March 19, 2026 Microsoft Azure
Microsoft has pledged to stop requiring local governments to sign nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) for its data center projects. In a blog post, the company said this commitment builds on its “Community-First AI Infrastructure Plan,” which promises to prevent data centers from raising electricity...
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March 18, 2026 OpenAI
OpenAI has reorganized its leadership as it shifts toward leasing more AI capacity from cloud providers. The company is still pursuing its global Stargate data center buildout with Oracle and SoftBank, but recent reports suggest it may scale back expansion plans in favor of rented infrastructure....
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March 17, 2026 Oslo
Another data center may be on the way in Norway. Østfold Energi is preparing sites in Sarpsborg and Våler in partnership with local municipalities, with Google likely to take the Våler location.“We have extensive experience with project development in collaboration with landowners, local...
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March 14, 2026 Norway
Investment firm 3i Infrastructure has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Norway’s Lefdal Mine Datacenter (LMD). Announced this week, 3i plans to invest €300 million ($347.3 million) in the deal, which is expected to close in summer 2026.The data center company is being acquired from a fund...
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March 12, 2026 Microsoft Azure
Microsoft and Meta have each committed around $50 billion to additional data center leases in the latest quarter. According to Bloomberg, citing an analysis of quarterly filings, the new deals push total future data center lease commitments by cloud companies and hyperscalers to more than $700...
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March 11, 2026 Google
Google has outlined plans for a proposed data center development in Botetourt County, Virginia. Known as Project Raspberry, details of the project were revealed in a notice issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers’ Norfolk District.Planned for a 343.6-acre site within the Greenfield Industrial...
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March 07, 2026 Norway
Plans for a proposed ammonia plant in Norway have been scrapped, with the developer now exploring the site for potential data center use. The shift comes after delays caused the project to lose its grid capacity allocation with the local grid operator Iverson eFuels has decided to terminate plans...
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March 04, 2026 Google
Google has confirmed it is the company behind the 403-acre data center campus project in Hermantown, Minnesota. As reported by MPRNews, Google has confirmed its role in the development, describing the area as a "natural fit for this project, offering a climate that supports energy-efficient air...
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February 27, 2026 Google
The municipality of Vaala this week announced Google has acquired some 900 hectares in the area. The site is about six kilometres (3.7 miles) from the center of Vaala, near Fingrid's Nuojua substation on both sides of Ouluntie (Highway 22). Full details of the planned development haven’t been...
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February 24, 2026 Google
Google has announced a new data center in Wilbarger County, Texas, to be powered by onsite ‘clean energy’ from US energy firm AES. AES has secured the land and grid interconnection agreements for the project and will construct the shared electrical infrastructure needed to support the co-located...
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February 19, 2026 OpenAI
TCS’ HyperVault unit and OpenAI have agreed to a multi-year partnership to develop AI infrastructure in India. In the initial phase, TCS will develop AI infrastructure with 100MW of capacity, with an option to scale to 1GW.Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI, said: “India is already leading the way in AI...
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February 13, 2026 Google
Google has begun construction of a second data center campus in Kansas City, Missouri. Dubbed "Project Mica," Google has long been linked to the project but only officially confirmed its involvement this week.It is set to be on a 500-acre site, off the northeast corner of Interstate 435 and 169...
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February 07, 2026 Google
Google has signed a 100MW Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with German power company EnBW for energy from the He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.The 15-year deal will see the hyperscaler offtake power from the under-construction wind farm, which, when complete, will have an...
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February 05, 2026 Google
The Sand Springs City Council has approved a data center campus development proposed by Google for just outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dubbed "Project Spring," the campus is planned for an 827-acre property located at 5615 OK-97, Sand Springs, OK 74063, and is being developed by White Rose...
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January 28, 2026 Norway
Aker Nscale has entered into an agreement with Løvenskiold-Fossum Kraft Drift to develop a 96MW data center in Skien, Norway. The company aims to establish a data center capable of supporting AI workloads and has applied for grid capacity from Statnett.Leopold Løvenskiold, the general manager and...
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January 27, 2026 Microsoft Azure
AI-powered search engine Perplexity has signed a three year $750 million cloud computing agreement with Microsoft, reports Bloomberg. This is the first cloud agreement Perplexity has signed outside of Amazon Web Services (AWS), of which it has a long-term partnership.“We are excited to partner...
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January 17, 2026 Google
Google has signed a spate of Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) totalling 1.17GW with Clearway Energy Group across Missouri, Texas, and West Virginia. Under the terms of the PPAs, Clearway will supply power to support Google’s data center operations in the Southern Power Pool, ERCOT, and PJM...
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January 15, 2026 Google
Google has expanded its 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) partnership with renewable energy developer Engie in Germany until 2030. The expansion will see the companies integrate battery energy storage systems (BESS) and additional renewable Power Purchase Agreements into the CFE mechanism.“We are...
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January 10, 2026 Google
Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing, LLC (IVCM) is seeking to develop a 950,000 sq ft (88,257 sqm), 330MW single-story data center, emergency backup generator building (330MW), on-site substation, and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS, 862MWh) on 74 acres around 2304 Clark Road.The BESS...
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January 08, 2026 Microsoft Azure
Microsoft is planning to invest $400 million in a data center project in Castroville, Texas. Dubbed SAT 82, the data center will be located at 2580 Farm to Market Road, 471 N in Castroville, a town to the west of San Antonio. The data center will span 195,670 sq ft (18,178 sqm) across one story,...
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