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atNorth Plans €2B Salo Data Center With 75MW First Phase, 230MW Path

atNorth will develop a €2 billion data center, FIN05, in Salo, [Finland](https://baxtel.com/regions/finland), on a 28.6-hectare site, with 75 MW of power secured for the first phase and a path to a...

atNorth will develop a €2 billion data center, FIN05, in Salo, Finland, on a 28.6-hectare site, with 75 MW of power secured for the first phase and a path to as much as 230 MW. The Nordic operator announced the plan on October 5. Power will arrive through a new Fingrid substation.Exterior view of atNorth's operational FIN02 data center facility in Finland.The first phase is scheduled to go live in 2028. atNorth expects to invest roughly €2 billion in the site itself. Customer-owned servers an...

October 05, 2026

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Read Serverfarm Tops Out First 108MW Building at $6.6B Arkansas Campus
[Serverfarm](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/serverfarm-realty) has topped out the first building at its $6.6 billion data center campus in Clarksville, Arkansas, placing the final structural beam ...
October 12, 2026

Serverfarm Tops Out First 108MW Building at $6.6B Arkansas Campus

ServerFarm Realty

Serverfarm has topped out the first building at its $6.6 billion data center campus in Clarksville, Arkansas, placing the final structural beam on a 300,000 sq ft facility set to deliver 108MW of capacity. Chief executive Avner Papouchado announced the milestone on LinkedIn, with the Wednesday ce...

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Read Five-Building Data Center Planned in Metter, Georgia
A five-building data center campus has been proposed in Georgia. Canoochee River RV Resort, LLC has filed an application with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for the proposed Canoochee...
October 12, 2026

Five-Building Data Center Planned in Metter, Georgia

Georgia

A five-building data center campus has been proposed in Georgia. Canoochee River RV Resort, LLC has filed an application with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for the proposed Canoochee River RV Resort Data Center Project. The development is planned for a 470-acre site at 2700 Airport ...

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Read Data Center Fires and Power Outages Have Doubled Since 2024
Data center fires and power failures have more than doubled since 2024, according to the Energy Incident Register. Reported incidents rose from eight in 2024 to 20 in 2025 and 19 in 2026. Of 93 inc...
October 12, 2026

Data Center Fires and Power Outages Have Doubled Since 2024

United States

Data center fires and power failures have more than doubled since 2024, according to the Energy Incident Register. Reported incidents rose from eight in 2024 to 20 in 2025 and 19 in 2026. Of 93 incidents recorded across 26 countries since 2010, 47 occurred from 2024 onward. The US recorded 33 inc...

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Read SWI Raises €800m to Fund Data Center Expansion
European real estate investor SWI has raised €800 million ($892.4m) through a capital increase involving institutional investors and new share issuance. The Euronext Amsterdam-listed company will u...
October 12, 2026

SWI Raises €800m to Fund Data Center Expansion

SWI Group

European real estate investor SWI has raised €800 million ($892.4m) through a capital increase involving institutional investors and new share issuance. The Euronext Amsterdam-listed company will use the funds to expand its data center and AI compute platforms across Europe and the US, including ...

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Read Project Longhorn Files $366M First Building at Anthropic-Linked Texas Campus
The first data center building at the 2,842-acre Cedar Creek campus being developed by [Pacifico Energy](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/pacifico-energy) and [BlackChamber Group](https://baxtel.com...
October 11, 2026

Project Longhorn Files $366M First Building at Anthropic-Linked Texas Campus

Pacifico Energy

The first data center building at the 2,842-acre Cedar Creek campus being developed by Pacifico Energy and BlackChamber Group is on file with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The October 7 filing, reported by Community Impact, outlines a $366 million building at the Bastrop Count...

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Read ServerDomes Global Breaks Ground on 350MW Hueco Ranch Campus Near El Paso
Kaufman & Company and ServerDomes Global broke ground on Oct. 7 on Hueco Ranch, a $15 billion geodesic-dome data center campus near Desert Haven in Hudspeth County, Texas. The campus spans roughly ...
October 11, 2026

ServerDomes Global Breaks Ground on 350MW Hueco Ranch Campus Near El Paso

ServerDomes Global: Hueco Ranch

Kaufman & Company and ServerDomes Global broke ground on Oct. 7 on Hueco Ranch, a $15 billion geodesic-dome data center campus near Desert Haven in Hudspeth County, Texas. The campus spans roughly 24,000 acres and is planned to generate 350 MW, KTSM reported. County officials say no one told ...

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Read Council Rejects 80MW Data Center Proposal in Northern Italy
Cologno Monzese City Council in Lombardy, Italy, has unanimously rejected an 80MW data center proposed by Officine Mak and 2C Sviluppo Immobiliare Spa at the former Torriani industrial site. The pr...
October 11, 2026

Council Rejects 80MW Data Center Proposal in Northern Italy

Italy

Cologno Monzese City Council in Lombardy, Italy, has unanimously rejected an 80MW data center proposed by Officine Mak and 2C Sviluppo Immobiliare Spa at the former Torriani industrial site. The project, which was expected to generate €12 million ($13.4 million) in council fees, included two data...

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Read Digital Realty Starts 24MW KIX15 Data Center At Osaka KIX Campus
[Digital Realty](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/digital-realty-trust) has begun construction of KIX15, a 24-megawatt data center at its KIX Campus in Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, the com...
October 10, 2026

Digital Realty Starts 24MW KIX15 Data Center At Osaka KIX Campus

Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has begun construction of KIX15, a 24-megawatt data center at its KIX Campus in Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, the company announced on Oct. 7. The facility is being developed by MC Digital Realty, the operator's 50/50 joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation, and is sched...

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Read ThisWay Global Plans 73MW AI and HPC Data Center in Bryan, Texas
ThisWay Global plans a 73MW data center in Bryan, Texas, called the Research and AI Compute Center (RACC). Located at Texas A&M-RELLIS, it will provide AI and HPC resources to eligible researchers,...
October 10, 2026

ThisWay Global Plans 73MW AI and HPC Data Center in Bryan, Texas

Texas

ThisWay Global plans a 73MW data center in Bryan, Texas, called the Research and AI Compute Center (RACC). Located at Texas A&M-RELLIS, it will provide AI and HPC resources to eligible researchers, public-sector organizations, and industry users. The project is planned for a 25-acre site, sub...

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Read Finland Halts Two Google Data Center Builds Over 300-Hectare Forest Clearing
Finnish regulators have ordered a halt to work at two planned [Google](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/google) data centers after more than 300 hectares of forest were cleared before mandatory envi...
October 10, 2026

Finland Halts Two Google Data Center Builds Over 300-Hectare Forest Clearing

Google

Finnish regulators have ordered a halt to work at two planned Google data centers after more than 300 hectares of forest were cleared before mandatory environmental impact assessments were completed, the BBC reported. The order covers the company's project sites in Muhos and Kajaani, both in the ...

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Read Cipher Digital Extends Barber Lake Lease to 20 Years, Revenue Tops $9 Billion
[Cipher Digital](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/cipher-digital) has extended the contracted lease life of its [Barber Lake data center](https://baxtel.com/data-center/cipher-digital-barber-lake) i...
October 10, 2026

Cipher Digital Extends Barber Lake Lease to 20 Years, Revenue Tops $9 Billion

Cipher Digital

Cipher Digital has extended the contracted lease life of its Barber Lake data center in Colorado City, Texas from 10 years to 20, lifting total contracted revenue at the site from $3.8 billion to more than $9 billion. The increase, announced in late September as the first buildings near completio...

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Read Digital Realty Starts Construction of KIX15 Data Center in Japan
Digital Realty’s KIX15 data center will add 24MW of capacity to its KIX Campus in Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Developed by MC Digital Realty, a 50/50 joint venture between Digital Realty...
October 09, 2026

Digital Realty Starts Construction of KIX15 Data Center in Japan

Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty’s KIX15 data center will add 24MW of capacity to its KIX Campus in Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Developed by MC Digital Realty, a 50/50 joint venture between Digital Realty and Mitsubishi Corporation, KIX15 will be the campus’s fifth building. Operations are expected to b...

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Read Anthropic-Linked $366m Data Center Project Proposed in Cedar Creek, Texas
A $366 million data center project, named Project Longhorn – Building One, has been filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The 498,165 sq ft (46,281 sqm) facility is planned f...
October 09, 2026

Anthropic-Linked $366m Data Center Project Proposed in Cedar Creek, Texas

Anthropic

A $366 million data center project, named Project Longhorn – Building One, has been filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The 498,165 sq ft (46,281 sqm) facility is planned for Earl Callahan Road near Walter Hoffman Road in Cedar Creek, Bastrop County. Construction is sched...

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Read ThisWay Global Revives Bankrupt Texas A&M Site As 73MW AI Center
ThisWay Global plans a 73MW research and artificial intelligence computing center at the Texas A&M-RELLIS campus in Bryan, Texas, reviving a $700 million project that stalled when its original deve...
October 09, 2026

ThisWay Global Revives Bankrupt Texas A&M Site As 73MW AI Center

Texas

ThisWay Global plans a 73MW research and artificial intelligence computing center at the Texas A&M-RELLIS campus in Bryan, Texas, reviving a $700 million project that stalled when its original developer filed for bankruptcy. The Austin company announced the Research and AI Compute Center (RAC...

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Read Uncertainty Surrounds Proposed Data Center Development in Trzebnica, Poland
Renewable energy developer WBS Power appears to have withdrawn plans for a data center with a proposed 1.6GW power connection in Trzebnica, Lower Silesia, southwestern Poland. The WBS Power 3 proje...
October 09, 2026

Uncertainty Surrounds Proposed Data Center Development in Trzebnica, Poland

Poland

Renewable energy developer WBS Power appears to have withdrawn plans for a data center with a proposed 1.6GW power connection in Trzebnica, Lower Silesia, southwestern Poland. The WBS Power 3 project would have included buildings up to 35 meters tall, on-site diesel generators, and energy storage...

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Read ByteDance Accounts for One-Fifth of China’s Data Center Capacity
TikTok owner ByteDance accounts for around one-fifth of China’s data center capacity, according to SemiAnalysis. Its analysis of 1,000 data centers and 60 providers found China has more than 24GW o...
October 09, 2026

ByteDance Accounts for One-Fifth of China’s Data Center Capacity

ByteDance

TikTok owner ByteDance accounts for around one-fifth of China’s data center capacity, according to SemiAnalysis. Its analysis of 1,000 data centers and 60 providers found China has more than 24GW of operational capacity, a 20GW pipeline, and another 30GW in announced projects. Nearly all of ByteD...

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Read Sesterce Plans €10B, 600MW AI Campus at Former Finnish Paper Mill
French AI infrastructure company [Sesterce](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/sesterce) said Thursday it plans to invest more than €10 billion ($11.2 billion) to convert the former Kaipola paper mill...
October 08, 2026

Sesterce Plans €10B, 600MW AI Campus at Former Finnish Paper Mill

Sesterce

French AI infrastructure company Sesterce said Thursday it plans to invest more than €10 billion ($11.2 billion) to convert the former Kaipola paper mill in Jämsä, Central Finland, into a 600 MW AI data center campus. The company's announcement outlines a 200 Ground-level view of the Kaipola indu...

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Read Google’s €13bn Finland Data Center Expansion Investigated Over Forest Clearance
Google’s planned data centers in Finland are under investigation after around 300 hectares of forest were reportedly cleared before environmental assessments were completed. Finland’s Licensing and...
October 08, 2026

Google’s €13bn Finland Data Center Expansion Investigated Over Forest Clearance

Google

Google’s planned data centers in Finland are under investigation after around 300 hectares of forest were reportedly cleared before environmental assessments were completed. Finland’s Licensing and Supervision Agency has requested reports from local authorities and project manager Tuike Finland o...

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Read AirTrunk Plans Additional $1bn Investment in Inzai, Japan Data Center Campus
AirTrunk plans to invest an additional $1 billion to expand its Inzai data center campus in Japan and deploy liquid cooling for high-density AI workloads. The expansion will be funded by a $1 billi...
October 08, 2026

AirTrunk Plans Additional $1bn Investment in Inzai, Japan Data Center Campus

AirTrunk

AirTrunk plans to invest an additional $1 billion to expand its Inzai data center campus in Japan and deploy liquid cooling for high-density AI workloads. The expansion will be funded by a $1 billion green loan led by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, MUFG Bank, and United Overseas Bank. AirTr...

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Read CoreWeave Enters India With 240MW AdaniConneX Lease In Navi Mumbai
CoreWeave will lease 240MW of data center capacity in Navi Mumbai from AdaniConneX, marking the AI cloud provider's first deployment in India. The companies [announced the plan](https://www.corewea...
October 08, 2026

CoreWeave Enters India With 240MW AdaniConneX Lease In Navi Mumbai

CoreWeave

CoreWeave will lease 240MW of data center capacity in Navi Mumbai from AdaniConneX, marking the AI cloud provider's first deployment in India. The companies announced the plan on October 6, Interior perspective of CoreWeave's purpose-built AI data center facility.with the first phase due online i...

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