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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 ...

Elisa Targets Data Center Growth as Finland’s Market Expands

July 18, 2026 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...

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Read Microsoft Reportedly Secures Capacity At Pure DC Data Center In Finland
Pure DC has launched the first phase of its Seinäjoki, Finland, data center project, with Microsoft reportedly among the customers leasing capacity at the site. The initial phase will deliver 110MW...

Microsoft Reportedly Secures Capacity At Pure DC Data Center In Finland

July 14, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Pure DC has launched the first phase of its Seinäjoki, Finland, data center project, with Microsoft reportedly among the customers leasing capacity at the site. The initial phase will deliver 110MW of capacity with an estimated investment of $1.7 billion. Pure DC has been developing plans for the...

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Read Equinix to Reuse Data Center Heat to Warm Homes in Milan
Equinix has partnered with Italian energy company A2A to recover waste heat from its data center campus in Settimo Milanese and feed it into Milan’s district heating network. Under the agreement, E...

Equinix to Reuse Data Center Heat to Warm Homes in Milan

July 10, 2026 Equinix

Equinix has partnered with Italian energy company A2A to recover waste heat from its data center campus in Settimo Milanese and feed it into Milan’s district heating network. Under the agreement, Equinix will design and operate the heat recovery system, while A2A will use four large-scale heat...

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Read Microsoft Reports 25% Rise in CO₂ Emissions Amid Data Center Expansion
Microsoft reported a 25 percent year-on-year rise in carbon emissions, with total Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions increasing to 20.29 million metric tons of CO₂e as data center expansion accelerated. T...

Microsoft Reports 25% Rise in CO₂ Emissions Amid Data Center Expansion

July 10, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft reported a 25 percent year-on-year rise in carbon emissions, with total Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions increasing to 20.29 million metric tons of CO₂e as data center expansion accelerated. The company said the jump was largely due to its decision to stop using unbundled renewable energy...

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Read National Grid Ventures Invests $1.75bn in Gas Plant for Microsoft Texas Data Center
National Grid Ventures (NGV), the commercial arm of National Grid, has acquired a 35% stake in Joulent for $1.75 billion to support development of power infrastructure for large data centers. The i...

National Grid Ventures Invests $1.75bn in Gas Plant for Microsoft Texas Data Center

July 04, 2026 Microsoft Azure

National Grid Ventures (NGV), the commercial arm of National Grid, has acquired a 35% stake in Joulent for $1.75 billion to support development of power infrastructure for large data centers. The investment will help fund Project Kilby, a 2.67GW natural gas facility being developed with Chevron....

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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...

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

June 24, 2026 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....

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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...

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

June 23, 2026 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 Equinix Trials Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology at Data Center in Ireland
Equinix has launched its first trial of hydrogen fuel cell technology as a replacement for diesel backup generation at a data center in Ireland. Working with ESB and GeoPura, the company has deploy...

Equinix Trials Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology at Data Center in Ireland

June 19, 2026 Equinix

Equinix has launched its first trial of hydrogen fuel cell technology as a replacement for diesel backup generation at a data center in Ireland. Working with ESB and GeoPura, the company has deployed two hydrogen-powered generators at its DB3 Data Center facility. The 12-week trial will support...

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Read Microsoft Begins Construction of La Porte Data Center Campus
Microsoft has broken ground on a new data center campus in La Porte, Indiana. Brad Smith, Microsoft vice chair and president, announced in a LinkedIn post that the groundbreaking ceremony took plac...

Microsoft Begins Construction of La Porte Data Center Campus

June 18, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has broken ground on a new data center campus in La Porte, Indiana. Brad Smith, Microsoft vice chair and president, announced in a LinkedIn post that the groundbreaking ceremony took place on June 17. Smith wrote: "Today we broke ground in La Porte, Indiana, alongside Mayor Tom Dermody,...

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Read Hyperco Files Plans for New Data Center in Kouvola
Nordic data center developer Hyperco is planning another facility in Finland, with local reports indicating the company has applied to build a second data center in Kouvola. The proposed two-story ...

Hyperco Files Plans for New Data Center in Kouvola

June 15, 2026 Hyperco Oy

Nordic data center developer Hyperco is planning another facility in Finland, with local reports indicating the company has applied to build a second data center in Kouvola. The proposed two-story facility in the Koria district would span 56,670 sqm (609,990 sq ft) and offer up to 100MW of...

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Read Microsoft Begins Construction on Alviso Data Center Campus in San Jose
Microsoft has started construction on its Alviso data center campus in San Jose, California. The 48MW facility will be the company's first wholly owned and operated data center in the city and is e...

Microsoft Begins Construction on Alviso Data Center Campus in San Jose

June 12, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has started construction on its Alviso data center campus in San Jose, California. The 48MW facility will be the company's first wholly owned and operated data center in the city and is expected to be completed in 2028. The project is forecast to create around 600 construction jobs and...

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Read Microsoft Acquires 470-Acre Site on Finland’s West Coast for a New Data Center
Microsoft has acquired 190 hectares (469.5 acres) of land in Finland's GigaVaasa industrial zone for a potential data center project. The site spans the municipalities of Vaasa and Mustasaari on th...

Microsoft Acquires 470-Acre Site on Finland’s West Coast for a New Data Center

June 09, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has acquired 190 hectares (469.5 acres) of land in Finland's GigaVaasa industrial zone for a potential data center project. The site spans the municipalities of Vaasa and Mustasaari on the country's west coast and was selected for its existing industrial infrastructure. “We are pleased...

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Read Microsoft Seeks Expansion of Mecklenburg County, Virginia Data Center Campus
Microsoft has filed plans to expand its data center footprint in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, with a proposed 490-acre campus adjacent to its existing AVC17 facility. The project would add three d...

Microsoft Seeks Expansion of Mecklenburg County, Virginia Data Center Campus

June 04, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has filed plans to expand its data center footprint in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, with a proposed 490-acre campus adjacent to its existing AVC17 facility. The project would add three data center buildings, an electrical substation, and supporting infrastructure to help meet growing...

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Read Damac Digital Unveils 6GW Data Center Expansion Across Four Continents
The data center arm of UAE property conglomerate Damac has said it plans to achieve an IT capacity landbank of 6GW across 13 countries and more than 35 sites. The Dubai-based firm said it is expand...

Damac Digital Unveils 6GW Data Center Expansion Across Four Continents

June 04, 2026 DAMAC Digital

The data center arm of UAE property conglomerate Damac has said it plans to achieve an IT capacity landbank of 6GW across 13 countries and more than 35 sites. The Dubai-based firm said it is expanding in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East driven by an increasing demand for AI, cloud...

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Read PDC Breaks Ground on Three Buildings at Phoenix Campus
PDC Breaks Ground on Three Buildings at Phoenix Campus

PDC Breaks Ground on Three Buildings at Phoenix Campus

May 22, 2026 Prime Data Centers

Prime Data Centers has broken ground on three of five buildings at its 240MW PHX01 campus in Phoenix. Each 267,000 sq ft facility will deliver 48MW of IT capacity, while the campus’ new 250MW substation is expected to provide 144MW of IT load in Phase I.The campus is being developed on a...

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Read Prime Plans to Construct Two Data Centers Outside Austin, Texas
Prime Plans to Construct Two Data Centers Outside Austin, Texas

Prime Plans to Construct Two Data Centers Outside Austin, Texas

May 13, 2026 Prime Data Centers

Prime DC has submitted plans to build two data centers near Austin, Texas. The company has registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to construct the facilities in Lockhart, Caldwell County. The projects, named AUS01 and AUS02 and located at 1395 Bob White Road, will each...

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Read Equinix is Building its Fourth Data Center in Malaysia
Equinix is Building its Fourth Data Center in Malaysia

Equinix is Building its Fourth Data Center in Malaysia

May 12, 2026 Equinix

Equinix will build its fourth data center in Malaysia, KL2, in Kuala Lumpur. The US$190 million facility will house over 2,200 cabinets at full build-out, though its size and IT capacity were not disclosed. Equinix said the new data center will be located less than 1 km from its KL1 facility in...

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Read Prime Begins Construction on New Data Center in Sacramento, California
Prime Begins Construction on New Data Center in Sacramento, California

Prime Begins Construction on New Data Center in Sacramento, California

May 08, 2026 Prime Data Centers

Prime Data Centers has begun construction on a new facility in California. This week, the company broke ground on SMF02, the second data center within its Sacramento campus. Located near its existing SMF01 site at 2408 AK Street, the new facility will span 150,000 square feet (13,935 sqm) and...

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Read Microsoft to Build Data Center in Tyrone, Georgia
Microsoft to Build Data Center in Tyrone, Georgia

Microsoft to Build Data Center in Tyrone, Georgia

May 05, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has confirmed it is behind a planned data center project in Tyrone, Georgia. In a blog post, the company said it will host a community information session on May 19 to discuss key aspects of the development, including energy use, water and sustainability, construction timelines, design,...

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Read Grain Backs Parent Company of Prime Data Centers
Grain Backs Parent Company of Prime Data Centers

Grain Backs Parent Company of Prime Data Centers

April 09, 2026 Prime Data Centers

Grain Management has taken a stake in the owner of data center firm Prime Data Centers. The digital infrastructure-focused investment firm this week announced it has completed a significant preferred equity investment in Data Realty Holding Corp., the founding and controlling shareholder of Prime...

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