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Read IREN Proposes 900MW Redbank Campus Near Wagga Wagga, Power Not Yet Secured
IREN outlined early plans this week for Redbank, a proposed 900 MW data center campus near Wagga Wagga in regional [New South Wales](https://baxtel.com/regions/new-south-wales). The Nasdaq-listed o...

IREN Proposes 900MW Redbank Campus Near Wagga Wagga, Power Not Yet Secured

October 14, 2026 IREN

IREN outlined early plans this week for Redbank, a proposed 900 MW data center campus near Wagga Wagga in regional New South Wales. The Nasdaq-listed operator took the proposal to the local community ahead of a scoping report due to the state's Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure...

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Read 2026 Is the Year Texas Passes Virginia in Data Center Capacity
[Texas](https://baxtel.com/data-center/texas) now has more data center capacity operating and under construction than [Virginia](https://baxtel.com/data-center/virginia). Baxtel tracks 28.3 GW buil...

2026 Is the Year Texas Passes Virginia in Data Center Capacity

October 13, 2026 West Texas

Texas now has more data center capacity operating and under construction than Virginia. Baxtel tracks 28.3 GW built or building in Texas, against 17.8 GW in Virginia. On capacity already online, Virginia still leads, 12.3 GW to 11.1 GW. If projects scheduled for this year deliver on time, Texas...

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Read Crusoe Confirms Google AI Campus In Texas With 531MW Wind Link
Crusoe is the developer behind Google's data center campus under construction in Armstrong County, Texas, the company [said on Sept. 28](https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/crusoe-developing-d...

Crusoe Confirms Google AI Campus In Texas With 531MW Wind Link

October 01, 2026 West Texas

Crusoe is the developer behind Google's data center campus under construction in Armstrong County, Texas, the company said on Sept. 28. The site sits outside Amarillo, and it pairs with 531 megawatts of adjacent West Texas wind, a design that puts generation rather than land at the center of the...

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Read Gradiant To Provide HyperSolved Water Treatment System For West Texas Data Center
Gradiant has partnered with an unnamed hyperscaler to deploy its HyperSolved water treatment system at a West Texas data center. The platform manages the full cooling water cycle, using non-freshwa...

Gradiant To Provide HyperSolved Water Treatment System For West Texas Data Center

September 01, 2026 West Texas

Gradiant has partnered with an unnamed hyperscaler to deploy its HyperSolved water treatment system at a West Texas data center. The platform manages the full cooling water cycle, using non-freshwater sources, high-recovery technology, and AI-powered monitoring to reduce water use, discharge, and...

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Read Spain Proposes Rules Requiring Data Centers To Source 80% Of Power From New Renewables
Spain is preparing legislation that would require data centers of 1MW or more to source at least 80% of their electricity from new renewable generation on an hourly basis. The draft rules, approved...

Spain Proposes Rules Requiring Data Centers To Source 80% Of Power From New Renewables

August 26, 2026 Spain

Spain is preparing legislation that would require data centers of 1MW or more to source at least 80% of their electricity from new renewable generation on an hourly basis. The draft rules, approved for fast-track legislation, would apply only to new data centers and undergo public consultation...

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Read Oklahoma Passes Bill to Protect Ratepayers From Data Center-Related Cost Increases
Oklahoma Passes Bill to Protect Ratepayers From Data Center-Related Cost Increases

Oklahoma Passes Bill to Protect Ratepayers From Data Center-Related Cost Increases

May 16, 2026 Oklahoma

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has signed a bill to protect ratepayers from rising utility and infrastructure costs linked to data centers. Proposed by Rep. Brad Boles on January 3, 2026, it is expected to take effect in July. The law requires large-load customers—including data centers, crypto...

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Read Iren Powers up Initial Phase of Sweetwater Data Center Campus
Iren Powers up Initial Phase of Sweetwater Data Center Campus

Iren Powers up Initial Phase of Sweetwater Data Center Campus

May 06, 2026 IREN

Data center and cloud firm Iren has energized a new campus in Texas. The Nasdaq-listed company this week announced the successful energization of its 1.4GW Sweetwater 1 data center site in West Texas. The firm’s two Sweetwater campuses, both located outside Sweetwater in Fisher County, are...

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Read Oklahoma House Committee Moves Forward Bill on Data Center Grid Costs
Oklahoma House Committee Moves Forward Bill on Data Center Grid Costs

Oklahoma House Committee Moves Forward Bill on Data Center Grid Costs

February 17, 2026 Oklahoma

An Oklahoma House budget subcommittee has approved legislation aimed at protecting residential ratepayers from having to foot the bill for new infrastructure driven by rising data center demand.“This would make sure that regular ratepayers aren’t having to pay for those really high energy costs,...

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Read Jericho and Comstock Partner to Launch AI Data Center Projects in Oklahoma
Jericho and Comstock Partner to Launch AI Data Center Projects in Oklahoma

Jericho and Comstock Partner to Launch AI Data Center Projects in Oklahoma

February 13, 2026 Oklahoma

Canadian energy company Jericho Energy Ventures has partnered with real estate developer Comstock Holding to form a joint venture focused on the development of AI data center campuses across Oklahoma."We are pleased to welcome Comstock, a leading real estate investor and developer, as a major...

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Read Beale Infrastructure in Talks to Build Data Center Campus outside Tulsa, Oklahoma
Beale Infrastructure in Talks to Build Data Center Campus outside Tulsa, Oklahoma

Beale Infrastructure in Talks to Build Data Center Campus outside Tulsa, Oklahoma

January 07, 2026 Oklahoma

Data center developer Beale Infrastructure is planning another data center campus outside Tulsa in Oklahoma. Local press reports that the city of Claremore and Claremore Economic Development (CED) are in discussions with Beale over a data center development known as Project Mustang.“Over the past...

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Read Bolt Data Partners with TPL to Develop data Center Campuses Across West Texas
Bolt Data Partners with TPL to Develop data Center Campuses Across West Texas

Bolt Data Partners with TPL to Develop data Center Campuses Across West Texas

December 18, 2025 West Texas

Texas Pacific Land Corporation (TPL) has partnered with Bolt Data & Energy to develop data center campuses across TPL-owned land. As part of the deal, Bolt raised $150 million in capital, including $50m from TPL. In return, TPL will receive equity interest, warrants, and a right of first...

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Read Solaria Launches European Data Center Platform
Solaria Launches European Data Center Platform

Solaria Launches European Data Center Platform

November 25, 2025 Spain

Spanish energy firm Solaria Energia has formally launched its European sustainable data center platform. The platform includes approximately 3.4GW of secured grid power across 400 hectares (990 acres) spanning Spain, Italy, Germany, and the UK. In addition, the company has reportedly requested...

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Read Sierra DC Plans New Data Center in Granada, Spain
Sierra DC Plans New Data Center in Granada, Spain

Sierra DC Plans New Data Center in Granada, Spain

October 08, 2025 Spain

Sierra DC has confirmed plans for the construction of a new AI-focused data center in the Industrial and Technological City and Innovation Area (CITAI) of Escúzar, Granada. The investment, for what the company says will be one of the largest facilities of its kind in Spain, is estimated at €1...

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Read Data Center Campus Planned for Villena, Spain
Data Center Campus Planned for Villena, Spain

Data Center Campus Planned for Villena, Spain

September 26, 2025 Spain

A data center and logistics park could be coming to Villena, Spain by the developer of the industrial area Casa del Padre in Villena, L14 REIS, and the City Council of Villena. The Logistics Data Campus Villena aims to transform the Casa del Padre industrial area into a park for data centers,...

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Read Templus to Expand Madrid Facility to 20MW
Templus to Expand Madrid Facility to 20MW

Templus to Expand Madrid Facility to 20MW

September 19, 2025 Spain

Spanish data center firm Templus is to expand its facility in the Alcalá de Henares area of Madrid from the current 10MW to 20MW in the medium term.The company's executives said during a ceremony, held this week at the facilities: "The process of increasing power is already underway with the...

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Read Avaio Digital Enters Spain with New Data Center
Avaio Digital Enters Spain with New Data Center

Avaio Digital Enters Spain with New Data Center

August 15, 2025 Spain

Data center firm Avaio Digital this week announced its first data center in Spain, in the town of Algete in the Community of Madrid. The €650 million ($759m) project – known as Algete Data Hub and Avaio Digital Scorpio – has secured 56.3MW of power with Iberdrola, in addition to the initial 8MW...

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Read YPlasma Secures $2.5 Million for Plasma-Based Cooling Technology
YPlasma Secures $2.5 Million for Plasma-Based Cooling Technology

YPlasma Secures $2.5 Million for Plasma-Based Cooling Technology

August 05, 2025 Spain

Spanish startup YPlasma has secured $2.5 million in seed funding to further develop its fanless plasma-based cooling technology in a round led by deep tech venture capital firm Faber, with participation from global VC firm SOSV. The funding will support the expansion of YPlasma’s research and...

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Read Echelon Partners with Iberdrola for Spanish Data Center
Echelon Partners with Iberdrola for Spanish Data Center

Echelon Partners with Iberdrola for Spanish Data Center

July 30, 2025 Spain

Echelon Data Centres this week announced the signing of a joint venture (JV) agreement with Iberdrola to build and operate data centers in Spain. Echelon will own 80 percent of the JV, with Iberdrola owning the remaining 20 percent through its dedicated digital infrastructure subsidiary...

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Read EdgeMode Acquires Infrastructure Investor Blackberry AIF
EdgeMode Acquires Infrastructure Investor Blackberry AIF

EdgeMode Acquires Infrastructure Investor Blackberry AIF

July 02, 2025 Spain

EdgeMode has acquired an infrastructure firm as it plans to develop data centers across Spain. The merger would see EdgeMode, which describes itself as an AI data infrastructure company, acquire BAIF’s assets in exchange for equity and investment capital, forming a “platform to support EdgeMode’s...

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Read 10MW Data Center Planned outside Valencia, Spain
10MW Data Center Planned outside Valencia, Spain

10MW Data Center Planned outside Valencia, Spain

May 31, 2025 Spain

Valencia Digital Port Connect (VDPC), a Spanish telecoms infrastructure company, has selected the municipality of Sagunto as the landing site for the submarine cable and a multi-purpose data center that will offer up to 10MW.VDPC is developing the Barracuda submarine cable project in...

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