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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

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New Jersey

Read Prysmian Signs $6.29bn Data Center Connectivity Deal With Molex
Italian cable manufacturer Prysmian has signed a €5.5 billion ($6.29bn) agreement with Koch-owned Molex to supply optical cables for data center deployments. The deal includes a €550 million ($570m...
July 21, 2026

Prysmian Signs $6.29bn Data Center Connectivity Deal With Molex

Italy

Italian cable manufacturer Prysmian has signed a €5.5 billion ($6.29bn) agreement with Koch-owned Molex to supply optical cables for data center deployments. The deal includes a €550 million ($570m) upfront payment and will run for up to 10 years. Prysmian, founded in 1879, produces energy and te...

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Read Fujitsu Sells Australian Data Center Business to Next Capital
Fujitsu has agreed to sell its Australian data center business to private equity firm Next Capital. The deal includes five data centers totaling 25MW of capacity, with room to expand to 100MW. Fina...
July 20, 2026

Fujitsu Sells Australian Data Center Business to Next Capital

Fujitsu

Fujitsu has agreed to sell its Australian data center business to private equity firm Next Capital. The deal includes five data centers totaling 25MW of capacity, with room to expand to 100MW. Financial terms were not disclosed, and Fujitsu said operations will continue as normal until the transa...

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Read IFC to Invest Up to $175m in AirTrunk Data Centers in Johor, Malaysia
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will invest up to $175 million in AirTrunk’s planned data centers in Johor, Malaysia. AirTrunk’s JHB1 facility, which opened in July 2024, currently prov...
July 20, 2026

IFC to Invest Up to $175m in AirTrunk Data Centers in Johor, Malaysia

Malaysia

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will invest up to $175 million in AirTrunk’s planned data centers in Johor, Malaysia. AirTrunk’s JHB1 facility, which opened in July 2024, currently provides more than 50MW of capacity and is expected to reach over 150MW at full build-out. JHB2, announc...

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Read Off-Grid Data Center Planned for Letcher County, Kentucky
A new data center could be coming to Kentucky. WYMT reports that the Appalachian Industrial Development Authority (AIDA) has signed an agreement with Diversified Gas and Oil Corporation and Maveric...
July 20, 2026

Off-Grid Data Center Planned for Letcher County, Kentucky

Kentucky

A new data center could be coming to Kentucky. WYMT reports that the Appalachian Industrial Development Authority (AIDA) has signed an agreement with Diversified Gas and Oil Corporation and Maverick Holdings to potentially acquire a 100-acre site at Gateway Business Park in Letcher County. The pr...

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Read New Mexico Rejects Gas Pipeline for Oracle's 2.5GW Project Jupiter Data Center
Oracle’s planned 2.5GW Project Jupiter data center in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, has faced another regulatory setback. The New Mexico State Land Office rejected Energy Transfer’s permit applicati...
July 20, 2026

New Mexico Rejects Gas Pipeline for Oracle's 2.5GW Project Jupiter Data Center

Oracle

Oracle’s planned 2.5GW Project Jupiter data center in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, has faced another regulatory setback. The New Mexico State Land Office rejected Energy Transfer’s permit application for the Green Chile Project, a 17-mile natural gas pipeline extension intended to supply fuel for...

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Read Top Data Center News for 13th-18th July, 2026
**[Stream Proposes 867-Acre Data Center Campus in Graham, Texas](https://baxtel.com/news/stream-proposes-867-acre-data-center-campus-in-graham-texas)** **Stream Data Centers is planning a data cen...
July 20, 2026

Top Data Center News for 13th-18th July, 2026

United States

Stream Proposes 867-Acre Data Center Campus in Graham, Texas Stream Data Centers is planning a data center campus called Project Saltworks on an approximately 890-acre site in Graham, Texas, to include 15 data center buildings with around $10 billion in investment, expected to generate around $14...

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Read Stack Infrastructure Cancels Planned Data Center in Hesse, Germany
A planned Stack Infrastructure data center in Hesse, Germany, has been canceled. The hyperscale facility, planned for a site near Babenhausen southeast of Frankfurt, was dropped due to uncertainty ...
July 18, 2026

Stack Infrastructure Cancels Planned Data Center in Hesse, Germany

Germany / Deutschland

A planned Stack Infrastructure data center in Hesse, Germany, has been canceled. The hyperscale facility, planned for a site near Babenhausen southeast of Frankfurt, was dropped due to uncertainty over local government support. The €3 billion ($3.4bn) project was expected to create up to 200 perm...

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Read Elisa Targets Data Center Growth as Finland’s Market Expands
Elisa CEO Topi Manner has highlighted the data center market as a key long-term growth opportunity for the telecom company. Speaking during Elisa’s Q2 earnings call, Manner said the quarter marked ...
July 18, 2026

Elisa Targets Data Center Growth as Finland’s Market Expands

Elisa Corporation

Elisa CEO Topi Manner has highlighted the data center market as a key long-term growth opportunity for the telecom company. Speaking during Elisa’s Q2 earnings call, Manner said the quarter marked the start of the company’s large-scale data center connectivity business, amid Finland’s ongoing dat...

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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...
July 18, 2026

Stream Proposes 867-Acre Data Center Campus in Graham, Texas

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. Stre...

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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 ...
July 18, 2026

Florida Data Center Project Delayed by Lack of Available Water Supply

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. Hain...

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Read Colocation Data Center Proposed in Birmingham, Alabama
A new data center could be coming to Birmingham, Alabama. Officials in Fairfield, Alabama, have announced that a colocation data center development is being proposed in the city. Details of the ...
July 17, 2026

Colocation Data Center Proposed in Birmingham, Alabama

Alabama

A new data center could be coming to Birmingham, Alabama. Officials in Fairfield, Alabama, have announced that a colocation data center development is being proposed in the city. Details of the proposed project have not yet been disclosed, but Fairfield officials will hold a town hall later this ...

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Read MedOne Promotes Former CEO Ronnie Sadeh to President
Israeli data center operator MedOne has promoted CEO Ronnie Sadeh to president after more than 15 years in the role. Sadeh, who joined the company’s leadership team in 2009, will be succeeded as CE...
July 17, 2026

MedOne Promotes Former CEO Ronnie Sadeh to President

MedOne

Israeli data center operator MedOne has promoted CEO Ronnie Sadeh to president after more than 15 years in the role. Sadeh, who joined the company’s leadership team in 2009, will be succeeded as CEO by Eitan Damari, a former executive at Taavura Holdings Group and Livnat Group. Founded in 1997 by...

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Read UK Oil and Gas Firm Plans 200MW Gas-Powered Offshore Data Center in North Sea
UK oil and gas company Orcadian has proposed an offshore data center in the North Sea powered by a natural gas plant using gas from its Earlham and Orwell fields. The company plans to generate powe...
July 17, 2026

UK Oil and Gas Firm Plans 200MW Gas-Powered Offshore Data Center in North Sea

United Kingdom

UK oil and gas company Orcadian has proposed an offshore data center in the North Sea powered by a natural gas plant using gas from its Earlham and Orwell fields. The company plans to generate power offshore, capture the resulting CO₂ emissions, and store them in the Earlham reservoir. Orcadian s...

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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...
July 16, 2026

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

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 f...

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Read PowerX and Highreso Partner on Data Center and BESS Collaboration
Japanese battery energy storage system (BESS) developer PowerX and data center operator Highreso have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on deploying battery storage at Highr...
July 16, 2026

PowerX and Highreso Partner on Data Center and BESS Collaboration

Japan

Japanese battery energy storage system (BESS) developer PowerX and data center operator Highreso have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on deploying battery storage at Highreso's data centers and expanding its GPU data center business. Highreso operates the GPUSOROBAN GPU ...

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Read Crusoe Tied to Proposed Data Center Development in Virginia's Franklin County
A proposed data center project could be coming to Franklin County, Virginia. Local media report that county officials have been in discussions with Crusoe over the potential "Project Flash" develop...
July 16, 2026

Crusoe Tied to Proposed Data Center Development in Virginia's Franklin County

Crusoe

A proposed data center project could be coming to Franklin County, Virginia. Local media report that county officials have been in discussions with Crusoe over the potential "Project Flash" development since November. Few details have been disclosed, but the project is reportedly being considered...

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Read Macquarie DC Acquires 34,200 sqm Sydney Site for 200MW Data Center Campus
Macquarie Technology Group subsidiary Macquarie Data Centres has exercised its option to acquire a 34,200 sqm (368,125 sq ft) site in Sydney's Macquarie Park for a planned 200MW data center campus....
July 16, 2026

Macquarie DC Acquires 34,200 sqm Sydney Site for 200MW Data Center Campus

Australia

Macquarie Technology Group subsidiary Macquarie Data Centres has exercised its option to acquire a 34,200 sqm (368,125 sq ft) site in Sydney's Macquarie Park for a planned 200MW data center campus. The AU$240 million (US$167.95 million) acquisition is expected to close in the coming weeks followi...

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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...
July 15, 2026

Developer Withdraws Proposal To Convert El Segundo Hotel Into Data Center

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 foll...

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Read SLB Partners With Liberty Energy On Data Center Power Solutions
SLB and Liberty Energy are partnering to deliver modular power and infrastructure solutions for AI and high-performance data centers. The companies aim to accelerate deployments through behind-the-...
July 15, 2026

SLB Partners With Liberty Energy On Data Center Power Solutions

United States

SLB and Liberty Energy are partnering to deliver modular power and infrastructure solutions for AI and high-performance data centers. The companies aim to accelerate deployments through behind-the-meter power systems that bypass traditional grid connection timelines. "The bottleneck in AI infrast...

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Read Data Centers Accounted For 23% Of Ireland’s Electricity Consumption In 2025
Data centers in Ireland accounted for 23 percent of the country’s total metered electricity use in 2025. According to the Central Statistics Office, facilities consumed 7,663GWh during the year, a ...
July 15, 2026

Data Centers Accounted For 23% Of Ireland’s Electricity Consumption In 2025

Northern Ireland

Data centers in Ireland accounted for 23 percent of the country’s total metered electricity use in 2025. According to the Central Statistics Office, facilities consumed 7,663GWh during the year, a 10 percent increase from 6,973GWh in 2024. Data centers in Ireland now consume nearly as much electr...

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