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Microsoft Reportedly Secures Capacity At Pure DC Data Center In Finland

Pure DC has launched the first phase of its Seinäjoki, Finland, data center project, with Microsoft reportedly among the customers leasing capacity at the site. The initial phase will deliver 110MW of capacity with an estimated investment of $1.7 billion. Pure DC has been developing plans for the...

July 14, 2026

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Microsoft Reports 25% Rise in CO₂ Emissions Amid Data Center Expansion

Microsoft reported a 25 percent year-on-year rise in carbon emissions, with total Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions increasing to 20.29 million metric tons of CO₂e as data center expansion accelerated. The company said the jump was largely due to its decision to stop using unbundled renewable energy ce...

July 10, 2026

Microsoft Azure

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

Microsoft Azure

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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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. According to Baxtel, it currently includes two 135,000 sq ft (12,540 sqm) data center buildings, t...

June 16, 2026

Google

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

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 i...

June 15, 2026

Google

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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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 solar facility. According to a report by Nikkei, the company has signed a framework investment agreemen...

June 12, 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 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

OpenAI

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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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, CPUs, memory modules, and related infrastructure for approximately $920 million per month. The contrac...

June 08, 2026

Google

Top Data Center News for 1st - 6th June, 2026

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 ...

June 08, 2026

Google

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 prioritize air-cooled technologies to reduce water use. It also aims to expand the use of reclaimed...

June 05, 2026

Google

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

Microsoft Azure

Gigawatt Scale Data Center and Energy Project Kicks Off in Texas

Google and Intersect Power have begun construction at the Meitner Energy Center, a colocated data center and energy project spanning Gray and Roberts Counties, Texas. The development combines a data center with more than 1GW of wind, solar, and battery storage capacity. The companies said the col...

June 04, 2026

Google

Google Breaks Ground on Swedish data center in Horndal

Google has officially broken ground on a new data center in Horndal, Sweden. Located in Avesta Municipality in Dalarna County, the facility will be the company’s first self-developed, owned, and operated data center in the country. While limited details have been released, Google says the site...

June 02, 2026

Google

Nscale and Vattenfall Finalize PPA to Power Kvandal Facility in Norway

European neocloud Nscale has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Swedish state-owned energy company Vattenfall in Norway. The agreement will support the first phase of Nscale’s data center development in Kvandal. While the exact capacity has not been disclosed, the companies say it wi...

May 25, 2026

Nscale

Magnora Secures Milan-Area Land for 30 MW Data Center, Its Second Italy Project

Norwegian renewables and data center developer Magnora ASA has secured land for a new 30 MW data center project in the Milan area, the company announced on Monday. The wholly owned project is Magnora's second in Italy and brings its data center development portfolio to 585 MW gross and 460 MW ...

May 18, 2026

Milan

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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