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Read Meta Expands Louisiana Data Center Campus To 5GW
Meta plans to more than double its Richland Parish, Louisiana, data center campus to 5GW of capacity. The site, known as the Hyperion data center project, was previously planned as a 2GW developmen...

Meta Expands Louisiana Data Center Campus To 5GW

July 13, 2026 Meta

Meta plans to more than double its Richland Parish, Louisiana, data center campus to 5GW of capacity. The site, known as the Hyperion data center project, was previously planned as a 2GW development. Announced in late 2024, Hyperion was originally designed as a 4 million sq ft (372,000 sqm)...

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Read Meta Plans $9.17 Billion Gigawatt-Scale Data Center in Alberta, Canada
Meta is planning a 1GW data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta, marking the company’s first facility in Canada. The project represents a CA$13 billion (US$9.17 billion) investment and could scale u...

Meta Plans $9.17 Billion Gigawatt-Scale Data Center in Alberta, Canada

July 09, 2026 Meta

Meta is planning a 1GW data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta, marking the company’s first facility in Canada. The project represents a CA$13 billion (US$9.17 billion) investment and could scale up to 1.8GW of capacity. The AI-focused facility will use a closed-loop liquid cooling system and is...

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Read Meta Veteran Sham Parmar Joins Anthropic Supply Chain Operations
Meta’s Sham Parmar has joined generative AI company Anthropic.
Parmar previously served as senior manager for supply chain and engineering, overseeing electrical, mechanical, and fiber connectivit...

Meta Veteran Sham Parmar Joins Anthropic Supply Chain Operations

June 16, 2026 Meta

Meta’s Sham Parmar has joined generative AI company Anthropic. Parmar previously served as senior manager for supply chain and engineering, overseeing electrical, mechanical, and fiber connectivity systems. "I'm excited to share that I've joined Anthropic as a supply chain lead, power and cooling...

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Read Private Equity Firm Acquires Croatia’s ‘Fort Knox’ Data Center
Gnomon Capital has acquired 100% of Croatian data center DC North, known as the “Fort Knox” facility, in a deal involving former owners Cratis and Muraplast. Court records show the transfer was com...

Private Equity Firm Acquires Croatia’s ‘Fort Knox’ Data Center

June 13, 2026 Meta

Gnomon Capital has acquired 100% of Croatian data center DC North, known as the “Fort Knox” facility, in a deal involving former owners Cratis and Muraplast. Court records show the transfer was completed in late May, with Gnomon now listed as the sole shareholder. DC North was launched by Cratis...

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Read Meta Signs 168MW Data Center Pact at Reliance Gujarat Campus
Meta and Reliance are partnering to develop a 168MW data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. Reliance will build the facility, which Meta will lease to run AI workloads. The project may be expanded...

Meta Signs 168MW Data Center Pact at Reliance Gujarat Campus

June 10, 2026 Meta

Meta and Reliance are partnering to develop a 168MW data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. Reliance will build the facility, which Meta will lease to run AI workloads. The project may be expanded in the future, though no launch timeline has been disclosed. Meta will cover power and water costs,...

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Read Data Center Operators are Hiring Laid-off Meta Platforms Workers
Data Center Operators are Hiring Laid-off Meta Platforms Workers

Data Center Operators are Hiring Laid-off Meta Platforms Workers

May 22, 2026 Meta

Several data center operators have pointed to open roles after Meta Platforms began laying off around 8,000 employees, about 10% of its workforce. The cuts affected staff across all levels, including some in data center roles. On LinkedIn, multiple data center firms expressed support for affected...

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Read Meta Begins Laying off 8,000 Employees, Including Data Center Staff
Meta Begins Laying off 8,000 Employees, Including Data Center Staff

Meta Begins Laying off 8,000 Employees, Including Data Center Staff

May 20, 2026 Meta

Meta has begun laying off 8,000 employees globally as part of a broader restructuring tied to its growing AI and data center investments. The company plans to reduce its workforce by around 10 percent to free up cash flow for expanded data center spending. At the same time, Meta has canceled...

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Read Meta Begins Construction on Tulsa Data Center
Meta Begins Construction on Tulsa Data Center

Meta Begins Construction on Tulsa Data Center

April 22, 2026 Meta

Meta has broken ground on its first data center in Oklahoma, beginning construction on a campus in Tulsa. The project is expected to involve around $1 billion in investment, with the company confirming it is behind the 340-acre Project Anthem development, according to News On 6. First proposed in...

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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 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 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 Thylander Secures Outside Investors for Data Center Venture
Thylander Secures Outside Investors for Data Center Venture

Thylander Secures Outside Investors for Data Center Venture

February 07, 2026 Denmark

Danish real estate firm Thylander this week said that Thylander Data Centers' (TYDC) investor base now includes Systematic Holding Aps by Michael Holm, Sagitta Ventures Aps, Weco A/S, and E. Bank Lauridsen Holding A/S. Terms of the investment weren’t shared.“We are well underway in developing our...

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Read Garbe Plans 350MW Data Center Campus in Denmark
Garbe Plans 350MW Data Center Campus in Denmark

Garbe Plans 350MW Data Center Campus in Denmark

November 06, 2025 Denmark

European real estate developer Garbe is planning a large data center campus in Denmark.The deal concerns 35 hectares of commercial land in Business Park Falster at exit 43 on Nordfalster.Jonathan Henry, executive managing director at Garbe Data Centers, said: “This is an important milestone both...

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Read Kolo DC Launches Data Center in Copenhagen, Denmark
Kolo DC Launches Data Center in Copenhagen, Denmark

Kolo DC Launches Data Center in Copenhagen, Denmark

October 08, 2025 Denmark

European colocation firm Kolo DC has launched a new data center in Copenhagen, Denmark. On its website, Kolo lists one facility in Copenhagen: DK5 at Bygmestervej 10. The facility can reportedly offer 30kW per rack and features hot/cold aisle containment and a closed-loop cooling system.“We...

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Read Thylander Plans 100MW Data Center in Esbjerg
Thylander Plans 100MW Data Center in Esbjerg

Thylander Plans 100MW Data Center in Esbjerg

May 30, 2025 Denmark

Danish real estate firm Thylander revealed plans for a “fully Danish developed, operated, and owned hyperscale data center" on LinkedIn. The 100MW facility in Esbjerg is set to launch in 2026 with an initial 10-20MW, and will have expansion potential to 200MW. Thylander said it is working with...

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Read Energy Cluster Denmark and Aalborg University to work together for heat reuse project
Energy Cluster Denmark and Aalborg University to work together for heat reuse project

Energy Cluster Denmark and Aalborg University to work together for heat reuse project

June 27, 2024 Denmark

Energy Cluster Denmark, Aalborg University, Heatflow, and R&R Consult have teamed up on a data center heat reuse project in Denmark which seeks to reduce power consumption, cool data center servers CO2-neutrally, and send surplus heat to the district heating network and local buildings.Paw...

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Read T-Systems to manage mainframe infrastructure for KMD
T-Systems to manage mainframe infrastructure for KMD

T-Systems to manage mainframe infrastructure for KMD

April 08, 2024 Denmark

T-Systems has been selected to operate the mainframe infrastructure of Danish IT service provider KMD from 2025 in a contract which is the largest the company has won yet in Denmark. While T-Systems handles the operation and maintenance of KMD's mainframes, KMD will be able to focus on developing...

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Read University of Minnesota permits $40 million data center property sale to Meta
University of Minnesota permits $40 million data center property sale to Meta

University of Minnesota permits $40 million data center property sale to Meta

September 08, 2023 Meta

The University of Minnesota (UoM) Board of Regents has authorized the $39.7 million land sale to Meta. The 280-acre tract of land in UMore Park has been sold to Jimnist LLC, a subsidiary of Meta, for a data center. The land that comprises UMore Park is located in Rosemount and is bordered by...

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Read Meta confirms $700m Minnesota data center venture
Meta confirms $700m Minnesota data center venture

Meta confirms $700m Minnesota data center venture

September 05, 2023 Meta

Social network Meta is supporting a new Minneapolis data center project. Late last week, a Minnesota Public Utilities Commission document confirmed Meta's $700 million Minneapolis data center project. Xcel Energy announced an 'enterprise data center' project with a Fortune 100 company in November...

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Read CapMan Infra takes over the Danish colocation company Fuzion
CapMan Infra takes over the Danish colocation company Fuzion

CapMan Infra takes over the Danish colocation company Fuzion

September 04, 2023 Denmark

CapMan Infra has acquired the Danish data center colocation company Fuzion. This week, the transaction via the CapMan Nordic Infrastructure II fund was announced. The acquisition terms were not disclosed. Fuzion was founded in 2001 and operates out of four data centers in the Jutland region of...

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