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Read Northpoint proposes 15-building data center campus in Pennsylvania
Northpoint proposes 15-building data center campus in Pennsylvania

Northpoint proposes 15-building data center campus in Pennsylvania

January 23, 2025 Pennsylvania

Northpoint Development is set to present plans for Project Hazelnut to Luzerne County Council’s infrastructure committee this week. According to council documents, Northpoint is planning a 1,283-acre, 15-building campus in Hazle Township’s 3,000-acre Humboldt North Industrial Park.The first...

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Read Centersquare sued by investment manager CenterSquare
Centersquare sued by investment manager CenterSquare

Centersquare sued by investment manager CenterSquare

December 20, 2024 Philadelphia

Philadelphia-based investment manager CenterSquare has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against data center firm Centersquare. The lawsuit, filed on August 24, includes allegations of cybersquatting, or using a domain name too similar to a protected trademark with the intent to profit from...

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Read FERC rejects proposed interconnection service agreement
FERC rejects proposed interconnection service agreement

FERC rejects proposed interconnection service agreement

November 05, 2024 Pennsylvania

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has rejected a proposed interconnection service agreement (ISA) for the Susquehanna nuclear power station in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The agreement would have supported an expanded colocated load at an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center...

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Read Infinera approved for $93m in direct funding
Infinera approved for $93m in direct funding

Infinera approved for $93m in direct funding

October 18, 2024 Pennsylvania

The Department of Commerce has provisionally agreed to provide up to $93 million in direct funding to optical networking vendor Infinera which would support the construction of a new fab in San Jose, California, and a new advanced test and packaging facility in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.“We are...

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Read Talen acquires Nautilus Cryptomine facility
Talen acquires Nautilus Cryptomine facility

Talen acquires Nautilus Cryptomine facility

October 08, 2024 Pennsylvania

US independent power producer Talen Energy has acquired full ownership of Nautilus Cryptomine, a 200MW Bitcoin mining facility in Berwick, Pennsylvania, from TeraWulf. Talen acquired TeraWulf’s 25 percent interest in Nautilus and obtained full control of the legacy Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)...

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Read Talen Energy looks to sell nuclear powered facility in Pennsylvania
Talen Energy looks to sell nuclear powered facility in Pennsylvania

Talen Energy looks to sell nuclear powered facility in Pennsylvania

August 18, 2024 Pennsylvania

Independent power firm Talen Energy is looking to pivot away from crypto mining operations to supply power to data center developers instead and has confirmed its plans to sell its stake in the Bitcoin mining center located at its Pennsylvania nuclear power plant. The company first announced its...

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Read Alerify acquires Pennsylvania data center
Alerify acquires Pennsylvania data center

Alerify acquires Pennsylvania data center

August 01, 2024 Pennsylvania

Recently formed colocation firm Alerify, Inc. announced this week that it will be acquiring the assets of the hosting and Internet services business of Elevated MSP which was built in 1981 and is owned by local real estate firm the Vartan Group. The two-story building totals 68,830 square feet...

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Read Hive plans 100MW hydroelectric cryptomine data center in Paraguay
Hive plans 100MW hydroelectric cryptomine data center in Paraguay

Hive plans 100MW hydroelectric cryptomine data center in Paraguay

July 22, 2024 Paraguay

Canadian cryptomining firm Hive Digital Technologies this week has announced plans to build a 100MW hydroelectricity-powered cryptomine data center in Paraguay. Hive said it will offer its “expertise in grid balancing and demand response” to support continued industrial development in Paraguay,...

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Read BW digital & Telin partner up on a portion of Hawaiki Nui subsea system
BW digital & Telin partner up on a portion of Hawaiki Nui subsea system

BW digital & Telin partner up on a portion of Hawaiki Nui subsea system

May 16, 2024 Washington

BW Digital and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin) have signed a memorandum of understanding in Washington DC this week to team up on constructing the 10,000km Hawaiki Nui 1 cable, which will be part of the wider 26,000km system. The Hawaiki Nui 1 cable will link Australia,...

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Read Edenor completes cloud migration to AWS and Microsoft
Edenor completes cloud migration to AWS and Microsoft

Edenor completes cloud migration to AWS and Microsoft

March 15, 2024 Argentina

Argentinian electricity company Edenor announced that its data architecture is now cloud-based, with Edenor using both Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft's Azure cloud platforms. “It's a foundational project because it allows us to generate the bases to be a data-driven company and to be...

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Read Armada raises funds for data center modules
Armada raises funds for data center modules

Armada raises funds for data center modules

December 16, 2023 Washington

Washington-based Edge computing firm Armada has announced that it recently raised $55 million for its Edge computing modules and management platform. The funds was raised from investors including Founders Fund, Lux Capital, Shield Capital, and 8090 Industries, with participation from Felicis,...

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Read Palisade Infrastructure acquires ISP Rainier Connect
Palisade Infrastructure acquires ISP Rainier Connect

Palisade Infrastructure acquires ISP Rainier Connect

November 11, 2023 Washington

Australian infrastructure investment firm Palisade Infrastructure this week completed the acquisition of 100 percent of the equity interests in Mashell, Ranier's parent company. Following this acquisition, Rainier Connect has been rebranded as Lightcurve with immediate effect. Mike Reynolds,...

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Read Wells Fargo relocates, exiting office and data center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wells Fargo relocates, exiting office and data center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wells Fargo relocates, exiting office and data center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

July 07, 2023 Philadelphia

Wells Fargo has announced that it is exiting its lease at the Philadelphia Plaza building at 101 N. Independence Mall, leaving its office and data center and relocating to offices in Two Logan Square and Commerce Square.According to the company, no layoffs are set to take place, and there will be...

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Read Pittsburgh Data Center up for Sale or Lease
Pittsburgh Data Center up for Sale or Lease

Pittsburgh Data Center up for Sale or Lease

June 01, 2023 Pittsburgh

A data center for sale or lease is available in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Colliers and Five 9s Digital are offering the McKees Rock facility located at 615 McMichael Road. The site is listed for lease in Colliers' materials, but Five 9s claims it can be purchased or leased. The circa...

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Read Pennsylvania High School Tech Center Gets $2.6m Renovation, Including District Data Center
Pennsylvania High School Tech Center Gets $2.6m Renovation, Including District Data Center

Pennsylvania High School Tech Center Gets $2.6m Renovation, Including District Data Center

May 29, 2023 Pennsylvania

The Career and Technical Center (CTC) at State College Area High School in Pennsylvania is undergoing a $2.6 million upgrade to bring the district's data center to the campus. The school administration approved the renovation on May 15. The CTC will be utilized for online education, Reclaiming...

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Read Washington House Bill 1416 signed into law to regulate emissions tied to crypto mining and data centers
Washington House Bill 1416 signed into law to regulate emissions tied to crypto mining and data centers

Washington House Bill 1416 signed into law to regulate emissions tied to crypto mining and data centers

May 09, 2023 Washington

In Washington, House Bill 1416, a Bill set on regulating carbon emissions tied to crypto mining and data centers has been signed into law. Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on May 3, the legislation closed a loophole in the previously passed Clean Energy Transformation Act, which enabled crypto mining...

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Read Wiz announces opening of Montreal data center
Wiz announces opening of Montreal data center

Wiz announces opening of Montreal data center

May 02, 2023 Montreal

Wiz has announced the launch of its new cloud data center in Montreal, Canada. The facility is to provide local and multinational organizations with faster, and more secure cloud security infrastructure and is also pegged to provide greater data sovereignty, while maintaining privacy...

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Read Wesco ventures into the data center business
Wesco ventures into the data center business

Wesco ventures into the data center business

March 07, 2023 Pennsylvania

Wesco has announced the launch of a data center group, namely Wesco Data Center Solutions. The company is set to be led by Rahi Systems founding member Tarun Raisoni, who will be senior vice president and general manager, following the recent acquisition of Rahi Systems Holdings.Speaking about...

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Read Cumulus Data completes work on first data center at Pennsylvania nuclear station
Cumulus Data completes work on first data center at Pennsylvania nuclear station

Cumulus Data completes work on first data center at Pennsylvania nuclear station

January 19, 2023 Pennsylvania

Cumulus Data, a Talen Energy subsidiary, has announced that it has finished construction of its first data center building at its nuclear-powered Susquehanna 475MW data center campus in Pennsylvania. According to the company, six facilities are planned on the campus, which have the option to...

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Read YPF Luz powers cryptomining operation using waste "flare" gas from a shale oil field
YPF Luz powers cryptomining operation using waste "flare" gas from a shale oil field

YPF Luz powers cryptomining operation using waste "flare" gas from a shale oil field

October 17, 2022 Argentina

Argentina's state-owned utility YPF Luz has entered the crypto mining space, striking up a partnership with a currently unnamed international mining company. Through the partnership, the renewable energy arm of YPF, has been piloting a 1 megawatt (MW) operation in n the Loma Campana area,...

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