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National Grid Ventures Invests $1.75bn in Gas Plant for Microsoft Texas Data Center

National Grid Ventures (NGV), the commercial arm of National Grid, has acquired a 35% stake in Joulent for $1.75 billion to support development of power infrastructure for large data centers. The investment will help fund Project Kilby, a 2.67GW natural gas facility being developed with Chevron. ...

July 04, 2026

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Microsoft’s First Data Center at Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin Campus Now Operational

The first data center at Microsoft’s Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin campus is now officially operational, the company confirmed on June 23. Construction was completed just over two years after the project was first announced. The site is part of Microsoft’s “Fairwater” data center design and will form...

June 23, 2026

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Microsoft Begins Construction of La Porte Data Center Campus

Microsoft has broken ground on a new data center campus in La Porte, Indiana. Brad Smith, Microsoft vice chair and president, announced in a LinkedIn post that the groundbreaking ceremony took place on June 17. Smith wrote: "Today we broke ground in La Porte, Indiana, alongside Mayor Tom Dermo...

June 18, 2026

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Microsoft Begins Construction on Alviso Data Center Campus in San Jose

Microsoft has started construction on its Alviso data center campus in San Jose, California. The 48MW facility will be the company's first wholly owned and operated data center in the city and is expected to be completed in 2028. The project is forecast to create around 600 construction jobs and ...

June 12, 2026

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OpenAI in Early Talks for 10GW Data Center Lease in Ohio

OpenAI is in advanced talks to lease a proposed 10GW data center in Ohio being developed by SB Energy on US Department of Energy land at the Portsmouth Site in Pike County. The project, backed by SoftBank Group, could be built in phases starting with an 800MW first stage expected in 2028, with fu...

June 10, 2026

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Microsoft Acquires 470-Acre Site on Finland’s West Coast for a New Data Center

Microsoft has acquired 190 hectares (469.5 acres) of land in Finland's GigaVaasa industrial zone for a potential data center project. The site spans the municipalities of Vaasa and Mustasaari on the country's west coast and was selected for its existing industrial infrastructure. “We are pleas...

June 09, 2026

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Microsoft Seeks Expansion of Mecklenburg County, Virginia Data Center Campus

Microsoft has filed plans to expand its data center footprint in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, with a proposed 490-acre campus adjacent to its existing AVC17 facility. The project would add three data center buildings, an electrical substation, and supporting infrastructure to help meet growing d...

June 04, 2026

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Mapletree has Sold a Data Center in Philadelphia

Mapletree Industrial Trust is divesting a data center in Philadelphia. The company announced this week that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement, through an affiliate, for the proposed sale of the facility located at 2000 Kubach Road. The property is being acquired by an unnamed t...

May 27, 2026

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Microsoft to Build Data Center in Tyrone, Georgia

Microsoft has confirmed it is behind a planned data center project in Tyrone, Georgia. In a blog post, the company said it will host a community information session on May 19 to discuss key aspects of the development, including energy use, water and sustainability, construction timelines, desi...

May 05, 2026

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Top Data Center News for 30th March - 4th April, 2026

Microsoft commits $1bn to cloud and AI infrastructure in ThailandMicrosoft will invest more than $1 billion in cloud and AI infrastructure in Thailand over the next two years, to be used in expanding the company's data center footprint, upskill local talent, and invest in cybersecurity and sov...

April 06, 2026

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Microsoft Signs Gas Deal with Chevron, Engine No. 1 for AI Data Center power

Microsoft, Chevron, and Engine No. 1 have signed an exclusivity agreement that could provide up to 2.5GW of natural gas power for a new data center, though commercial terms have yet to be finalized.Bloomberg first reported that the agreement is linked to a proposed $7 billion natural gas power...

April 02, 2026

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Microsoft Commits $1bn to Cloud and AI Infrastructure in Thailand

Microsoft will invest more than $1 billion in cloud and AI infrastructure in Thailand over the next two years, vice chair and president Brad Smith said after a meeting with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. The investment will be used to expand the company's data center footprint, upski...

April 02, 2026

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft, Armada Deploy Azure Local on Galleon Modular Data Centers

Microsoft and Armada are partnering to integrate their edge offerings. Azure Local will be deployable in Armada’s Galleon modular edge data centers, alongside the company’s Edge Platform. The integration will allow customers to run workloads in intermittently connected, contested, or fully dis...

April 01, 2026

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Microsoft Drops NDAs for Ddata Center Projects

Microsoft has pledged to stop requiring local governments to sign nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) for its data center projects.In a blog post, the company said this commitment builds on its “Community-First AI Infrastructure Plan,” which promises to prevent data centers from raising electricit...

March 19, 2026

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OpenAI Reshuffles Leadership Amid Data Center Strategy Reset

OpenAI has reorganized its leadership as it shifts toward leasing more AI capacity from cloud providers. The company is still pursuing its global Stargate data center buildout with Oracle and SoftBank, but recent reports suggest it may scale back expansion plans in favor of rented infrastructu...

March 18, 2026

OpenAI

Microsoft and Meta Commit to $50bn in New Data Center Leases in Latest Quarter

Microsoft and Meta have each committed around $50 billion to additional data center leases in the latest quarter. According to Bloomberg, citing an analysis of quarterly filings, the new deals push total future data center lease commitments by cloud companies and hyperscalers to more than $700...

March 12, 2026

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Vantage and Altarea Plan 400MW Data Center Development in Bordeaux, France

The campus, to be built on land owned by Altarea, is expected to rank among the largest data center developments in France, according to the companies. Altarea has already secured a 400MW grid connection for the site. However, the exact location and construction timeline have not been disclose...

February 25, 2026

Vantage Data Centers

OpenAI Teams up with Tata to Expand Data Center Capacity in India

TCS’ HyperVault unit and OpenAI have agreed to a multi-year partnership to develop AI infrastructure in India. In the initial phase, TCS will develop AI infrastructure with 100MW of capacity, with an option to scale to 1GW.Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI, said: “India is already leading the way in AI ...

February 19, 2026

OpenAI

Vantage Refused Approval For Data Center Project Outside Frankfurt.

US data center firm Vantage has been denied the chance to develop a new campus outside Frankfurt, Germany. The Groß-Gerau city council this month voted against entering into contract negotiations with the company Vantage Data Centers regarding the establishment of a data center.SPD parliamenta...

February 08, 2026

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Perplexity Signs $750m Cloud Agreement with Microsoft

AI-powered search engine Perplexity has signed a three year $750 million cloud computing agreement with Microsoft, reports Bloomberg. This is the first cloud agreement Perplexity has signed outside of Amazon Web Services (AWS), of which it has a long-term partnership.“We are excited to partner...

January 27, 2026

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