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Read Microsoft Files for 422MW Three-Building Data Center Campus in Rome, Georgia
Microsoft filed for state review on October 20 of a three-building data center campus in Rome, Georgia, with 422MW of planned capacity. The [Development of Regional Impact application](https://dca....

Microsoft Files for 422MW Three-Building Data Center Campus in Rome, Georgia

October 22, 2026 Atlanta

Microsoft filed for state review on October 20 of a three-building data center campus in Rome, Georgia, with 422MW of planned capacity. The Development of Regional Impact application covers 349 acres at 0 Huffaker Road and 1,659,000 square feet of floor space. Microsoft owns the land, bought in...

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Read Amazon Pledges €16B For Germany In 2027, Including €4.8B For AWS Frankfurt
Amazon plans to invest more than €16 billion ($18 billion) in Germany in 2027, including €4.8 billion to expand the [AWS Europe (Frankfurt) region](https://press.aboutamazon.com/de/2026/10/invest-i...

Amazon Pledges €16B For Germany In 2027, Including €4.8B For AWS Frankfurt

October 21, 2026 Frankfurt

Amazon plans to invest more than €16 billion ($18 billion) in Germany in 2027, including €4.8 billion to expand the AWS Europe (Frankfurt) region, the company said on Oct. 20. Chancellor Friedrich Merz and federal economy and energy minister Katherina Reiche appeared with Amazon chief global...

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Read Memphis Council Rejects Proposed 18-Month Data Center Moratorium
Memphis councilors rejected an 18-month data center moratorium, opting instead for a 135-day pause on new applications and a 90-day review of digital infrastructure projects. The longer proposa![be...

Memphis Council Rejects Proposed 18-Month Data Center Moratorium

October 21, 2026 Memphis

Memphis councilors rejected an 18-month data center moratorium, opting instead for a 135-day pause on new applications and a 90-day review of digital infrastructure projects. The longer proposal followed public opposition and protests at an October 6 council meeting. After a five-and-a-half-hour...

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Read Big Watt, PowerHouse Win Taylor Approval for 1GW Texas Data Center Campus
Taylor City Council voted 5-0 on Oct. 8 to approve a development agreement with Big Watt Digital and PowerHouse Data Centers for the Taylor Technology Campus, a 664-acre hyperscale project immediat...

Big Watt, PowerHouse Win Taylor Approval for 1GW Texas Data Center Campus

October 15, 2026 Austin

Taylor City Council voted 5-0 on Oct. 8 to approve a development agreement with Big Watt Digital and PowerHouse Data Centers for the Taylor Technology Campus, a 664-acre hyperscale project immediately east of the city that could reach one gigawatt of capacity. The joint venture announced the...

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Read Big Watt, PowerHouse Win Approval for 1GW Behind-the-Meter Texas Campus
Taylor City Council voted 5-0 on Oct. 8 to approve a development agreement with Big Watt Digital and PowerHouse Data Centers for Taylor Technology Campus, a 664-acre data center and power project e...

Big Watt, PowerHouse Win Approval for 1GW Behind-the-Meter Texas Campus

October 15, 2026 Austin

Taylor City Council voted 5-0 on Oct. 8 to approve a development agreement with Big Watt Digital and PowerHouse Data Centers for Taylor Technology Campus, a 664-acre data center and power project east of the city that could reach one gigawatt of capacity. In a joint press release, the partners...

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Read Taylor Approves 1GW Gas-Fired Data Center Campus for Big Watt, PowerHouse
Taylor City Council voted 5-0 on Oct. 8 to annex and approve a development agreement for Taylor Technology Campus, a 664-acre hyperscale project east of Taylor that Big Watt Digital and PowerHouse ...

Taylor Approves 1GW Gas-Fired Data Center Campus for Big Watt, PowerHouse

October 15, 2026 Austin

Taylor City Council voted 5-0 on Oct. 8 to annex and approve a development agreement for Taylor Technology Campus, a 664-acre hyperscale project east of Taylor that Big Watt Digital and PowerHouse Data Centers say could support up to one gigawatt. The partners announced the approval in a Business...

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Read Memphis Council Delays Vote on Proposed Year-Long Data Center Moratorium Amid Protests
Memphis City Council has delayed a vote on a proposed 12-month data center moratorium for a second time, despite protests from more than 100 residents. The pause, proposed by councilor JB Smiley Jr...

Memphis Council Delays Vote on Proposed Year-Long Data Center Moratorium Amid Protests

October 14, 2026 Memphis

Memphis City Council has delayed a vote on a proposed 12-month data center moratorium for a second time, despite protests from more than 100 residents. The pause, proposed by councilor JB Smiley Jr., would allow officials to assess data centers’ social, health, and environmental impacts....

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Read DayOne Adds $3.67 Billion Johor Financing, Bank Platform Hits $7.3 Billion
A seven-bank consortium has added RM15 billion, about US$3.67 billion, to [DayOne](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/dayone)'s Johor data center financing, lifting the Singapore-headquartered operato...

DayOne Adds $3.67 Billion Johor Financing, Bank Platform Hits $7.3 Billion

October 14, 2026 Johor

A seven-bank consortium has added RM15 billion, about US$3.67 billion, to DayOne's Johor data center financing, lifting the Singapore-headquartered operator's debt platform in Malaysia's southern state to RM30 billion, or roughly US$7.3 billion. The lenders set out the upsizing in a joint...

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Read Memphis Council Delays 12-Month Data Center Moratorium Vote to Oct. 20
Memphis city councilors voted 7-5 on Oct. 6 to postpone a decision on a 12-month moratorium on new data centers, the second delay for a measure that would freeze approvals across a market now tied ...

Memphis Council Delays 12-Month Data Center Moratorium Vote to Oct. 20

October 13, 2026 Memphis

Memphis city councilors voted 7-5 on Oct. 6 to postpone a decision on a 12-month moratorium on new data centers, the second delay for a measure that would freeze approvals across a market now tied to Elon Musk's AI buildout. The council moved the vote to Oct. 20 after a packed meeting that police...

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Read Project Longhorn Files $366M First Building at Anthropic-Linked Texas Campus
The first data center building at the 2,842-acre Cedar Creek campus being developed by [Pacifico Energy](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/pacifico-energy) and [BlackChamber Group](https://baxtel.com...

Project Longhorn Files $366M First Building at Anthropic-Linked Texas Campus

October 11, 2026 Austin

The first data center building at the 2,842-acre Cedar Creek campus being developed by Pacifico Energy and BlackChamber Group is on file with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The October 7 filing, reported by Community Impact, outlines a $366 million building at the Bastrop...

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Read Data Center Firm Set to Acquire Former IBM Research Campus in Silicon Valley
Former IBM research campus in San Jose, California, is being acquired by data center developer Blackstart Digital. According to Mercury News, Blackstart has agreed to acquire the former IBM Almaden...

Data Center Firm Set to Acquire Former IBM Research Campus in Silicon Valley

October 06, 2026 California

Former IBM research campus in San Jose, California, is being acquired by data center developer Blackstart Digital. According to Mercury News, Blackstart has agreed to acquire the former IBM Almaden Research Center at 650 Harry Road, with financial terms undisclosed. The deal could close before...

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Read NetworkOcean Runs Solar-Powered GPU Data Center on San Francisco Bay
San Francisco startup NetworkOcean says it has become the first company to run customer AI workloads from a solar-powered floating data center. The company operated a single Nvidia H100 GPU powered...

NetworkOcean Runs Solar-Powered GPU Data Center on San Francisco Bay

October 03, 2026 San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco startup NetworkOcean says it has become the first company to run customer AI workloads from a solar-powered floating data center. The company operated a single Nvidia H100 GPU powered by a 20kW solar array during a trial in San Francisco Bay. The customer was not disclosed....

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Read Greenfield And Finsbury Infrastructure To Invest €360M In Milan Data Center
UK infrastructure developer Greenfield and Finsbury Infrastructure plan to invest up to €360 million ($418m) to develop a 36MW data center east of Milan, Italy. Greenfield has already secured 80MW ...

Greenfield And Finsbury Infrastructure To Invest €360M In Milan Data Center

September 08, 2026 Milan

UK infrastructure developer Greenfield and Finsbury Infrastructure plan to invest up to €360 million ($418m) to develop a 36MW data center east of Milan, Italy. Greenfield has already secured 80MW of power capacity for the site, which will support AI, cloud, and enterprise workloads while...

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Read Telehouse Adds Sixth Data Center Building To Frankfurt Campus
Telehouse has opened Building N, its sixth data center facility in Frankfurt, Germany, adding 5.4MW of capacity. The four-story facility spans 9,300 sqm (100,104 sq ft), including 2,165 sqm (23,304...

Telehouse Adds Sixth Data Center Building To Frankfurt Campus

September 01, 2026 Frankfurt

Telehouse has opened Building N, its sixth data center facility in Frankfurt, Germany, adding 5.4MW of capacity. The four-story facility spans 9,300 sqm (100,104 sq ft), including 2,165 sqm (23,304 sq ft) of technical space. It uses air cooling, with Telehouse exploring liquid cooling to support...

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Read Former LBNL Supercomputing Site in Oakland Slated for 20MW Data Center
A real estate firm is planning to convert a former supercomputing facility in Oakland, California, into a 20MW data center. First reported by BizJournal, Behring Cos. plans to redevelop 415 20th St...

Former LBNL Supercomputing Site in Oakland Slated for 20MW Data Center

August 12, 2026 California

A real estate firm is planning to convert a former supercomputing facility in Oakland, California, into a 20MW data center. First reported by BizJournal, Behring Cos. plans to redevelop 415 20th Street, a four-story building that once housed the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Oakland...

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Read 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](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/dc-blox) data center site beside the Nashville Zoo. The vote...

Nashville Authorizes Eminent Domain for DC BLOX Site Near Zoo

August 10, 2026 Nashville

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 or pursue eminent domain if the parties cannot agree. The...

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Read NV Energy Files Lawsuit Against Tract Over Nevada Data Center Costs
Nevada utility NV Energy has filed a lawsuit against Denver-based data center developer Tract, alleging the company failed to cover the costs of serving its facilities and instead shifted those exp...

NV Energy Files Lawsuit Against Tract Over Nevada Data Center Costs

August 04, 2026 Denver

Nevada utility NV Energy has filed a lawsuit against Denver-based data center developer Tract, alleging the company failed to cover the costs of serving its facilities and instead shifted those expenses to other utility customers across the state. “Most data center developers pursuing projects in...

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Read Florida Data Center Project Delayed by Lack of Available Water Supply
A planned data center project in Haines City, Florida, is facing delays due to limited water capacity. Local reports say Cielo’s proposed 300MW campus, planned for a 74-acre site along Marion Road ...

Florida Data Center Project Delayed by Lack of Available Water Supply

July 18, 2026 Florida

A planned data center project in Haines City, Florida, is facing delays due to limited water capacity. Local reports say Cielo’s proposed 300MW campus, planned for a 74-acre site along Marion Road and State Road 544-East, could require up to 150,000 gallons (681,913 liters) of water per day....

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Read Developer Withdraws Proposal To Convert El Segundo Hotel Into Data Center
Eight Form has withdrawn its proposal to replace a Hyatt Place hotel in El Segundo, California, with a data center. The plan involved demolishing the hotel at 750 N. Nash Street to build a five-sto...

Developer Withdraws Proposal To Convert El Segundo Hotel Into Data Center

July 15, 2026 California

Eight Form has withdrawn its proposal to replace a Hyatt Place hotel in El Segundo, California, with a data center. The plan involved demolishing the hotel at 750 N. Nash Street to build a five-story, 230,780 sq ft (21,440 sqm) facility with 50MW of capacity. Eight Form withdrew the proposal...

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Read 99MW Data Center Planned by Prologis in San Jose
Real estate firm Prologis is planning a 99MW data center in San Jose, California. The proposed three-story facility would span 516,000 sq ft (47,935 sqm) across a 15-acre site on Silver Creek Valle...

99MW Data Center Planned by Prologis in San Jose

July 09, 2026 California

Real estate firm Prologis is planning a 99MW data center in San Jose, California. The proposed three-story facility would span 516,000 sq ft (47,935 sqm) across a 15-acre site on Silver Creek Valley Road and include an on-site substation. Construction is expected to take around two years, with...

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