategrasso, southwest of the city center. The company plans to develop an initial 8MW facility,...

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Read EdgeConneX Begins Construction on a New Data Center in Osaka, Japan
EdgeConneX Begins Construction on a New Data Center in Osaka, Japan

EdgeConneX Begins Construction on a New Data Center in Osaka, Japan

March 19, 2026 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has begun construction on a new data center outside Osaka, Japan. The company announced this week that it is developing its first 200MW, AI-ready campus in Greater Osaka in partnership with Kagoya Asset Management.The Kyotanabe campus will cover 130,000 sqm (1.4 million sq ft), with...

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Read Microsoft Drops NDAs for Ddata Center Projects
Microsoft Drops NDAs for Ddata Center Projects

Microsoft Drops NDAs for Ddata Center Projects

March 19, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has pledged to stop requiring local governments to sign nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) for its data center projects. In a blog post, the company said this commitment builds on its “Community-First AI Infrastructure Plan,” which promises to prevent data centers from raising electricity...

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Read Microsoft and Meta Commit to $50bn in New Data Center Leases in Latest Quarter
Microsoft and Meta Commit to $50bn in New Data Center Leases in Latest Quarter

Microsoft and Meta Commit to $50bn in New Data Center Leases in Latest Quarter

March 12, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft and Meta have each committed around $50 billion to additional data center leases in the latest quarter. According to Bloomberg, citing an analysis of quarterly filings, the new deals push total future data center lease commitments by cloud companies and hyperscalers to more than $700...

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Read Google Outlines Plans for Data Center in Botetourt County, Virginia
Google Outlines Plans for Data Center in Botetourt County, Virginia

Google Outlines Plans for Data Center in Botetourt County, Virginia

March 11, 2026 Google

Google has outlined plans for a proposed data center development in Botetourt County, Virginia. Known as Project Raspberry, details of the project were revealed in a notice issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers’ Norfolk District.Planned for a 343.6-acre site within the Greenfield Industrial...

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Read Digital Realty Approved for Sixth Data Center in Marseille, France
Digital Realty Approved for Sixth Data Center in Marseille, France

Digital Realty Approved for Sixth Data Center in Marseille, France

March 11, 2026 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty Approved for Sixth Data Center in Marseille, FranceWith server racks at the data center set to require 120kW each, presumably to host AI workloads, Digital Realty plans to install a new high-voltage power supply. This will run from power company RTE’s Realtor substation in Cabriès,...

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Read CyrusOne Completes Structural Topping-out of New Texas Data Center
CyrusOne Completes Structural Topping-out of New Texas Data Center

CyrusOne Completes Structural Topping-out of New Texas Data Center

March 10, 2026 CyrusOne

CyrusOne has reached the topping-out milestone for its latest data center in Texas. The company announced this week that the first building at its new campus in Bosque County has been topped out.“Bosque County, Texas, showed up — and CyrusOne was honored to celebrate alongside them,” the company...

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Read AWS Behind Plans for $750M Data Center in Clinton, Mississippi
AWS  Behind Plans for $750M Data Center in Clinton, Mississippi

AWS Behind Plans for $750M Data Center in Clinton, Mississippi

March 06, 2026 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is reportedly planning a $750 million data center project in Clinton, Mississippi. While the company has not been officially confirmed, WLBT3 reports that a quitclaim deed shows Amazon acquired the 99-acre site on February 13.The data center will be located at 1001...

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Read Meta Signs Pre-development Agreement for Data Center in Beloit, Wisconsin
Meta Signs Pre-development Agreement for Data Center in Beloit, Wisconsin

Meta Signs Pre-development Agreement for Data Center in Beloit, Wisconsin

March 05, 2026 Meta

Meta Platforms has reportedly signed a pre-development agreement with the Town of Beloit for a potential data center project in southern Wisconsin. According to the Beloit Daily News, the facility could be built on a 430-acre site located between Town Line Road, South Prairie Avenue, and East...

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Read Google has Confirmed it is the Company Behind the Planned 403-acre Data Center Campus in Hermantown, Minnesota
Google has Confirmed it is the Company Behind the Planned 403-acre Data Center Campus in Hermantown, Minnesota

Google has Confirmed it is the Company Behind the Planned 403-acre Data Center Campus in Hermantown, Minnesota

March 04, 2026 Google

Google has confirmed it is the company behind the 403-acre data center campus project in Hermantown, Minnesota. As reported by MPRNews, Google has confirmed its role in the development, describing the area as a "natural fit for this project, offering a climate that supports energy-efficient air...

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Read Digital Realty has Entered the Portuguese Market with the Acquisition of a Data Center in Lisbon
Digital Realty has Entered the Portuguese Market with the Acquisition of a Data Center in Lisbon

Digital Realty has Entered the Portuguese Market with the Acquisition of a Data Center in Lisbon

March 04, 2026 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has entered Portugal, acquiring a data center in Lisbon. Details on the facility, the seller, and terms of the deal weren’t shared in the release. However, in its recent Q4 2025 results, the company said it had acquired “a building and land” in the Carnaxide area of Lisbon for $8.3...

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Read Google has Acquired a 900-hectare Site in Finland for the Development of a New Data Center
Google has Acquired a 900-hectare Site in Finland for the Development of a New Data Center

Google has Acquired a 900-hectare Site in Finland for the Development of a New Data Center

February 27, 2026 Google

The municipality of Vaala this week announced Google has acquired some 900 hectares in the area. The site is about six kilometres (3.7 miles) from the center of Vaala, near Fingrid's Nuojua substation on both sides of Ouluntie (Highway 22). Full details of the planned development haven’t been...

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Read Vantage and Altarea Plan 400MW Data Center Development in Bordeaux, France
Vantage and Altarea Plan 400MW Data Center Development in Bordeaux, France

Vantage and Altarea Plan 400MW Data Center Development in Bordeaux, France

February 25, 2026 Vantage Data Centers

The campus, to be built on land owned by Altarea, is expected to rank among the largest data center developments in France, according to the companies. Altarea has already secured a 400MW grid connection for the site. However, the exact location and construction timeline have not been disclosed....

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Read Google Plans to Develop a “Clean Energy” Colocated Data Center in Wilbarger County, Texas
Google Plans to Develop a “Clean Energy” Colocated Data Center in Wilbarger County, Texas

Google Plans to Develop a “Clean Energy” Colocated Data Center in Wilbarger County, Texas

February 24, 2026 Google

Google has announced a new data center in Wilbarger County, Texas, to be powered by onsite ‘clean energy’ from US energy firm AES. AES has secured the land and grid interconnection agreements for the project and will construct the shared electrical infrastructure needed to support the co-located...

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Read Nexalus Selects Alps Alpine to Manufacture Liquid Cooling Kits for Data Centers
Nexalus Selects Alps Alpine to Manufacture Liquid Cooling Kits for Data Centers

Nexalus Selects Alps Alpine to Manufacture Liquid Cooling Kits for Data Centers

February 24, 2026 AWS EU Ireland Region (eu-west-1)

The partnership will combine Nexalus’s expertise in advanced science, thermal engineering, and system-level design with Alps Alpine’s automotive-grade manufacturing capabilities, quality systems, and global operational presence. Together, the companies “form a unified platform capable of...

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Read Meta Plans to Deploy 366MW of Modular Gas-fired Units to Support a 1GW Data Center in El Paso, Texas
Meta Plans to Deploy 366MW of Modular Gas-fired Units to Support a 1GW Data Center in El Paso, Texas

Meta Plans to Deploy 366MW of Modular Gas-fired Units to Support a 1GW Data Center in El Paso, Texas

February 23, 2026 Meta

The 1GW project, which broke ground in October, would be powered by 813 modular generators, slated to come online by 2027. The units are expected to cost $473 million. The proposal has also drawn opposition from environmental and community organizations. For instance, the Sembrando Esperanza...

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Read ABB Buys Premium Power to Strengthen Data Center Advisory Services
ABB Buys Premium Power to Strengthen Data Center Advisory Services

ABB Buys Premium Power to Strengthen Data Center Advisory Services

February 16, 2026 Dublin

Global electrification firm ABB has acquired Irish electrical engineering consultancy Premium Power to expand its advisory capabilities within the data center market.“For more than two decades, Premium Power has built its reputation by helping customers solve complex electrical challenges with...

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Read Google Begins Construction on Second Data Center Campus in Kansas City, Missouri
Google Begins Construction on Second Data Center Campus in Kansas City, Missouri

Google Begins Construction on Second Data Center Campus in Kansas City, Missouri

February 13, 2026 Google

Google has begun construction of a second data center campus in Kansas City, Missouri. Dubbed "Project Mica," Google has long been linked to the project but only officially confirmed its involvement this week.It is set to be on a 500-acre site, off the northeast corner of Interstate 435 and 169...

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Read Meta Unveils Plans for a 1GW Data Center Campus in Indiana
Meta Unveils Plans for a 1GW Data Center Campus in Indiana

Meta Unveils Plans for a 1GW Data Center Campus in Indiana

February 11, 2026 Meta

Meta is building a gigawatt-scale data center campus near Indianapolis, Indiana. “This facility represents an investment of over $10 billion in data center infrastructure and the surrounding community, one of our largest infrastructure investments to date,” the company said.“The data center will...

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Read CyrusOne Completes Structural Build on its Latest Frankfurt Data Center in Germany
CyrusOne Completes Structural Build on its Latest Frankfurt Data Center in Germany

CyrusOne Completes Structural Build on its Latest Frankfurt Data Center in Germany

February 09, 2026 CyrusOne

The company annouced the topping out of FRA7 this week. CyrusOne said the moment was marked with a traditional Richtfest; a German event to celebrate the moment, where a wreath called der Richtkranz is used to decorate the roof of the building.First announced in 2023, CyrusOne broke ground on...

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