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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 atNorth expands its Mjölnir data center
atNorth expands its Mjölnir data center
May 05, 2021

atNorth expands its Mjölnir data center

atNorth ICE02: Reykjanesbær

atNorth has announced it is expanding its Mjölnir ICE02 data center in Keflavík, Iceland. The facility currently stands at 13,750 sqm (148,000 sqft), with 80MW of power. The company plans to expand the data center by 10%. This will mean an additional 1,250 sqm (13,400 sq ft) of space, and 4MW...

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Read Amazon submits plans for second data center in County Meath, Ireland
Amazon submits plans for second data center in County Meath, Ireland
May 05, 2021

Amazon submits plans for second data center in County Meath, Ireland

Hyperscale Data Center

According to Planning documents filed with Meath Local Authorities, Amazon is proposing to build a new data center at the IDA Business & Technology Park in Drogheda, County Meath. The new data center will be a two-story building, and it will have a floor area of 28,566 square meters. Tunis...

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Read DartPoints selects DE-CIX as its IXP partner
DartPoints selects DE-CIX as its IXP partner
May 05, 2021

DartPoints selects DE-CIX as its IXP partner

DartPoints

DartPoints has announced that it had chosen DE-CIX’s multi-service interconnection platform for deployment in Tier II and Tier III markets. Initial deployments have begun in DartPoints’ Eastern Iowa and Dublin, OH facilities. This deployment has improved the capabilities of the fully managed I...

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Read Microsoft buys 21 acres in San Jose for $78m
Microsoft buys 21 acres in San Jose for $78m
May 05, 2021

Microsoft buys 21 acres in San Jose for $78m

Hyperscale Data Center

Microsoft has acquired 21.25 acres of underdeveloped land in San Jose for $78.7 million. The expanse of land is situated near the corner of Orchard Parkway and Component Drive. Microsoft purchased the land from LBA Realty which initially wanted to use the land to build villages of offices, hot...

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Read DC BLOX Acquires Land to Develop a Tier III Data Center in High Point, North Carolina
DC BLOX Acquires Land to Develop a Tier III Data Center in High Point, North Carolina
May 05, 2021

DC BLOX Acquires Land to Develop a Tier III Data Center in High Point, North Carolina

DC BLOX High Point

DC BLOX has announced the acquisition of land in High Point, North Carolina. The plan is to use the land to construct the first highly secure Tier III data center in the Carolina Core/ Piedmont Triad region. The facility will offer colocation for hosting primary IT infrastructure and secondary...

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Read Core Scientific Announces Expansion Into North Dakota
Core Scientific Announces Expansion Into North Dakota
May 05, 2021

Core Scientific Announces Expansion Into North Dakota

Core Scientific: Grand Forks

BELLEVUE, Wash., May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Core Scientific (the "Company"), the leader in customizable infrastructure and software solutions for Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain, today announced that it has expanded its footprint with its agreement to develop its sixth mining and coloc...

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Read Equinix prices $2.6 billion "Green" Bond Sale
Equinix prices $2.6 billion "Green" Bond Sale
May 04, 2021

Equinix prices $2.6 billion "Green" Bond Sale

Equinix

Equinix has announced that it priced $2.6 billion principal amount of notes, including $1.0 billion of green bonds in its third green bond offering. The green bonds will be used to help advance the company's longstanding commitment to sustainability leadership and reducing its environmental im...

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Read TA Realty planning $1.8 billion, 300MW data center campus in Loudoun County, Virginia
May 04, 2021

TA Realty planning $1.8 billion, 300MW data center campus in Loudoun County, Virginia

Northern Virginia

TA Realty has announced that it will be developing a new $1.8 billion secure data center in Loudoun County, VA. The initial buildings of the data center are expected to be ready by late 2021. Upon completion, the fully built-out campus will be over 1.5 million square feet. It will also have 30...

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Read AES to provide Google with 500 MW of Green Power in Northern Virginia
AES to provide Google with 500 MW of Green Power in Northern Virginia
May 04, 2021

AES to provide Google with 500 MW of Green Power in Northern Virginia

Hyperscale Data Center

An agreement has been reached between AES and Google for AES to supply Google’s Northern Virginia data centers with renewable energy. The deal will see AES construct 500 MW of renewable energy and storage projects with a mix of wind, solar, hydro, and battery storage for Google’s data centers ...

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Read Verizon sells media group including Yahoo and AOL for $5 billion
May 03, 2021

Verizon sells media group including Yahoo and AOL for $5 billion

Yahoo

Apollo will be acquiring Verizon Media, which includes Yahoo and AOL, for $5 billion. Also, the deal will see Verizon Media receive $4.25 billion in cash, $750 million preferred interests, and retain a 10% stake in Verizon Media which will be known as Yahoo. The two companies expect to finaliz...

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Read Switch to acquire Data Foundry for $420m
Switch to acquire Data Foundry for $420m
May 03, 2021

Switch to acquire Data Foundry for $420m

Data Foundry

Switch will acquire Data Foundry for $420m in an all-cash transaction. The acquisition is expected to close by mid-2021 if it meets all customary closing conditions. Data Foundry has three highly connected data centers in Austin with an expansion capability of up to 44 MW. It also has one data...

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Read DataBank is Expanding its IND1 data center
DataBank is Expanding its IND1 data center
April 30, 2021

DataBank is Expanding its IND1 data center

Databank Indianapolis IND1

DataBank has announced an expansion of its IND1 data center in Indiana. The company is a leading provider of enterprise-class colocation, connectivity, and managed services. Part of the expansion includes 6,500 square feet of raised floor space and an additional megawatt of power to meet the g...

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Read NTT launches "Earthquake Resistant" data center
NTT launches "Earthquake Resistant" data center
April 29, 2021

NTT launches "Earthquake Resistant" data center

NTT Silicon Valley SV1

NTT has announced the launch of its "Earthquake Resistant" data center in Silicon Valley, the first of its kind in the US market. The facility has a capacity of 16MW and uses a base isolation system, enabling seismic stability and ensuring 60% less motion than a non-isolated, fixed building. ...

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Read Microsoft pays $3m to add 1.4 acres to its Atlanta campus
Microsoft pays $3m to add 1.4 acres to its Atlanta campus
April 29, 2021

Microsoft pays $3m to add 1.4 acres to its Atlanta campus

Hyperscale Data Center

Tech giants Microsoft has bought 1.4 acres of land for $3 million to expand its planned Westside campus. The land is situated on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway, in the Grove Park area close to Atlanta. This purchase is after Microsoft acquired 90 acres of land in February for its proposed Westsi...

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Read Vantage Data Centers Opens Second Data Center on its Northern Virginia Campus
Vantage Data Centers Opens Second Data Center on its Northern Virginia Campus
April 28, 2021

Vantage Data Centers Opens Second Data Center on its Northern Virginia Campus

Vantage Ashburn Campus

Vantage Data Centers just announced that it has completed the first phase of VA12. VA12 is the second of the five planned facilities situated at its Northern Virginia campus. The completed first phase of VA12 will provide 16MW of critical IT capacity to enterprises, hyperscalers, and cloud pro...

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Read Aligned starts work on Chicago Hyperscale Data Center Campus
Aligned starts work on Chicago Hyperscale Data Center Campus
April 28, 2021

Aligned starts work on Chicago Hyperscale Data Center Campus

Aligned: ORD-01

Aligned has announced that it has begun work on its latest hyperscale data center campus in Chicago, Illinois. The 48MW data center is the first to be constructed on the 18.5 acre campus and stands at 220,000 sqft. Once completed, the campus will offer 100+MW of capacity. The data center, ...

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Read EdgeConneX Expands in 6 North American Markets
EdgeConneX Expands in 6 North American Markets
April 28, 2021

EdgeConneX Expands in 6 North American Markets

EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has announced that it will add almost 20MW of new capacity across six of its data centers in North America. The facilities that will benefit from this expansion are Seattle, Portland, Phoenix, Miami, Detroit, and Chicago.According to Phillip Marangella, Chief Marketing Officer at Ed...

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Read Apple officially opens data center in Guizhou China
Apple officially opens data center in Guizhou China
April 28, 2021

Apple officially opens data center in Guizhou China

Hyperscale Data Center

According to reports, Apple has opened a new data center in Guizhou, China. The data center was jointly built by both Apple and Guizhou-Cloud Big Data Industry Co Ltd. The data center will offer iCloud services to its customers on the mainland of China. Asides from that, it is also expected th...

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Read Microsoft partners with defense company Leonardo to offer cloud services to Italian public sector
April 26, 2021

Microsoft partners with defense company Leonardo to offer cloud services to Italian public sector

Italy

Microsoft is partnering with Leonardo, an Italian defense group, to provide Italy’s public sector and critical infrastructure providers with cloud services. The deal will see Leonardo offer cybersecurity services and act as a System integrator while Microsoft will provide a cloud platform and ...

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Read Quintillion connects Polar Orbiting Satellites to Equinix SE2
Quintillion connects Polar Orbiting Satellites to Equinix SE2
April 26, 2021

Quintillion connects Polar Orbiting Satellites to Equinix SE2

Equinix Seattle SE2

Quintillion has announced plans to connect its new Arctic ground station to Equinix’s Seattle data center. It will extend its network via a subsea fiber network, where, in Seattle, it will connect to Equinix Fabric, a software-defined interconnection service. Located 72 degrees north, at Utqi...

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