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New Gas Plant Construction Costs Jump 66% Amid Data Center Demand

Rising demand from data centers for natural gas power is driving up the cost of new combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants, according to a report from BloombergNEF. The report found that costs have climbed from less than $1,500 per kilowatt of capacity in 2023 to $2,157 in 2025—a 66% increas...

April 29, 2026

United States

Maine Governor Rejects Statewide Data Center Moratorium Bill

capacity, which would have remained in place until November 1, 2027. Maine Governor Janet Mills has vetoed a bill that would have introduced the first statewide moratorium on data centers in the US. LD307 had passed both legislative chambers, gaining approval from the House of Representatives ...

April 27, 2026

Maine

Pace to Develop 100MW Data Center in Glasscock County, Texas

A “Texas-first” data center with an initial 100MW of capacity is being planned in the Lone Star State. New developer Pace is proposing the facility at a site in Glasscock County. The scheme, dubbed the Lone Star Project, is described as “reflecting a Texas-first development philosophy from sta...

April 27, 2026

Texas

Top Data Center News for 20th-25th April, 2026

Meta Begins Construction on Tulsa Data CenterMeta has broken ground on its first data center in Oklahoma, beginning construction on a 340 acre campus in Tulsa dubbed Project Anthem, expected to involve around $1 billion in investment.Google Starts Work on New Data Center in AustriaGoogle has b...

April 27, 2026

United States

Nobles County Rejects $4bn Data Center Proposal

A $4 billion data center project has been rejected by local officials in Nobles County, Minnesota. Renewable energy developer Geronimo Power had been considering a 959-acre site between 200th Street and 190th Street for the development of eight data center buildings totaling 2.5 million sq ft ...

April 24, 2026

Minnesota

Harford County weighs 90-day data center moratorium

Local authorities in Harford County, Maryland, are considering a 90-day moratorium on data center development in response to a proposal to build a facility at a local golf course. Councilman Jacob Bennett, who introduced Bill 26-005, said the pause would give the county “plenty of time to rese...

April 23, 2026

Hartford

Certarus lands 135MW onsite gas supply deal for US data center

US natural gas firm Superior Plus Corp, through its subsidiary Certarus, has secured a supply contract with an undisclosed data center customer in the US. The agreement covers a two-and-a-half-year term to provide compressed natural gas (CNG) to a hyperscale data center currently under develop...

April 23, 2026

United States

DataBank Raises $2bn for Dallas Data Center Buildout

US data center firm DataBank has secured new financing to support the build-out of three data centers in Dallas, Texas. The company this week announced it has obtained a $2 billion loan to fund construction of the first three facilities at its new Red Oak campus. DataBank said the deal represe...

April 22, 2026

Dallas

Aon Expands Data Center Insurance Capacity to $3.5bn

Insurance firm Aon has expanded the level of coverage it can provide for data center projects. The company first launched its Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program (DCLP) last year. The multi-line facility spans construction, cargo, cyber, and operational risk under a single program, and is ...

April 21, 2026

United States

Top Data Center news for 13th - 18th April, 2026

AWS Eyes $430m Data Center Project in Navi MumbaiAmazon Web Services (AWS) is planning to invest $429.8 million in a data center near Taloja in Navi Mumbai, India. AWS plans to construct six buildings on the site, four of which will be seven-story data center facilities, expected to have a tot...

April 20, 2026

United States

Plans Emerge for $1.7bn Data Center in Lebanon County

A $1.7 billion data center project could be developed in South Annville Township in southeastern Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. During a public presentation to Lebanon County Commissioners on Wednesday, property developer Inch & Company said it is considering plans to build five data center...

April 20, 2026

Pennsylvania

Saab Proposes Combined data Center and Fighter Jet Deal to Canada

Saab is offering a sovereign data center deployment to the Canadian military as part of a package tied to its fighter jet proposal. As reported by CBC News, the Swedish defense company is hoping that the inclusion of a data center—designed to keep sensitive data outside the control of US firms...

April 18, 2026

Canada

Maine Becomes First US State to Pass Data Center Moratorium

The US’ first statewide data center moratorium has been approved by the Maine legislature. LD307 passed the House in early April and was approved by the Senate yesterday. Sponsored by Democrat Melanie Sachs, the bill imposes a temporary moratorium on state authorities accepting applications fo...

April 18, 2026

Maine

Veolia Unveils Carbon-Neutral Data Center Platform

French energy and water utility Veolia is launching a new integrated platform aimed at addressing the environmental and operational challenges facing the data center sector. The company said the platform will support the development of data centers into carbon-neutral, water-positive, circular...

April 17, 2026

United States

Plans Filed for Two-Building Data Center Campus in Northeast Pennsylvania

Another data center development is being proposed in Pennsylvania. As reported by the Times-Tribune and WVIA, Popca LLC has filed plans to develop a two-building campus in Newton Township.Popca’s application was first filed in January but was denied in February, according to local reports, as ...

April 15, 2026

Pennsylvania

Plans Emerge for Two-Building Data Center Near Leesburg, Virginia

A new data center campus has been proposed outside Leesburg in Virginia’s Loudoun County. First reported by BizJournal, the Farkas family has filed a pre-meeting application with the county to develop a campus on undeveloped land along the west side of Gulick Mill Road, south of Leesburg, west...

April 15, 2026

Virginia

Plans Filed for 1.2GW Data Center Campus in Irwin County, Georgia

A gigawatt-scale data center campus has been proposed in Georgia. A Development of Regional Impact (DRI) application has been filed with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for a project in Irwin County, in south-central Georgia. Premier Data Center Development, LLC plans to build a fi...

April 14, 2026

Georgia

US Air Force Bases in Alaska Eyed for Potential Data Center Development

The US Department of the Air Force (DAF) could develop and operate data centers at three of its sites in Alaska. It has issued a Request for Lease Proposal seeking a private sector partner to advance the data center projects. Part of the Department of Defense now referred to as the Department ...

April 14, 2026

United States

Top Data Center News for 6th-11th April, 2026

Google Acquires Land to Develop $15 Billion Data Center in IndiaGoogle is set to begin work on its $15 billion data center projects in Andhra Pradesh later this month starting with an AI Hub project that is expected to deliver 1GW of capacity across three interconnected data center campuses in...

April 13, 2026

United States

Plans Emerge for 600MW Data Center in Coachella, California

A 600MW data center could be developed in Coachella, Southern California. Developer DMK Projects is proposing to build the facility on a 240-acre site at the corner of 52nd Avenue and Fillmore Street.Project documents presented at a City Council meeting on February 11 indicate that DMK plans f...

April 11, 2026

California

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