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Five Colorado Cities and Counties Pause or Ban New Data Centers in 2026

Colorado's Front Range spent the spring slamming the brakes on data centers. Denver, Jefferson County, Boulder County, Larimer County, and the city of Longmont have all moved to pause or ban new development since May. Colorado Springs did the opposite. Its planning department [quietly approved](h...

June 21, 2026

Colorado (CO)

Naver Eyes Saudi Arabia for Large-Scale Data Center Expansion

Cryptocurrency and HPC data center developer MARA Holdings has signed an agreement to acquire a 505MW combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant in Hannibal, Ohio, along with more than 1,600 acres of land suitable for a large-scale data center campus. MARA will acquire the Long Ridge Energy...

May 02, 2026

Naver Corp.

AMD Expands Texas Data Center Lease With Riot by 25MW

Cryptomining firm-turned HPC data center provider Riot Platforms has signed an expanded agreement with chip designer AMD. As part of its Q1 2026 earnings report, Riot said AMD has exercised its option to lease an additional 25MW of capacity, bringing its total contracted footprint with the com...

May 01, 2026

Texas

Verda to Use Arm AGI CPUs in Data Center Deployment

AI cloud provider Verda is set to offer customers access to Arm’s new AGI CPU. The Finnish firm will become one of the first to deploy the chip, which was developed by Arm in collaboration with Meta and announced last month. It marks a shift for Arm, traditionally known for its chip designs, i...

May 01, 2026

Verdantas

Switch Plans New Data Center Campus Near Pittsburgh

US data center firm Switch is planning a new campus outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company this week announced plans for a 382-acre development in Big Beaver Borough, Beaver County. The site is located around 40 miles (64km) northwest of Pittsburgh, near the Ohio state border. Full deta...

May 01, 2026

Switch

PDG Buys Jakarta Land for 240MW Data Center Development

APAC data center firm Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has acquired land in Jakarta, Indonesia, for a new development. The company this week announced the acquisition of a site in Greater Jakarta for its newest campus, JC4 Located within the Greenland International Industrial Center ...

April 30, 2026

Jakarta

Columbus Data Center Acquired by Occupier

Real estate firm Five 9s Digital has sold a data center in Columbus, Ohio, with colocation provider Expedient understood to be the buyer. “Five 9s Digital announced the successful sale of a 6MW single-tenant data center in Columbus, Ohio, to its long-term tenant,” the company said this week. ...

April 30, 2026

Ohio

ValorC3 Lands Financing for 10MW Boise Data Center

Data center firm ValorC3 has secured new financing to support its expansion in Idaho. The company this week announced it has closed a credit facility with Apterra Infrastructure Capital, though the size of the financing was not disclosed. The funds will be used to continue construction of Valo...

April 30, 2026

ValorC3 Data Centers

AVK Launches Modular Power System for Data Center Market

UK-based power solutions provider AVK has launched a modular power system aimed at the hyperscale and AI data center market. The AVK PowerPod is a fully integrated, pre-engineered solution delivered as a transportable modular unit. It combines an engine for power generation with switchgear, UP...

April 30, 2026

United Kingdom

New Gas Plant Construction Costs Jump 66% Amid Data Center Demand

Rising demand from data centers for natural gas power is driving up the cost of new combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants, according to a report from BloombergNEF. The report found that costs have climbed from less than $1,500 per kilowatt of capacity in 2023 to $2,157 in 2025—a 66% increas...

April 29, 2026

United States

Hut 8 Raises $3.25bn to Fund AI Campus

Data center firm Hut 8 has announced plans to sell $3.25 billion in investment-grade bonds to fund the development of its 245MW River Bend campus in Louisiana. Located in West Feliciana Parish, the River Bend project is an AI-focused data center campus that Hut 8 says could scale beyond 1GW of...

April 29, 2026

Hut 8 Canada

Blockchain Unveils $9.9bn Data Center Investment Plan

BlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure has outlined plans for a US data center development pipeline totaling around 715MW. The New York-listed company detailed the strategy in an April 2026 investor presentation, highlighting current and proposed sites across South Carolina, Minnesota, and Texas, a...

April 29, 2026

DMG Blockchain Solutions

Bell Canada Plans AI Data Center at Former Winnipeg Food Plant

Work is underway to convert a former protein-processing plant in Winnipeg, Canada, into an AI data center for Bell Canada. According to CBC, the facility will form part of Bell’s “AI Fabric” network, under which the company is developing multiple data centers across the country.The data center...

April 29, 2026

Canada

The Rise of Data Centers in West Africa: Why Nigeria Is Leading the Digital Infrastructure Boom

In recent years, West Africa has been seen to emerge as a promising frontier for digital infrastructural investments. This has spotlighted West Africa to global technology firms, investors, and policymakers alike. At the center of this transformation is Nigeria, where a surge in data center de...

April 29, 2026

Nigeria

Google Launches $15bn Data Center Build in India

Google has broken ground on its $15 billion data center project in Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh, India. The company held a groundbreaking ceremony on April 28 to mark the start of construction. The event was jointly hosted by Google, AdaniConneX, and Nxtra by Airtel, and was attended ...

April 28, 2026

Google

Data Center Plans in Wales Turned Down by Council

A proposal to convert a former chemical plant into an AI data center in North Wales, UK, has been rejected by the local council. Anglesey County Council turned down the planning application for the site of the former Octel factory at Amlwch Port, according to the North Wales Chronicle. Carbon3...

April 28, 2026

Wales

Core Scientific Locks in 300MW at Pecos Data Center in Texas

Core Scientific has secured additional capacity for its AI and HPC data center development in West Texas. The company is transitioning its Pecos campus from Bitcoin mining to AI and high-performance computing hosting. Currently operating with 300MW of mining capacity, Core Scientific said this...

April 28, 2026

Core Scientific

I Squared Capital Buys Brazil-Based Elea

Investment firm I Squared Capital has acquired a majority stake in Brazilian data center operator Elea. Announced this week, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Elea operates nine data center campuses across Brazil, including in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Brasília. The company ...

April 28, 2026

Brazil / Brasil

Maine Governor Rejects Statewide Data Center Moratorium Bill

capacity, which would have remained in place until November 1, 2027. Maine Governor Janet Mills has vetoed a bill that would have introduced the first statewide moratorium on data centers in the US. LD307 had passed both legislative chambers, gaining approval from the House of Representatives ...

April 27, 2026

Maine

Pace to Develop 100MW Data Center in Glasscock County, Texas

A “Texas-first” data center with an initial 100MW of capacity is being planned in the Lone Star State. New developer Pace is proposing the facility at a site in Glasscock County. The scheme, dubbed the Lone Star Project, is described as “reflecting a Texas-first development philosophy from sta...

April 27, 2026

Texas

Amazon, Veolia Collaborate on Water Reuse at US Data Centers

Amazon has partnered with French utility company Veolia to reduce water use and expand water-reuse technology across its data center operations in Mississippi. The collaboration will focus on using reclaimed water for cooling, with the first facility expected to come online in 2027. As part of...

April 27, 2026

Amazon AWS

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