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Data Centre Developer Sues New Jersey Town for $300m

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed...

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court, alleges the township council and planning board violated multiple constitutional rights, including zoning authority, fundamental fairness, and First and Fourteenth Amendment protections. Hexa argues the application was rejected because of the township’s opposition to d...

August 01, 2026

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Read Google Secures Approval to Expand Dublin Data Center
Google has received planning approval from An Coimisiún Pleanála to expand its data center campus at Grange Castle Business Park in Dublin, following a lengthy dispute with South Dublin County Coun...
September 29, 2026

Google Secures Approval to Expand Dublin Data Center

Google

Google has received planning approval from An Coimisiún Pleanála to expand its data center campus at Grange Castle Business Park in Dublin, following a lengthy dispute with South Dublin County Council. The company first proposed a 72,400 sqm (779,310 sq ft) third data center building at the campu...

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Read Vertiv Expands Data Center Equipment Manufacturing Capacity In Slovakia
Vertiv is expanding its manufacturing facility in Slovakia to increase production capacity for data center power and cooling equipment. The company will add 22,000 sqm (236,806 sq ft) to its Nové M...
September 28, 2026

Vertiv Expands Data Center Equipment Manufacturing Capacity In Slovakia

Vertiv

Vertiv is expanding its manufacturing facility in Slovakia to increase production capacity for data center power and cooling equipment. The company will add 22,000 sqm (236,806 sq ft) to its Nové Mesto nad Váhom campus in western Slovakia, with the expansion expected to take two years. The expans...

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Read Virtus Raises £2.45bn to Fund Data Center Expansion
European data center operator Virtus Data Centres has secured a £2.45 billion ($3.25bn) financing package from a consortium of 13 banks. BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, Société Générale, and Stan...
September 28, 2026

Virtus Raises £2.45bn to Fund Data Center Expansion

VIRTUS Data Centres Ltd

European data center operator Virtus Data Centres has secured a £2.45 billion ($3.25bn) financing package from a consortium of 13 banks. BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, Société Générale, and Standard Chartered Bank acted as coordinators and lead arrangers. The funding will support the developme...

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Read Goodman Withdraws Plans for 90MW Data Center Campus in Sydney, Australia
Australian real estate firm Goodman Group has withdrawn plans for Project Mars, a 90MW data center campus in Sydney’s Lane Cove area. The company said the application was withdrawn following signif...
September 28, 2026

Goodman Withdraws Plans for 90MW Data Center Campus in Sydney, Australia

Goodman Group

Australian real estate firm Goodman Group has withdrawn plans for Project Mars, a 90MW data center campus in Sydney’s Lane Cove area. The company said the application was withdrawn following significant changes to the policy and regulatory environment for large-scale data center development since...

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Read Digital Realty Plans Cable Landing Station In Los Angeles, California
Digital Realty is developing a new cable landing station (CLS) at its LAX12 data center in Los Angeles, California. The company announced the project last week, with the facility expected to suppor...
September 28, 2026

Digital Realty Plans Cable Landing Station In Los Angeles, California

Digital Realty Bersama

Digital Realty is developing a new cable landing station (CLS) at its LAX12 data center in Los Angeles, California. The company announced the project last week, with the facility expected to support subsea cables from 2028. Digital Realty has not disclosed how many cables the CLS will accommodate...

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Read Switch Files Plans for 176-Acre Apex Data Center Campus in North Las Vegas
Switch has submitted a letter of intent to North Las Vegas officials for a roughly 175-acre data center campus at Apex Industrial Park, the first formal development proposal for a land position the...
September 26, 2026

Switch Files Plans for 176-Acre Apex Data Center Campus in North Las Vegas

Switch

Switch has submitted a letter of intent to North Las Vegas officials for a roughly 175-acre data center campus at Apex Industrial Park, the first formal development proposal for a land position the company has quietly assembled along the US-93 corridor since the start of the year. KTNV Las Vegas ...

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Read Digital Realty Appoints New Global Head Of Energy
US colocation data center firm Digital Realty has appointed Jim Collins as senior vice president and global head of energy. Collins joins from Microsoft, where he spent 13 years in various leadersh...
September 26, 2026

Digital Realty Appoints New Global Head Of Energy

Digital Realty Trust

US colocation data center firm Digital Realty has appointed Jim Collins as senior vice president and global head of energy. Collins joins from Microsoft, where he spent 13 years in various leadership roles, most recently as general manager of global energy markets. Before Microsoft, he spent a de...

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Read Crusoe Ends $1.25B Boom Supersonic Turbine Order for AI Data Centers
[Crusoe](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/crusoe) has dropped its $1.25 billion launch order for Boom Supersonic's Superpower gas turbines, ending a plan to power AI campuses with turbines derived f...
September 26, 2026

Crusoe Ends $1.25B Boom Supersonic Turbine Order for AI Data Centers

Crusoe

Crusoe has dropped its $1.25 billion launch order for Boom Supersonic's Superpower gas turbines, ending a plan to power AI campuses with turbines derived from the engine behind its Overture supersonic airliner. Boom founder and CEO Blake Scholl said on Friday that the two Denver companies are no ...

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Read DensityAI, Founded By Former Tesla Dojo Execs, Valued At $10bn
AI chip startup DensityAI has raised hundreds of millions of dollars in funding at a $10 billion valuation. According to The Information, Andreessen Horowitz is in talks to lead the round, while De...
September 26, 2026

DensityAI, Founded By Former Tesla Dojo Execs, Valued At $10bn

Tesla

AI chip startup DensityAI has raised hundreds of millions of dollars in funding at a $10 billion valuation. According to The Information, Andreessen Horowitz is in talks to lead the round, while DensityAI has reportedly secured a purchase agreement with AWS based on performance requirements. Amaz...

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Read Generac Secures $8bn Backup Generator Deal With Amazon
Generac has signed a long-term deal to supply backup generators to Amazon’s data centers. The agreement includes about $2.4 billion in deliveries over two years and could reach $8 billion overall. ...
September 26, 2026

Generac Secures $8bn Backup Generator Deal With Amazon

Amazon AWS

Generac has signed a long-term deal to supply backup generators to Amazon’s data centers. The agreement includes about $2.4 billion in deliveries over two years and could reach $8 billion overall. Amazon will also have the option to buy nearly 1.7 million Generac shares. “It provides visibility t...

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Read DOE Selects $1.9B In Grid Projects To Unlock 23GW Of Capacity
The U.S. [Department of Energy](https://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-announces-speed-power-investments-across-26-states-lower-electricity) said on September 24 that it intends to put $...
September 26, 2026

DOE Selects $1.9B In Grid Projects To Unlock 23GW Of Capacity

United States

The U.S. Department of Energy said on September 24 that it intends to put $1.9 billion of federal funding behind 31 grid-improvement projects in 26 states, a package aimed at adding transfer capacity for data centers and other large loads. Recipients will put up $3.35 billion more, bringing the t...

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Read Applied Digital Picks Brookwood, Alabama For $3.2bn, 210MW Delta Forge 2 Campus
Applied Digital has confirmed Brookwood, Alabama, as the location of Delta Forge 2, its fifth AI Factory campus. The $3.2 billion project in Tuscaloosa County will deliver 210MW of critical IT load...
September 26, 2026

Applied Digital Picks Brookwood, Alabama For $3.2bn, 210MW Delta Forge 2 Campus

Applied Digital

Applied Digital has confirmed Brookwood, Alabama, as the location of Delta Forge 2, its fifth AI Factory campus. The $3.2 billion project in Tuscaloosa County will deliver 210MW of critical IT load under a long-term lease with a US-based, investment-grade hyperscaler. Operations are targeted for ...

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Read DOE Announces $1.9bn for 31 Grid Projects to Accelerate Data Center Connections
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $1.9 billion in funding for 31 grid improvement projects across 26 states, aimed at accelerating power connections for data centers and other large l...
September 25, 2026

DOE Announces $1.9bn for 31 Grid Projects to Accelerate Data Center Connections

United States

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $1.9 billion in funding for 31 grid improvement projects across 26 states, aimed at accelerating power connections for data centers and other large loads. The projects are part of the DOE’s SPARK initiative and will receive $5.25 billion in total, i...

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Read Thailand To Finalize New Data Center Regulations By Mid-October
Thailand is expected to finalize new data center regulations by mid-October. According to Nation Thailand, the framework will set rules covering facility size, electricity use, and location. Govern...
September 25, 2026

Thailand To Finalize New Data Center Regulations By Mid-October

Thailand / Prathet Thai

Thailand is expected to finalize new data center regulations by mid-October. According to Nation Thailand, the framework will set rules covering facility size, electricity use, and location. Government agencies have provided data on existing operators, size classifications, and average electricit...

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Read Prince William County, Virginia, Tightens Controls On New Data Center Projects
Prince William County in Northern Virginia is reducing “by-right” zoning for data center projects amid growing public opposition to AI infrastructure. County supervisors voted to shrink the Prince ...
September 25, 2026

Prince William County, Virginia, Tightens Controls On New Data Center Projects

Virginia

Prince William County in Northern Virginia is reducing “by-right” zoning for data center projects amid growing public opposition to AI infrastructure. County supervisors voted to shrink the Prince William data center opportunity zone overlay district, where qualifying data centers can currently b...

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Read Victoria, Australia Proposes Rules Requiring Data Centers To Secure Renewable Power
Victoria has proposed new rules requiring data centers to secure their own renewable energy and storage capacity. Under the state’s Sustainable Data Centre Action Plan, operators would also need to...
September 24, 2026

Victoria, Australia Proposes Rules Requiring Data Centers To Secure Renewable Power

Australia

Victoria has proposed new rules requiring data centers to secure their own renewable energy and storage capacity. Under the state’s Sustainable Data Centre Action Plan, operators would also need to match new demand with new generation and cover grid connection and network upgrade costs. The measu...

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Read Woodway Plans 22-Mile Gas Pipeline To Serve Undisclosed US Data Center
Houston-based Woodway Energy Infrastructure plans to build a 22-mile (35.4km), 30-inch natural gas pipeline to supply an undisclosed US data center behind the meter. The pipeline is expected to ent...
September 24, 2026

Woodway Plans 22-Mile Gas Pipeline To Serve Undisclosed US Data Center

United States

Houston-based Woodway Energy Infrastructure plans to build a 22-mile (35.4km), 30-inch natural gas pipeline to supply an undisclosed US data center behind the meter. The pipeline is expected to enter service in the first half of 2028, pending regulatory approvals. Woodway will own and operate the...

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Read Nscale Raises $3.36bn Ahead Of IPO
AI cloud company Nscale has raised $3.36 billion in pre-IPO funding from investors led by hedge fund Third Point. Investors include Nvidia, Apollo, Citadel, Hudson Bay Capital, Abu Dhabi Investment...
September 24, 2026

Nscale Raises $3.36bn Ahead Of IPO

Nscale

AI cloud company Nscale has raised $3.36 billion in pre-IPO funding from investors led by hedge fund Third Point. Investors include Nvidia, Apollo, Citadel, Hudson Bay Capital, Abu Dhabi Investment Council, and 8090 Industries. Nscale will receive $2.36 billion upfront, with Nvidia providing a fu...

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Read Oracle Issues Force Majeure Notice To Blue Owl Over Project Jupiter Data Center Setbacks
Oracle has issued a force majeure notice to Blue Owl Capital over delays and potential cost increases tied to Project Jupiter, a 2.5GW data center campus in New Mexico, according to Bloomberg. Orac...
September 24, 2026

Oracle Issues Force Majeure Notice To Blue Owl Over Project Jupiter Data Center Setbacks

Oracle

Oracle has issued a force majeure notice to Blue Owl Capital over delays and potential cost increases tied to Project Jupiter, a 2.5GW data center campus in New Mexico, according to Bloomberg. Oracle became the project’s tenant in January 2026. The 1,400-acre campus is planned to include four dat...

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Read Google-Backed Texas Battery Pilot Improves Carbon-Free Data Center Matching
A three-month Google-sponsored battery storage pilot in Texas has shown how BESS can improve hourly carbon-free energy matching for data centers. The pilot, led by Quintrace, esVolta, and LevelTen ...
September 23, 2026

Google-Backed Texas Battery Pilot Improves Carbon-Free Data Center Matching

Google

A three-month Google-sponsored battery storage pilot in Texas has shown how BESS can improve hourly carbon-free energy matching for data centers. The pilot, led by Quintrace, esVolta, and LevelTen Energy, used batteries to store surplus renewable energy and discharge it during periods of higher f...

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