August 04, 2026 United States
The UK government has approved the controversial redevelopment of Truman Brewery into a mixed-use development that includes a data center. Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner granted approval after Tower Hamlets Council rejected the proposal in 2025. Following an appeal by...
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August 04, 2026 Oregon
Oregon Governor Blocks Data Center Development Near Portland. Governor Tina Kotek has halted plans for a data center project outside Portland by directing the state to cancel its land sale agreement with developer Verrus. The state had planned to sell about 32 acres at Salem’s Mill Creek...
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August 04, 2026 Denver
Nevada utility NV Energy has filed a lawsuit against Denver-based data center developer Tract, alleging the company failed to cover the costs of serving its facilities and instead shifted those expenses to other utility customers across the state. “Most data center developers pursuing projects in...
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August 04, 2026 Virginia
Three men have been arrested after allegedly stealing copper wire from a data center construction site in Loudoun County, Virginia. Police responded to reports of a burglary at a construction site near 45000 Maries Road in Sterling shortly before 12:30 a.m. on July 31. On August 1, authorities...
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August 03, 2026 United States
LG to Invest Additional $910m in 200MW Data Center Near Seoul South Korean conglomerate LG will invest an additional 1.3 trillion won ($910 million) in its 200MW data center project in Paju, an investment which more than doubles the company’s previous commitment of 615.6 billion won ($441.7...
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August 03, 2026 Virginia
Dominion Energy, Virginia's primary electric utility, has added more than 5GW of contracted data center load to its pipeline since the end of last year. During its Q2 earnings call, the company said the increase represents an 11% rise. Previously, in its Q4 earnings report released in February,...
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July 31, 2026 Ohio
French energy and water utility Veolia has been selected to operate and maintain a 350MW microgrid powering an undisclosed AI data center campus in Ohio. The behind-the-meter energy system is designed to supply 100% of the facility’s power needs, combining gas engines, linear generators, and a...
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July 30, 2026 New Jersey
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...
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July 30, 2026 Texas
PowerPlay AI has unveiled plans for a 400MW behind-the-meter natural gas-powered AI data centre near Abilene, Texas, through a joint venture with neocloud provider Sharon AI. The companies said site planning and land acquisition have been completed, with work now focused on securing gas supply...
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July 30, 2026 United States
Energy firm Uniper plans to develop a new data centre hub at its Staudinger power plant site in Großkrotzenburg, Hesse, Germany. The project will be built on land previously occupied by a coal-fired power station that is being demolished. The hub will include a battery energy storage system and a...
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July 29, 2026 Texas
US data centre firm Rowan has filed plans to expand its Temple, Texas campus. The company is proposing AUS02 Building 2 at 1855 Bob White Road in Bell County. The $780 million project will deliver a 500,000 sq ft (46,451 sqm) single-storey facility. Construction is scheduled from August 2026 to...
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July 29, 2026 United States
PJM Interconnection, the largest US grid operator, has filed plans with FERC to secure additional power and manage rising data centre demand. One proposal would create a reliability backstop procurement process to match available supply with unmet data centre power needs. The process is expected...
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July 28, 2026 Texas
Flexential has acquired 110 acres in Kaufman County, Texas, for its fourth and largest data centre development in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Located in Talty, the first phase will deliver a 375,000 sq ft (34,840 sqm) facility with 36MW of capacity, supporting wholesale and multi-tenant...
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July 28, 2026 United States
Data centers support today’s digital services, including cloud computing, AI, banking, healthcare, and online platforms. As infrastructure becomes larger and more complex, maintaining reliability, efficiency, and uptime has become increasingly challenging. Modern facilities rely on interconnected...
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July 27, 2026 Georgia
A gigawatt-scale data centre campus is planned near Atlanta, Georgia. Developer Stillwater Development has filed a Development of Regional Impact application for the Stillwater Technology Park in Lovejoy, around 25 miles (40km) south of downtown Atlanta. The proposed campus at 11760 Panhandle...
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July 25, 2026 Pennsylvania
Developer Mudiita Infra is planning a 930-acre data centre development in Ransom Township, Pennsylvania. Its affiliate, Mudiita Land Venture, acquired 530 acres south of Ransom Road and west of South Keyser Avenue from KF Real Estate for $2.4 million, according to a deed filed with Lackawanna...
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July 24, 2026 Texas
Several environmental groups have threatened to sue Vantage Data Centers and VoltaGrid over two planned natural gas-powered off-grid data centres near San Antonio, Texas. The Environmental Integrity Project, the Sierra Club, and Public Citizen allege the companies failed to obtain the required...
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July 23, 2026 Oregon
Sabey is starting vertical construction of a new data center in Oregon. Sabey Data Centers this week announced that the company was “going vertical” at its SDC Umatilla campus. “Watching the first steel go up is always a significant moment because it turns years of planning, engineering and hard...
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July 22, 2026 United States
US data centers could require up to 194GW of power by 2035, according to BloombergNEF, an 83 percent increase from its previous forecast. The growth would see data centers account for around 20 percent of US electricity consumption, driven largely by new AI infrastructure projects, including...
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July 22, 2026 Ohio
Cervenka Development Partners is exploring a potential data center project in Amherst, Ohio. The company has applied for a zoning variance to allow data center use on industrial land parcels along Nordson Drive. The request will be reviewed by the City of Amherst Zoning Board of Appeals on July...
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