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Read AWS Expanding Presence in Oregon with Four More Data Centers in Morrow County
AWS Expanding Presence in Oregon with Four More Data Centers in Morrow County

AWS Expanding Presence in Oregon with Four More Data Centers in Morrow County

May 05, 2022 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Service (AWS) has plans to develop up to four data centers in Boardman, Oregon. The company filed with Oregon’s Marrow County to develop a data center campus on a 127-acre site. The site is located on the west side of Bombing Range Road, a mile away from Interstate 84 Interchange and...

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Read Meta to expand at DeKalb data center campus and announces new sustainability projects
Meta to expand at DeKalb data center campus and announces new sustainability projects

Meta to expand at DeKalb data center campus and announces new sustainability projects

May 03, 2022 Meta

Meta has announced further expansion with an injection of over $1 billion into three new data centers at its cloud campus in DeKalb, Illinois. The data center will span nearly 2.4 million-square-foot. Speaking about the decision to expand its presence at the cloud campus, Darcy Nothnagle,...

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Read Amazon To Develop New Data Center in Chantilly, Virginia
Amazon To Develop New Data Center in Chantilly, Virginia

Amazon To Develop New Data Center in Chantilly, Virginia

May 03, 2022 Amazon AWS

Amazon is going to develop another data center in Chantilly, Virginia. The news was first broken by BizJournal. However, it has now been confirmed with local county records that the company has been granted permission to develop the data center at 3980 Virginia Mallory Drive. The filing didn’t...

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Read Planned AWS data center in Dublin to go ahead despite challenge
Planned AWS data center in Dublin to go ahead despite challenge

Planned AWS data center in Dublin to go ahead despite challenge

April 29, 2022 Amazon AWS

After a prolonged battle by charity An Taisce to defeat Amazon's Co Meath 48 megawatt (MW) data center proposal at the IDA Business & Technology Park, it has been announced that the giant's plans have been given the green light. The charity had opposed the facility based on environmental...

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Read AWS Given Green Light To Purchase Land For New Zealand Cloud Region cloud region
 AWS Given Green Light To Purchase Land For New Zealand Cloud Region cloud region

AWS Given Green Light To Purchase Land For New Zealand Cloud Region cloud region

April 29, 2022 Amazon AWS

It is good news for Amazon Web Services as it has been granted permission to acquire land for its planned data center development in New Zealand. In September last year, the company revealed plans to launch its new Cloud Region in the country in 2024. Consistent with Microsoft’s previous regions,...

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Read Amazon announces 37 new renewable energy projects globally
Amazon announces 37 new renewable energy projects globally

Amazon announces 37 new renewable energy projects globally

April 22, 2022 Amazon AWS

Amazon recently announced it has invested in 37 renewable energy projects across the globe. Located across the US, Spain, France, Australia, Canada, India, Japan, and the United Arab Emirates, these projects will total 3.5 GW, bringing its global renewable energy portfolio to 15.7GW. Included...

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Read Meta signs another solar PPA with EDPR
Meta signs another solar PPA with EDPR

Meta signs another solar PPA with EDPR

April 21, 2022 Meta

Meta has partnered up with EDP Renewables, it has announced. The energy company will supply solar energy in Texas via a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). The social media giant, will gain access to 156MW, procured from the 240MW Cattlemen Solar Park in Milam County, which EDP Renewables North...

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Read Amazon announces plans for data center campus in California
Amazon announces plans for data center campus in California

Amazon announces plans for data center campus in California

April 19, 2022 Amazon AWS

AWS is exploring the development of a new data center on a $31.3 million 56-acre plot in the City of Gilroy, California, which it bought in 2020. Documents have already been filed with the city and outlined that AWS wants to build two 49MW data centers buildings on the site. This would total...

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Read Meta signs another PPA in Oklahoma
Meta signs another PPA in Oklahoma

Meta signs another PPA in Oklahoma

April 08, 2022 Meta

Meta has recently signed another power purchase agreement (PPA) with TransAlta Corporation. Through this deal, Meta will be provided with 200MW from the upcoming Horizon Hill Wind Power Project, which is to be based in Oklahoma. Construction on the project, which will be located on 25,000 acres,...

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Read Amazon Granted Approval For Rezoning of 243 Acres in Culpeper County, Virginia
Amazon Granted Approval For Rezoning of 243 Acres in Culpeper County, Virginia

Amazon Granted Approval For Rezoning of 243 Acres in Culpeper County, Virginia

April 07, 2022 Amazon AWS

Great news for AWS as the company has had its rezoning request in Culpeper County approved. The company requested 243 acres of farmland in the Northern Virginian town of Stevensburg, and the Board responsible for voting on the decision voted 4-3 in AWS’ favor. AWS plans to develop a data center...

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Read Meta To Develop $800m Data Center in Temple, Texas
Meta To Develop $800m Data Center in Temple, Texas

Meta To Develop $800m Data Center in Temple, Texas

April 01, 2022 Meta

Meta is going to develop a data center in Temple, Texas. The social media giant plans to develop the new facility on a 393-acre site located off Industrial Blvd. and NW H K Dodgen Loop. When completed, the new data center will have up to 83,600 square meters (900,000 square feet) of space. Work...

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Read Meta Puts The Zeewolde Data Center Development on Hold Due To Political Opposition
Meta Puts The Zeewolde Data Center Development on Hold Due To Political Opposition

Meta Puts The Zeewolde Data Center Development on Hold Due To Political Opposition

March 31, 2022 Meta

Meta has finally announced that it is pausing its plans for a mega data center in the Netherlands. The company said it would not be going forward with its plans for the facility in Zeewolde until further notice. Facebook gained approval for the facility from the Zeewolde council. However, it...

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Read Work begins on solar farm that will power Meta's Tennessee campus
Work begins on solar farm that will power Meta's Tennessee campus

Work begins on solar farm that will power Meta's Tennessee campus

March 30, 2022 Meta

Construction on the ​​solar farm that will supply Meta's Gallatin data centers with renewable energy is underway; it has been announced. Based in Madison County, Tennessee, the farm will see an investment of upwards of $90 million, which will be funded, owned, operated, and maintained by...

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Read Meta confirms data center Missouri plans
Meta confirms data center Missouri plans

Meta confirms data center Missouri plans

March 28, 2022 Meta

Meta has confirmed that it will indeed be a tenant at the Golden Plains Technology Park and intends to build a data center at the location in Kansas City, Missouri. The giant said that construction on the facility has begun, and that it expects it to be operational in 2024. According to reports,...

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Read Meta Confirms Development of $800m Data Center in Kansas City
Meta Confirms Development of $800m Data Center in Kansas City

Meta Confirms Development of $800m Data Center in Kansas City

March 25, 2022 Meta

Meta has confirmed that it would be developing a data center in Kansas City. The Kansas City Area Development Council announced that the social media giant has chosen Kansas for its next data center development. Meta will be starting work at the site soon and the data center is scheduled to be in...

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Read Another racist incident recorded at Facebook's Utah data center
Another racist incident recorded at Facebook's Utah data center

Another racist incident recorded at Facebook's Utah data center

March 24, 2022 Meta

Further controversy ensues at the construction site of Meta's data center in Eagle Mountain, Utah, with the discovery of a noose. This is not the first time racist activity has been found to be occurring on the site. Back in November, racist graffiti was written across the site's toilets....

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Read Facebook's Meta to build $1 billion facility for the Metaverse
Facebook's Meta to build $1 billion facility for the Metaverse

Facebook's Meta to build $1 billion facility for the Metaverse

March 18, 2022 Meta

As Meta gets underway with its Metaverse plans, it has announced that it will be investing $1 billion in a new data center campus in Castilla La Mancha in the Toledo region of Spain, which will form the basis of the project. The facility will reportedly be built on a 191-hectare parcel of land....

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Read AWS To Invest £1.8 billion in The UK
AWS To Invest £1.8 billion in The UK

AWS To Invest £1.8 billion in The UK

March 18, 2022 Amazon AWS

AWS has announced its plans to invest up to £1.8 billion ($2.37bn) in the UK over the next two years. The funds will go into developing and operating data centers. Worthy of note is that the company did not reveal how it would specifically spend the funds. A blog post by the company said it would...

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Read Amazon's Closes MGM $8.5bn Acquisition
Amazon's Closes MGM $8.5bn Acquisition

Amazon's Closes MGM $8.5bn Acquisition

March 18, 2022 Amazon AWS

Amazon has closed the acquisition of the US media company Metro Goldwyn Meyer (MGM). The transaction was worth $8.5 billion. The primary goal of the deal is to strengthen its Prime Video division. However, it also secures another cloud contract for AWS. AWS and MGM started working together in...

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Read Amazon Proposal For Land Rezoning in Culpeper County Denied
Amazon Proposal For Land Rezoning in Culpeper County Denied

Amazon Proposal For Land Rezoning in Culpeper County Denied

March 14, 2022 Amazon AWS

The Culpeper County Planning Commission has denied Amazon's proposal to rezone over 200 acres of land in Stevensburg, Virginia, for data center use. The commission voted 5-4 against the company's proposal. It wasn't an easy decision for the council as the discussions and decision took over 5...

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