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Read Google Explores Data Center Development In New Mexico
Google is exploring a new data center project in Lea County, New Mexico.
The company has not disclosed further details, including the site location or facility specifications.

“Though many deta...

Google Explores Data Center Development In New Mexico

September 19, 2026 Google

Google is exploring a new data center project in Lea County, New Mexico. The company has not disclosed further details, including the site location or facility specifications. “Though many details remain outstanding, we’re excited about the possibilities that exist in Lea County, and look forward...

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Read Crusoe Secures $3.9B For AI Data Center Expansion
AI data center and cloud company Crusoe has raised $3.9 billion in a Series F funding round, valuing the company at $30.9 billion. The round was co-led by Atreides Management, Mubadala Capital, and...

Crusoe Secures $3.9B For AI Data Center Expansion

September 18, 2026 Crusoe

AI data center and cloud company Crusoe has raised $3.9 billion in a Series F funding round, valuing the company at $30.9 billion. The round was co-led by Atreides Management, Mubadala Capital, and Valor Equity Partners, with additional investment from Founders Fund, GIC, Nvidia, QIA, Radical...

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Read Google And Blackstone JV Faces Delays On Data Center Projects
Google and Blackstone’s joint venture is facing delays at several data center projects across the US, although the partnership remains optimistic about its progress. Known internally as Project Bra...

Google And Blackstone JV Faces Delays On Data Center Projects

September 09, 2026 Google

Google and Blackstone’s joint venture is facing delays at several data center projects across the US, although the partnership remains optimistic about its progress. Known internally as Project Braid, the JV was formed in May 2026 to develop a cloud platform powered by Google’s Tensor Processing...

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Read Google Reveals It Is Behind 506-Acre Project Clydesdale Data Center In Oklahoma
Google has confirmed it is behind the Project Clydesdale data center campus near Tulsa, Oklahoma. Developed by Beale Infrastructure, the 506-acre campus will be located near the Cherokee Industrial...

Google Reveals It Is Behind 506-Acre Project Clydesdale Data Center In Oklahoma

August 19, 2026 Google

Google has confirmed it is behind the Project Clydesdale data center campus near Tulsa, Oklahoma. Developed by Beale Infrastructure, the 506-acre campus will be located near the Cherokee Industrial Park in Owasso. “The Tulsa Regional Chamber is thrilled that Google is deepening its footprint in...

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Read Crusoe Partners With Aalo on Nuclear-Powered AI Data Centre Project
Crusoe has partnered with SMR developer Aalo Atomics to deploy what the companies describe as the world's first nuclear-powered AI data centre. The partnership will see a Crusoe Spark modular data ...

Crusoe Partners With Aalo on Nuclear-Powered AI Data Centre Project

July 30, 2026 Crusoe

Crusoe has partnered with SMR developer Aalo Atomics to deploy what the companies describe as the world's first nuclear-powered AI data centre. The partnership will see a Crusoe Spark modular data centre deployed at Idaho National Laboratory in 2027, powered by Aalo’s 50MWe Pod reactor. The...

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Read DTE Data Centre Pipeline Tops 8GW Following Oracle and Google Deals
DTE Energy’s data centre pipeline has grown beyond 8GW, supported by major deals with Google and Oracle. The utility has secured 2.4GW of agreements, including a 1.4GW Oracle-backed project in Sali...

DTE Data Centre Pipeline Tops 8GW Following Oracle and Google Deals

July 29, 2026 Google

DTE Energy’s data centre pipeline has grown beyond 8GW, supported by major deals with Google and Oracle. The utility has secured 2.4GW of agreements, including a 1.4GW Oracle-backed project in Saline Township expected to ramp up in 2027–2028. DTE’s 1GW Google deal is awaiting approval from the...

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Read Verizon Signs $1bn Fibre Deal With Google to Connect Data Centres
Verizon has signed a $1 billion dark fibre agreement with Google to connect the hyperscaler's data centres, CEO Dan Schulman confirmed. Speaking during the company's Q2 earnings call, Schulman said...

Verizon Signs $1bn Fibre Deal With Google to Connect Data Centres

July 27, 2026 Google

Verizon has signed a $1 billion dark fibre agreement with Google to connect the hyperscaler's data centres, CEO Dan Schulman confirmed. Speaking during the company's Q2 earnings call, Schulman said Verizon expects to announce additional deals later this year that could generate "multiple billions...

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Read Google Named End User of 8 Million sq ft Data Centre in Columbia, Georgia
Google has been named the sole end user and operator of the 8 million sq ft (743,224 sqm) Columbia County Data Center development in Georgia. The company was confirmed as the customer during an ann...

Google Named End User of 8 Million sq ft Data Centre in Columbia, Georgia

July 24, 2026 Google

Google has been named the sole end user and operator of the 8 million sq ft (743,224 sqm) Columbia County Data Center development in Georgia. The company was confirmed as the customer during an announcement by the county’s Economic Development Authority on 23 July. Located northwest of White Oak...

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Read Power and Cooling Failure Causes Google Cloud Outage in Netherlands
Google Cloud suffered an outage in the Netherlands after a data center experienced a loss of utility power and cooling capacity. The Europe-West4 availability zone was affected for nearly 15 hours,...

Power and Cooling Failure Causes Google Cloud Outage in Netherlands

July 21, 2026 Google

Google Cloud suffered an outage in the Netherlands after a data center experienced a loss of utility power and cooling capacity. The Europe-West4 availability zone was affected for nearly 15 hours, impacting services including Google Cloud VMware Engine, Bare Metal Solution, and Google Cloud...

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Read Crusoe Tied to Proposed Data Center Development in Virginia's Franklin County
A proposed data center project could be coming to Franklin County, Virginia. Local media report that county officials have been in discussions with Crusoe over the potential "Project Flash" develop...

Crusoe Tied to Proposed Data Center Development in Virginia's Franklin County

July 16, 2026 Crusoe

A proposed data center project could be coming to Franklin County, Virginia. Local media report that county officials have been in discussions with Crusoe over the potential "Project Flash" development since November. Few details have been disclosed, but the project is reportedly being considered...

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Read Google Revealed As Customer Behind 2.7GW Data Center Campus Near Cheyenne, Wyoming
Google has been identified as the company behind the 2.7GW Project Tembo data center campus, formerly known as Project Jade, near Cheyenne, Wyoming. The 716-acre campus in Switchgrass Industrial Pa...

Google Revealed As Customer Behind 2.7GW Data Center Campus Near Cheyenne, Wyoming

July 14, 2026 Google

Google has been identified as the company behind the 2.7GW Project Tembo data center campus, formerly known as Project Jade, near Cheyenne, Wyoming. The 716-acre campus in Switchgrass Industrial Park will include four data halls, along with office, logistics, and network buildings. Construction...

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Read Duos Edge AI to Deliver 2MW of Data Center Capacity to Nistar
Duos Edge AI will provide 2MW of AI data center capacity to neocloud provider Nistar at its Columbus, Georgia, campus, increasing the site's total billed capacity to 12MW by the end of August. Nist...

Duos Edge AI to Deliver 2MW of Data Center Capacity to Nistar

July 08, 2026 Duos Edge AI

Duos Edge AI will provide 2MW of AI data center capacity to neocloud provider Nistar at its Columbus, Georgia, campus, increasing the site's total billed capacity to 12MW by the end of August. Nistar plans to deploy up to 1,024 Nvidia B200 GPUs and offer the infrastructure to AI and...

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Read Google Plans $1.5 Billion Expansion of Alabama Data Center Campus
Google will invest an additional $1.5 billion to expand its data center campus in Jackson County through 2027. The site, built on the former Widows Creek coal plant, has been operational since 2019...

Google Plans $1.5 Billion Expansion of Alabama Data Center Campus

June 16, 2026 Google

Google will invest an additional $1.5 billion to expand its data center campus in Jackson County through 2027. The site, built on the former Widows Creek coal plant, has been operational since 2019. According to Baxtel, it currently includes two 135,000 sq ft (12,540 sqm) data center buildings,...

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Read AiOnX Completes $500 Million Genesis Digital Assets Deal and Transitions Facilities to AI
AiOnX has acquired a 77 percent stake in cryptomining firm Genesis Digital Assets for $500 million, gaining access to 15 data centers across the US and Sweden with 1.3GW of power capacity. The faci...

AiOnX Completes $500 Million Genesis Digital Assets Deal and Transitions Facilities to AI

June 15, 2026 Genesis Digital Assets

AiOnX has acquired a 77 percent stake in cryptomining firm Genesis Digital Assets for $500 million, gaining access to 15 data centers across the US and Sweden with 1.3GW of power capacity. The facilities will be converted to support AI and HPC workloads, increasing AiOnX’s total data center...

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Read Top Data Center News for 8th-13th of June, 2026
**[OpenAI in Early Talks for 10GW Data Center Lease in Ohio](https://baxtel.com/news/openai-in-early-talks-for-10gw-data-center-lease-in-ohio)**
**OpenAI is in advanced talks to lease a proposed 1...

Top Data Center News for 8th-13th of June, 2026

June 15, 2026 Google

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 which could be built in phases starting with an 800MW first stage expected in 2028, with full build-out estimated to cost up to $500 billion. Microsoft Acquires...

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Read Jinko Power Targets 1GW Solar-Backed AI Data Center Project in Western China
Chinese solar developer Jinko Power, a subsidiary of the broader Jinko Solar Group, is planning a 1GW data center project in Ningxia, western China, that will be powered directly by a dedicated sol...

Jinko Power Targets 1GW Solar-Backed AI Data Center Project in Western China

June 12, 2026 Google

Chinese solar developer Jinko Power, a subsidiary of the broader Jinko Solar Group, is planning a 1GW data center project in Ningxia, western China, that will be powered directly by a dedicated solar facility. According to a report by Nikkei, the company has signed a framework investment...

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Read Crusoe Temporarily Stops 1.8GW Data Center Build in Wyoming
Crusoe has paused development of Project Jade, a planned 1.8GW data center campus in Cheyenne, Wyoming that was announced last year and designed to potentially scale up to 10GW. The project was bei...

Crusoe Temporarily Stops 1.8GW Data Center Build in Wyoming

June 10, 2026 Crusoe

Crusoe has paused development of Project Jade, a planned 1.8GW data center campus in Cheyenne, Wyoming that was announced last year and designed to potentially scale up to 10GW. The project was being developed in partnership with Blackstone-backed energy company Tallgrass. Crusoe said it has...

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Read Google to Pay SpaceX-xAI $920 Million Per Month for AI Data Center Capacity
Google has entered into an agreement with SpaceX to secure large-scale computing capacity. According to a regulatory filing submitted by SpaceX on June 5, Google will lease roughly 110,000 GPUs, CP...

Google to Pay SpaceX-xAI $920 Million Per Month for AI Data Center Capacity

June 08, 2026 Google

Google has entered into an agreement with SpaceX to secure large-scale computing capacity. According to a regulatory filing submitted by SpaceX on June 5, Google will lease roughly 110,000 GPUs, CPUs, memory modules, and related infrastructure for approximately $920 million per month. The...

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**[Polar DC Secures €800 Million for Norway Data Center Project](https://baxtel.com/news/polar-dc-secures-800-million-senior-secured-bond-for-norway-data-center-project)**
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Top Data Center News for 1st - 6th June, 2026

June 08, 2026 Google

Polar DC Secures €800 Million for Norway Data Center Project Nordic AI data center developer Polar DC has raised €800 million ($932.2 million) for the development of its Norway data center project in a transaction representing a “new record” in terms of deal size in the Nordic market. Brookfield...

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Read Google Targets Net Positive Water Use at Data Centers by 2030
Google has pledged to replenish more water than it consumes across its data centers by 2030. The company plans to upgrade water and wastewater systems, work with utilities in local communities, and...

Google Targets Net Positive Water Use at Data Centers by 2030

June 05, 2026 Google

Google has pledged to replenish more water than it consumes across its data centers by 2030. The company plans to upgrade water and wastewater systems, work with utilities in local communities, and prioritize air-cooled technologies to reduce water use. It also aims to expand the use of reclaimed...

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