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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July 21, 2026 United States
Aon has expanded its Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program (DCLP), adding $5 billion in capacity and broader risk solutions for data center developers and operators. The multi-line insurance program covers construction, cargo, cyber, and operational risks across the data center lifecycle. The...
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July 21, 2026 United States
Intel is reportedly planning another round of layoffs, with job cuts expected to affect its data center division. The layoffs were first reported by The Oregonian, though the number of employees impacted has not been confirmed. “As part of our broader strategy to become a more focused and...
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July 20, 2026 United States
Stream Proposes 867-Acre Data Center Campus in Graham, Texas Stream Data Centers is planning a data center campus called Project Saltworks on an approximately 890-acre site in Graham, Texas, to include 15 data center buildings with around $10 billion in investment, expected to generate around $14...
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July 20, 2026 Kentucky
A new data center could be coming to Kentucky. WYMT reports that the Appalachian Industrial Development Authority (AIDA) has signed an agreement with Diversified Gas and Oil Corporation and Maverick Holdings to potentially acquire a 100-acre site at Gateway Business Park in Letcher County. The...
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July 18, 2026 Florida
A planned data center project in Haines City, Florida, is facing delays due to limited water capacity. Local reports say Cielo’s proposed 300MW campus, planned for a 74-acre site along Marion Road and State Road 544-East, could require up to 150,000 gallons (681,913 liters) of water per day....
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July 18, 2026 Texas
Headwaters Site Development, an affiliate of Stream Data Centers, is planning a data center campus called Project Saltworks on an approximately 890-acre site in Graham, Texas. The proposed development would include 15 data center buildings on land south of Lake Graham, near FM 61 and FM 209....
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July 17, 2026 Alabama
A new data center could be coming to Birmingham, Alabama. Officials in Fairfield, Alabama, have announced that a colocation data center development is being proposed in the city. Details of the proposed project have not yet been disclosed, but Fairfield officials will hold a town hall later this...
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July 16, 2026 Texas
BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and ACS have launched Coravel, a data center platform targeting hyperscalers. Coravel has a 1.7GW development pipeline across the US, Europe, and Australia, with 150MW under construction. The company has also signed its first hyperscaler customer...
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July 15, 2026 United States
SLB and Liberty Energy are partnering to deliver modular power and infrastructure solutions for AI and high-performance data centers. The companies aim to accelerate deployments through behind-the-meter power systems that bypass traditional grid connection timelines. "The bottleneck in AI...
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July 15, 2026 California
Eight Form has withdrawn its proposal to replace a Hyatt Place hotel in El Segundo, California, with a data center. The plan involved demolishing the hotel at 750 N. Nash Street to build a five-story, 230,780 sq ft (21,440 sqm) facility with 50MW of capacity. Eight Form withdrew the proposal...
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July 15, 2026 Texas
QTS is set to develop data centers at Lancium’s Clean Campus in Hall County, Texas. The companies plan to invest $10 billion to build up to 11 data center buildings across 465 acres near Turkey, Texas. The site is supported by a 1GW grid connection. “We are excited about the potential to expand...
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July 14, 2026 Virginia
A former ethanol plant in Hopewell, Virginia, near Richmond, is being evaluated for redevelopment into a data center. Data center consulting firm Volterra Advisors is studying the site at 701 S 6th Ave, with plans potentially calling for a 20MW facility spanning 50,000–70,000 sq ft (4,645–6,505...
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July 13, 2026 Idaho
A Native American tribe is opposing plans for a $2.6 billion AI data center near Pocatello, Idaho. Lex Developments plans to build the facility on the site of the former Hoku Materials polysilicon plant in the southeastern Idaho city. The project was denied planning approval in May, but the...
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July 13, 2026 Texas
Cryptocurrency and AI data center developer Mara has agreed to acquire a powered land site in Matagorda County, Texas, from e-fuels company HIF USA. Located about 90 miles (144km) from Houston, the site covers more than 1,200 acres and is expected to provide up to 1GW of power capacity by October...
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July 13, 2026 United States
Meta Plans $9.17 Billion Gigawatt-Scale Data Center in Alberta, Canada Meta is planning an AI focused 1GW data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta with a CA$13 billion (US$9.17 billion) investment on the facility expected to scale up to 1.8GW of capacity, marking the company’s first facility in...
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July 10, 2026 Texas
HyperDataGrid is planning a new data center outside Lufkin, Texas, at the former Northern Chip Mill site on Highway 103 West. The proposed facility would be developed on the 40-acre former timber processing site located along Ben Dunn Road. Angelina County Judge Keith Wright said HyperDataGrid...
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July 09, 2026 Kansas
A 20MW data center project could be developed in Parsons, Kansas, after the city approved a purchase option agreement with HyperDataGrid. The company is seeking to acquire around 20 acres in Tolen Creek Industrial Park for the proposed facility. The agreement allows HyperDataGrid to complete due...
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