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Read Meta Expands Louisiana Data Center Campus To 5GW
Meta plans to more than double its Richland Parish, Louisiana, data center campus to 5GW of capacity. The site, known as the Hyperion data center project, was previously planned as a 2GW developmen...

Meta Expands Louisiana Data Center Campus To 5GW

July 13, 2026 Meta

Meta plans to more than double its Richland Parish, Louisiana, data center campus to 5GW of capacity. The site, known as the Hyperion data center project, was previously planned as a 2GW development. Announced in late 2024, Hyperion was originally designed as a 4 million sq ft (372,000 sqm)...

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Read Meta Plans $9.17 Billion Gigawatt-Scale Data Center in Alberta, Canada
Meta is planning a 1GW data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta, marking the company’s first facility in Canada. The project represents a CA$13 billion (US$9.17 billion) investment and could scale u...

Meta Plans $9.17 Billion Gigawatt-Scale Data Center in Alberta, Canada

July 09, 2026 Meta

Meta is planning a 1GW data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta, marking the company’s first facility in Canada. The project represents a CA$13 billion (US$9.17 billion) investment and could scale up to 1.8GW of capacity. The AI-focused facility will use a closed-loop liquid cooling system and is...

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Read Meta Veteran Sham Parmar Joins Anthropic Supply Chain Operations
Meta’s Sham Parmar has joined generative AI company Anthropic.
Parmar previously served as senior manager for supply chain and engineering, overseeing electrical, mechanical, and fiber connectivit...

Meta Veteran Sham Parmar Joins Anthropic Supply Chain Operations

June 16, 2026 Meta

Meta’s Sham Parmar has joined generative AI company Anthropic. Parmar previously served as senior manager for supply chain and engineering, overseeing electrical, mechanical, and fiber connectivity systems. "I'm excited to share that I've joined Anthropic as a supply chain lead, power and cooling...

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Read Private Equity Firm Acquires Croatia’s ‘Fort Knox’ Data Center
Gnomon Capital has acquired 100% of Croatian data center DC North, known as the “Fort Knox” facility, in a deal involving former owners Cratis and Muraplast. Court records show the transfer was com...

Private Equity Firm Acquires Croatia’s ‘Fort Knox’ Data Center

June 13, 2026 Meta

Gnomon Capital has acquired 100% of Croatian data center DC North, known as the “Fort Knox” facility, in a deal involving former owners Cratis and Muraplast. Court records show the transfer was completed in late May, with Gnomon now listed as the sole shareholder. DC North was launched by Cratis...

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Read Meta Signs 168MW Data Center Pact at Reliance Gujarat Campus
Meta and Reliance are partnering to develop a 168MW data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. Reliance will build the facility, which Meta will lease to run AI workloads. The project may be expanded...

Meta Signs 168MW Data Center Pact at Reliance Gujarat Campus

June 10, 2026 Meta

Meta and Reliance are partnering to develop a 168MW data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. Reliance will build the facility, which Meta will lease to run AI workloads. The project may be expanded in the future, though no launch timeline has been disclosed. Meta will cover power and water costs,...

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Read Data Center Operators are Hiring Laid-off Meta Platforms Workers
Data Center Operators are Hiring Laid-off Meta Platforms Workers

Data Center Operators are Hiring Laid-off Meta Platforms Workers

May 22, 2026 Meta

Several data center operators have pointed to open roles after Meta Platforms began laying off around 8,000 employees, about 10% of its workforce. The cuts affected staff across all levels, including some in data center roles. On LinkedIn, multiple data center firms expressed support for affected...

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Read Meta Begins Laying off 8,000 Employees, Including Data Center Staff
Meta Begins Laying off 8,000 Employees, Including Data Center Staff

Meta Begins Laying off 8,000 Employees, Including Data Center Staff

May 20, 2026 Meta

Meta has begun laying off 8,000 employees globally as part of a broader restructuring tied to its growing AI and data center investments. The company plans to reduce its workforce by around 10 percent to free up cash flow for expanded data center spending. At the same time, Meta has canceled...

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Read A Utility in Ypsilanti has Placed a One-year Freeze on Providing Electricity to New Data Centers
A Utility in Ypsilanti has Placed a One-year Freeze on Providing Electricity to New Data Centers

A Utility in Ypsilanti has Placed a One-year Freeze on Providing Electricity to New Data Centers

May 11, 2026 Michigan

The primary utility serving Ypsilanti has approved a one-year moratorium on providing water and sewage services to new data center developments. The decision was backed by both the Ypsilanti City Council and the Charter Township Board of Trustees, which voted in favor on March 3 and April 15,...

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Read Meta Begins Construction on Tulsa Data Center
Meta Begins Construction on Tulsa Data Center

Meta Begins Construction on Tulsa Data Center

April 22, 2026 Meta

Meta has broken ground on its first data center in Oklahoma, beginning construction on a campus in Tulsa. The project is expected to involve around $1 billion in investment, with the company confirming it is behind the 340-acre Project Anthem development, according to News On 6. First proposed in...

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Read Meta Signs Pre-development Agreement for Data Center in Beloit, Wisconsin
Meta Signs Pre-development Agreement for Data Center in Beloit, Wisconsin

Meta Signs Pre-development Agreement for Data Center in Beloit, Wisconsin

March 05, 2026 Meta

Meta Platforms has reportedly signed a pre-development agreement with the Town of Beloit for a potential data center project in southern Wisconsin. According to the Beloit Daily News, the facility could be built on a 430-acre site located between Town Line Road, South Prairie Avenue, and East...

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Read Meta Plans to Deploy 366MW of Modular Gas-fired Units to Support a 1GW Data Center in El Paso, Texas
Meta Plans to Deploy 366MW of Modular Gas-fired Units to Support a 1GW Data Center in El Paso, Texas

Meta Plans to Deploy 366MW of Modular Gas-fired Units to Support a 1GW Data Center in El Paso, Texas

February 23, 2026 Meta

The 1GW project, which broke ground in October, would be powered by 813 modular generators, slated to come online by 2027. The units are expected to cost $473 million. The proposal has also drawn opposition from environmental and community organizations. For instance, the Sembrando Esperanza...

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Read Meta Unveils Plans for a 1GW Data Center Campus in Indiana
Meta Unveils Plans for a 1GW Data Center Campus in Indiana

Meta Unveils Plans for a 1GW Data Center Campus in Indiana

February 11, 2026 Meta

Meta is building a gigawatt-scale data center campus near Indianapolis, Indiana. “This facility represents an investment of over $10 billion in data center infrastructure and the surrounding community, one of our largest infrastructure investments to date,” the company said.“The data center will...

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Read 180-acre Data Center Set to be Built in Lyon Township, Michigan
180-acre Data Center Set to be Built in Lyon Township, Michigan

180-acre Data Center Set to be Built in Lyon Township, Michigan

January 22, 2026 Michigan

A data center campus spanning 180 acres is set to be built in Lyon Township, Michigan. If the data center – known as Project Flex – is built, it will be located on the east side of Milford Road, south of the Huron Valley Trail crossing and south of New Hudson Drive West. It will consist of six...

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Read Panattoni Looks to Develop 1GW Data Center Campus outside Detroit
Panattoni Looks to Develop 1GW Data Center Campus outside Detroit

Panattoni Looks to Develop 1GW Data Center Campus outside Detroit

December 18, 2025 Michigan

Logistics real estate firm Panattoni is looking to develop a data center campus outside Detroit, Michigan. The company is said to be targeting 282 acres on the north side of the I-94 and east of Haggerty Road for a potential gigawatt-scale campus."We've been talking to the community,...

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Read Deep Green Announces 24MW Data Center in Michigan
Deep Green Announces 24MW Data Center in Michigan

Deep Green Announces 24MW Data Center in Michigan

November 13, 2025 Michigan

UK data center firm Deep Green has officially announced plans to expand into the US with the development of a $120 million, 24MW data center in Lansing, Michigan.“Our mission is to accelerate the decarbonization of heat for the benefit of people and the planet,” said Mark Lee, chief executive...

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Read Michigan’s 123Net Adds 4MW to Detroit Facility
Michigan’s 123Net Adds 4MW to Detroit Facility

Michigan’s 123Net Adds 4MW to Detroit Facility

September 26, 2025 Michigan

Michigan-based Internet Service Provider (ISP) 123Net has expanded its data center in Detroit. Located at 24700 Northwestern Highway in the Southfield area of Detroit, DC1 offers 80,000 sq ft (7,432 sqm) of colocation space. The site has up to 20MW of available utility power. The expansion...

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Read Former Air Force Data Center up for Sale in Michigan
Former Air Force Data Center up for Sale in Michigan

Former Air Force Data Center up for Sale in Michigan

September 03, 2025 Michigan

A former US Air Force data center, used as a call center until recently, is up for sale in Michigan. Sitting on 3.6 acres in Iosco County’s Wurtsmith Industrial District, the single-story facility spans 13,100 sq ft (1,215 sqm).It was originally a data center supporting Wurtsmith Air Force Base...

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Read Opposition Calls to Relocate $1.2bn University of Michigan Data Centers
Opposition Calls to Relocate $1.2bn University of Michigan Data Centers

Opposition Calls to Relocate $1.2bn University of Michigan Data Centers

August 19, 2025 Michigan

Two data centers planned by the University of Michigan (U-M) have been asked to relocate following a meeting by local officials. The data centers are part of a $1.2bn project, and are currently planned for 124 acres purchased by U-M off Textile Road in Ypsilanti Township in June 2024.The data...

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Read Flagstar Bank Selects Mphasis for Data Center Set Up
Flagstar Bank Selects Mphasis for Data Center Set Up

Flagstar Bank Selects Mphasis for Data Center Set Up

August 12, 2025 Michigan

Michigan's Flagstar Bank has selected Mphasis for the setup and inauguration of its upcoming data center facility. Flagstar describes it as "world-class," adding that it will support the bank's critical infrastructure and future growth and will enable it to leverage "modern data center...

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Read Oakland University Calls for Data Center Proposals
Oakland University Calls for Data Center Proposals

Oakland University Calls for Data Center Proposals

July 12, 2025 Michigan

Oakland University (OU) in Rochester, Michigan, has released a "request for proposals" (RFP) last month, detailing the data center project planned for a five-acre site located at 253 Pioneer Drive, Rochester, on the existing parking lot P-35.The Oakland Press reports that it is this substation...

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