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Read Singapore government and Facebook back $S17m project for sustainable tropical data centers
Singapore government and Facebook back $S17m project for sustainable tropical data centers

Singapore government and Facebook back $S17m project for sustainable tropical data centers

June 16, 2021 Singapore

It has been announced that social media giant Facebook and the Singapore government are joining forces to fund a $17 million (S$23m) project to address the need to boost the number of sustainable data centers built in tropical climates. The programme is also being funded by Singapore's National...

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Read Facebook's Huntsville data center campus exceeds $1 billion
Facebook's Huntsville data center campus exceeds $1 billion

Facebook's Huntsville data center campus exceeds $1 billion

June 09, 2021 Hyperscale Data Center

Facebook's Huntsville data center campus will reportedly top $1 billion following ongoing expansion. This announcement comes after the social media giant's initial investment of $750 million back in 2018. Once completed, the facility will employ over 200 people, two times its expectation three...

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Read Facebook announces another data center expansion in Altoona, Iowa
Facebook announces another data center expansion in Altoona, Iowa

Facebook announces another data center expansion in Altoona, Iowa

May 28, 2021 Hyperscale Data Center

Facebook has announced that it would be expanding its Altoona data center campus. The expansion will see Facebook add two more buildings to its existing eight buildings at the facility. The expansion will also see the total area space to 4.1 million square feet. Facebook initially announced its...

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Read Facebook releases Renewable Impact Study
Facebook releases Renewable Impact Study

Facebook releases Renewable Impact Study

May 27, 2021 Meta

A new study into the impacts of Facebook's renewable energy projects was recently released. The report, commissioned by Facebook, and conducted by RTI International, a nonprofit research institute, revealed the social media company's renewable energy efforts have had widespread positive economic...

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Read $800M Data Center Coming To Mesa, Arizona Amidst Water Concerns
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$800M Data Center Coming To Mesa, Arizona Amidst Water Concerns

May 26, 2021 Phoenix

The Mesa City Council just approved the development for a Company that plans to build a data center on Elliot and Ellsworth roads in the northwest corner of Eastmark. Although the Company remains in mystery, the Mayor of Mesa City said the mystery Company would be investing $800 million to bring...

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Read Facebook boosts capacity with multi-storey data center design
Facebook boosts capacity with multi-storey data center design

Facebook boosts capacity with multi-storey data center design

May 25, 2021 Hyperscale Data Center

Following the trend of building taller buildings, Facebook has revealed that it is boosting its capacity with a new multi-storey data center design as part of its global infrastructure expansion. The design is being rolled out in its Prineville, Oregon campus, deployed in two new facilities. The...

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Read New Tennessee solar farm to provide Facebook data center with 110MW of renewable energy
New Tennessee solar farm to provide Facebook data center with 110MW of renewable energy

New Tennessee solar farm to provide Facebook data center with 110MW of renewable energy

May 20, 2021 Hyperscale Data Center

The Tennessee Valley Authority has just announced a deal with RWE Renewables and Facebook to build a 150MW solar facility near Millington TN. The solar facility will provide Facebook with 110MW of energy for its data centers in Gallatin, Tennessee, and across the Tennessee Valley. The solar...

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Read Rolls-Royce set to power Madrid data center in outages
Rolls-Royce set to power Madrid data center in outages

Rolls-Royce set to power Madrid data center in outages

May 14, 2021 Madrid

Rolls-Royce has announced that it has installed and commissioned eight mtu emergency gensets with 9.2MWe power output at a major bank in Madrid. The installation was made to secure power supply in case of a public power grid failure in the region. Rolls-Royce will ensure power supply is secured...

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Read Facebook expanding Papillion Campus
Facebook expanding Papillion Campus

Facebook expanding Papillion Campus

March 24, 2021 Hyperscale Data Center

Facebook just announced that it would be expanding its data center campus in Papillion for the second time. Facebook said it would be expanding the data center facility at the intersection of Capehart Road and Nebraska 50 by about 1 million square feet. It also noted that the project would cost...

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Read Facebook signs for 150 MW of Solar Power from TVA
Facebook signs for 150 MW of Solar Power from TVA

Facebook signs for 150 MW of Solar Power from TVA

March 04, 2021 Hyperscale Data Center

Tennessee Valley Authority has clinched a deal to partner with Origis Energy to build a 150 MW solar farm and a 50 MW battery energy storage system for Facebook. TVA and Origis Energy will build this project in Lowndes County, Mississippi which will support Facebook’s two data centers in the...

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Read Facebook Announces Gallatin Data Center in Tennesse
Facebook Announces Gallatin Data Center in Tennesse

Facebook Announces Gallatin Data Center in Tennesse

August 13, 2020 Hyperscale Data Center

Facebook has formally announced its data center project in Gallatin Tennesse via a column Sheryl Sandberg wrote in the Tennessean. The social media company will build a 982,000 square foot facility with a total investment of $800 million. The 809-acre campus will be powered with 220MW of...

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Read Facebook will build a new Data Center Campus in Illinois
Facebook will build a new Data Center Campus in Illinois

Facebook will build a new Data Center Campus in Illinois

July 02, 2020 Hyperscale Data Center

Facebook has announced that it will build a new data center campus in DeKalb Illinois The DeKalb Data Center facts: The campus is on 505 acres located on Route 23 and Gurler Road. The Facebook-owned land can accommodate five buildings, and two will be completed by 2022. The five buildings will be...

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Read Facebook announces ninth data center in Prineville
Facebook announces ninth data center in Prineville

Facebook announces ninth data center in Prineville

June 11, 2020 Hyperscale Data Center

Facebook has announced their ninth data center on the Prineville, Oregon campus. The building will be 450,000 sqft and be completed in 2023. Rendering of the 9th data center accompanied the announcement

Read Facebook gets approval for a Tennessee data center
Facebook gets approval for a Tennessee data center

Facebook gets approval for a Tennessee data center

May 25, 2020 Hyperscale Data Center

Facebook will purchase a $15 Million USD parcel of land for a 970,000 square foot data center campus in Gallatin, Tennessee. Facebook is using the shell company Woolhawk LLC as the acquiring entity. What we know: On May 19th the Gallatin City Council approved tax breaks and a development...

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Read Facebook Suspends Construction at Clonee, Ireland Data Center
Facebook Suspends Construction at Clonee, Ireland Data Center

Facebook Suspends Construction at Clonee, Ireland Data Center

March 25, 2020 Hyperscale Data Center

Facebook is suspending construction at it's Clonee data center in Ireland due to concerns over the Covid-19 virus. Facebook's contractor, Mace, agreed to temporarily halt work at the site. Facebook had planned to double the size of the facility with two new buildings announced last year.Read more...

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Read Facebook will expand Eagle Mountain campus by 500k SqFt
Facebook will expand Eagle Mountain campus by 500k SqFt

Facebook will expand Eagle Mountain campus by 500k SqFt

December 12, 2019 Hyperscale Data Center

Facebook has announced it will expand the size of a data center under construction in Eagle Mountain from 1 million square feet to 1.5 million square feet, according to a Wednesday news release from the data center.Facebook first broke ground on the campus in May 2018. To date, Facebook has...

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Read Silicon Ranch to build 107 MW solar plant to power Facebook data center in Georgia
Silicon Ranch to build 107 MW solar plant to power Facebook data center in Georgia

Silicon Ranch to build 107 MW solar plant to power Facebook data center in Georgia

November 21, 2019 Hyperscale Data Center

Silicon Ranch has agreed to build a 107-megawatt solar project to power the Facebook data center in Newton County, Ga. Silicon Ranch, the U.S. solar platform for Shell and one of the largest independent solar power producers in the country, contracted with Walton Electric Membership Corporation...

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Read KCP&L and Westar Energy are now Evergy
KCP&L and Westar Energy are now Evergy

KCP&L and Westar Energy are now Evergy

October 07, 2019 Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Local energy providers, Westar Energy and KCP&L are now serving customers as Evergy, the name of the holding company established when the companies merged last year. “This is an exciting time for our company,” Terry Bassham, president and chief executive...

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Read Facebook will expand Henrico VA campus
Facebook will expand Henrico VA campus

Facebook will expand Henrico VA campus

September 26, 2019 Hyperscale Data Center

Facebook expects to break ground early next year on the second phase of its eastern Henrico County data center development, which will total more than 2 million square feet when completed late in 2020, the company said Wednesday.The company will construct three (3) new 450,000 square foot...

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Read First Solar, Rocky Mountain Power to Build 122 MW Solar Facility to Support Facebook's Utah Data Center
First Solar, Rocky Mountain Power to Build 122 MW Solar Facility to Support Facebook's Utah Data Center

First Solar, Rocky Mountain Power to Build 122 MW Solar Facility to Support Facebook's Utah Data Center

May 30, 2019 Hyperscale Data Center

The 122-MW Cove Mountain 2 solar plant will support the Facebook data center through a PPA with Rocky Mountain Power, a division of PacifiCorp and part of Berkshire Hathaway Energy. The facility will be built near the town of Enterprise in Iron County, Utah, and is scheduled to begin operations...

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