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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

New Jersey

Read EcoDataCenter Secures 10MW Hydropower PPA with Fortum in Sweden
Nordic data center developer EcoDataCenter has signed a 10MW hydroelectric power purchase agreement with Finnish energy company Fortum to supply its Falun, Sweden facility. Under the four-year deal...
June 26, 2026

EcoDataCenter Secures 10MW Hydropower PPA with Fortum in Sweden

EcoDataCenter (EcoDC AB)

Nordic data center developer EcoDataCenter has signed a 10MW hydroelectric power purchase agreement with Finnish energy company Fortum to supply its Falun, Sweden facility. Under the four-year deal running from 2026 to 2030, EcoDataCenter will source electricity from Fortum’s Dalälven hydro plant...

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Read FuelCell Energy to Supply up to 380MW of Fuel Cells to Fit Energy for Data Center Use
US hydrogen fuel cell developer FuelCell Energy has signed its first binding data center power agreement with US developer Fit Energy USA. Under the deal, FuelCell will provide up to 380MW of on-si...
June 26, 2026

FuelCell Energy to Supply up to 380MW of Fuel Cells to Fit Energy for Data Center Use

United States

US hydrogen fuel cell developer FuelCell Energy has signed its first binding data center power agreement with US developer Fit Energy USA. Under the deal, FuelCell will provide up to 380MW of on-site fuel cell generation to power data centers behind the meter, potentially marking one of the large...

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Read Closed Chicago-area incinerator Being Explored for Data Center Development
A shuttered incinerator in Robbins, near Chicago, is attracting interest from multiple data center developers. According to NBC and the Chicago Tribune, at least five potential buyers have approach...
June 26, 2026

Closed Chicago-area incinerator Being Explored for Data Center Development

Chicago

A shuttered incinerator in Robbins, near Chicago, is attracting interest from multiple data center developers. According to NBC and the Chicago Tribune, at least five potential buyers have approached owner Paul Duggan this year about acquiring the 16-acre Robbins Resource Recovery Center site at ...

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Read Ocasio-Cortez, Sanders unveil AI Data Center Moratorium Act
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have introduced the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, which would halt construction of new AI data centers until...
June 26, 2026

Ocasio-Cortez, Sanders unveil AI Data Center Moratorium Act

United States

Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have introduced the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, which would halt construction of new AI data centers until a federal regulatory framework is established. The bill applies to AI facilities exceeding 20MW and...

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Read Developer withdraws Proposed Data Center Project in Citrus County, Florida
Florida-based construction firm Deltona Corporation has pulled back its plan to develop a data center in Citrus County following pushback from residents and local officials. “On behalf of our clien...
June 25, 2026

Developer withdraws Proposed Data Center Project in Citrus County, Florida

Florida

Florida-based construction firm Deltona Corporation has pulled back its plan to develop a data center in Citrus County following pushback from residents and local officials. “On behalf of our client, Deltona Corporation, we respectfully submit this formal notice of withdrawal of applications CPA-...

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Read Yondr and JK Land Holdings Secure $715m for Virginia Data Center Expansion
Yondr Group and JK Land Holdings have secured $715 million through a private offering of 6.875 percent senior secured notes due 2031 to finance the development of their Virginia data center campus....
June 25, 2026

Yondr and JK Land Holdings Secure $715m for Virginia Data Center Expansion

Yondr Group

Yondr Group and JK Land Holdings have secured $715 million through a private offering of 6.875 percent senior secured notes due 2031 to finance the development of their Virginia data center campus. The notes, issued by Yondr JK 1, LLC, will be sold to qualified institutional buyers. Proceeds will...

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Read Radian Arc to Deploy GPU Edge Platform in PureColo North America Data Centers
Radian Arc and PureColo have partnered to deploy GPU Edge infrastructure across the US and Canada, enabling low-latency services like cloud gaming and sovereign AI via Radian Arc Cloud Gaming and I...
June 25, 2026

Radian Arc to Deploy GPU Edge Platform in PureColo North America Data Centers

North America

Radian Arc and PureColo have partnered to deploy GPU Edge infrastructure across the US and Canada, enabling low-latency services like cloud gaming and sovereign AI via Radian Arc Cloud Gaming and InferX GPUaaS. "North America represents one of the world's largest opportunities for Edge AI and clo...

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Read NextDC Secures 169-hectare Land Parcel Outside Melbourne
Australian data center firm NextDC has acquired a large land parcel outside Melbourne, Victoria. Local media, including The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, report that the company has purchased ...
June 25, 2026

NextDC Secures 169-hectare Land Parcel Outside Melbourne

NEXTDC

Australian data center firm NextDC has acquired a large land parcel outside Melbourne, Victoria. Local media, including The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, report that the company has purchased 169 hectares in Lovely Banks, Victoria, near Geelong and around 70km west of Melbourne. The site was...

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Read DayOne to Acquire 65-Acre Johor Land Parcel from Malaysia’s Paragon Globe
Paragon Globe has agreed to sell a 65-acre site in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, to DayOne Data Centers for RM398 million ($96 million) under a conditional agreement disclosed to Bursa Malaysia. The parc...
June 24, 2026

DayOne to Acquire 65-Acre Johor Land Parcel from Malaysia’s Paragon Globe

DayOne

Paragon Globe has agreed to sell a 65-acre site in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, to DayOne Data Centers for RM398 million ($96 million) under a conditional agreement disclosed to Bursa Malaysia. The parcels are located in Gerbang Nusajaya, near Nusajaya Tech Park, part of Malaysia’s data center hub. Co...

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Read Spanish ISP Sarenet Opens Data Center in Bizkaia
Spanish internet provider Sarenet has opened a new data center near Bilbao, located at the Derio Communications Hub in Bizkaia. The facility will support the company’s expansion in cloud services, ...
June 24, 2026

Spanish ISP Sarenet Opens Data Center in Bizkaia

Sarenet

Spanish internet provider Sarenet has opened a new data center near Bilbao, located at the Derio Communications Hub in Bizkaia. The facility will support the company’s expansion in cloud services, cybersecurity, and business continuity, while reinforcing the Basque Country’s role as a digital eco...

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Read 20MW Data Center Proposed for Starbucks’ Seattle HQ in Washington
Colossus Data Center Advisors has submitted plans to develop a data center in Seattle, Washington, within the same building that houses Starbucks' global headquarters. According to *Puget Sound Bus...
June 24, 2026

20MW Data Center Proposed for Starbucks’ Seattle HQ in Washington

Washington

Colossus Data Center Advisors has submitted plans to develop a data center in Seattle, Washington, within the same building that houses Starbucks' global headquarters. According to Puget Sound Business Journal, The Seattle Times, and The Registry, the proposed facility would be located at 2401 Ut...

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Read 100MW Data Center Proposed for Wheeling, West Virginia
A 100MW data center could be developed in Wheeling, West Virginia. Stokes Inc said Silicon Foundation has acquired a 15-acre industrial site at 74 Warwood Avenue, formerly the Centre Foundry, to b...
June 24, 2026

100MW Data Center Proposed for Wheeling, West Virginia

West Virginia

A 100MW data center could be developed in Wheeling, West Virginia. Stokes Inc said Silicon Foundation has acquired a 15-acre industrial site at 74 Warwood Avenue, formerly the Centre Foundry, to build a 60,000 sq ft (5,575 sqm) facility. Stokes will act as EPC contractor. The site has an active 1...

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Read EdgeMode Plans 300MW Natural Gas Data Center Campus in Toledo, Spain
EdgeMode is expanding in Spain with plans for a 300MW “Malpica AI” data center project in Mora, Toledo province. The company is partnering with hydrogen fuel cell developer Bloom Energy to build a ...
June 23, 2026

EdgeMode Plans 300MW Natural Gas Data Center Campus in Toledo, Spain

EdgeMode

EdgeMode is expanding in Spain with plans for a 300MW “Malpica AI” data center project in Mora, Toledo province. The company is partnering with hydrogen fuel cell developer Bloom Energy to build a campus focused on AI workloads. The initiative represents an estimated €3 billion ($3.42bn) investme...

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Read Microsoft’s First Data Center at Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin Campus Now Operational
The first data center at Microsoft’s Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin campus is now officially operational, the company confirmed on June 23. Construction was completed just over two years after the proje...
June 23, 2026

Microsoft’s First Data Center at Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin Campus Now Operational

Microsoft Azure

The first data center at Microsoft’s Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin campus is now officially operational, the company confirmed on June 23. Construction was completed just over two years after the project was first announced. The site is part of Microsoft’s “Fairwater” data center design and will form...

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Read 60MW Data Center Planned in Närpiö, Finland
A 60MW data center is being planned in western Finland by renewable energy firm Aurinkokarhu. Reported by local media including Yle and Vasabladet, the project would be located in Närpiö (Närpes), ...
June 23, 2026

60MW Data Center Planned in Närpiö, Finland

Finland

A 60MW data center is being planned in western Finland by renewable energy firm Aurinkokarhu. Reported by local media including Yle and Vasabladet, the project would be located in Närpiö (Närpes), in the Ostrobothnia region. The company has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire 18 hectares of...

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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...
June 23, 2026

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

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 describe...

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Read Amazon Employees Back Data Center Regulations, Allege Workplace Retaliation
Three Amazon employees have alleged that the company retaliated against them after they testified in support of a Seattle data center moratorium. According to reports, the employees—Darius Irani, P...
June 22, 2026

Amazon Employees Back Data Center Regulations, Allege Workplace Retaliation

Amazon AWS

Three Amazon employees have alleged that the company retaliated against them after they testified in support of a Seattle data center moratorium. According to reports, the employees—Darius Irani, Patrick Schloesser, and Liesl Wigand, all members of Amazon Employees for Climate Justice (AECJ)—were...

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Read Wyoming Approves Prometheus Hyperscale’s Gigawatt Data Center Campus
Prometheus Hyperscale has secured planning approval for its flagship Wyoming data center campus near Evanston. The Uinta County Board of Commissioners unanimously granted a conditional use permit f...
June 22, 2026

Wyoming Approves Prometheus Hyperscale’s Gigawatt Data Center Campus

Prometheus Hyperscale

Prometheus Hyperscale has secured planning approval for its flagship Wyoming data center campus near Evanston. The Uinta County Board of Commissioners unanimously granted a conditional use permit for the 506-acre site. The project is expected to deliver an initial 1.25GW capacity, with plans to e...

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Read Tesla Files Trademark Application for Modular Data Center Solution
Tesla appears poised to enter the containerized data center market, according to a new trademark filing. Reported by Electrek and others, the company has submitted an application with the U.S. Pate...
June 22, 2026

Tesla Files Trademark Application for Modular Data Center Solution

Tesla

Tesla appears poised to enter the containerized data center market, according to a new trademark filing. Reported by Electrek and others, the company has submitted an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a modular data center product called “Megapod,” described as a hardware ...

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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...
June 22, 2026

Gigawatt-Scale Data Center Campus Planned for Kansas

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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