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Read Microsoft 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...

Microsoft Secures Capacity At Pure DC Data Center In Finland

July 14, 2026 Microsoft Azure

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...

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Read 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. T...

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

July 10, 2026 Microsoft Azure

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...

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Read Canadian Developer Proposes 25-acre Data Center in Fergus, Ontario
Canadian developer Spur Innovation is planning a 50–75MW data center on a 25-acre site in Fergus, Ontario.According to an AI-generated factsheet attached to a report by the Wellington Advertiser, t...

Canadian Developer Proposes 25-acre Data Center in Fergus, Ontario

July 04, 2026 Ontario

Canadian developer Spur Innovation is planning a 50–75MW data center on a 25-acre site in Fergus, Ontario.According to an AI-generated factsheet attached to a report by the Wellington Advertiser, the proposal also includes a vertical farm and greenhouse complex at 865 Gartshore Street. The data...

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Read 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 i...

National Grid Ventures Invests $1.75bn in Gas Plant for Microsoft Texas Data Center

July 04, 2026 Microsoft Azure

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....

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Read 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 proje...

Microsoft’s First Data Center at Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin Campus Now Operational

June 23, 2026 Microsoft Azure

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...

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Read 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 plac...

Microsoft Begins Construction of La Porte Data Center Campus

June 18, 2026 Microsoft Azure

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 Dermody,...

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Read 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 e...

Microsoft Begins Construction on Alviso Data Center Campus in San Jose

June 12, 2026 Microsoft Azure

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...

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Read 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 th...

Microsoft Acquires 470-Acre Site on Finland’s West Coast for a New Data Center

June 09, 2026 Microsoft Azure

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 pleased...

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Read 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 d...

Microsoft Seeks Expansion of Mecklenburg County, Virginia Data Center Campus

June 04, 2026 Microsoft Azure

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...

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Read CoreWeave Anchors Phase 1 of eStruxture's 90 MW Calgary CAL-3
CoreWeave Anchors Phase 1 of eStruxture's 90 MW Calgary CAL-3

CoreWeave Anchors Phase 1 of eStruxture's 90 MW Calgary CAL-3

May 17, 2026 eStruxture

eStruxture has signed CoreWeave as the anchor tenant for Phase 1 of CAL-3, its 90 MW AI-ready data center in Rocky View County just outside Calgary, eStruxture announced on May 14. The Tier III facility is the largest data center under construction in Alberta and is targeted for commercial...

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Read Microsoft to Build Data Center in Tyrone, Georgia
Microsoft to Build Data Center in Tyrone, Georgia

Microsoft to Build Data Center in Tyrone, Georgia

May 05, 2026 Microsoft Azure

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, design,...

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Read Top Data Center News for 30th March - 4th April, 2026
Top Data Center News for 30th March - 4th April, 2026

Top Data Center News for 30th March - 4th April, 2026

April 06, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft commits $1bn to cloud and AI infrastructure in Thailand Microsoft will invest more than $1 billion in cloud and AI infrastructure in Thailand over the next two years, to be used in expanding the company's data center footprint, upskill local talent, and invest in cybersecurity and...

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Read Poolside Pursues New Partners for Texas Data Center Following CoreWeave Deal Breakdown
Poolside Pursues New Partners for Texas Data Center Following CoreWeave Deal Breakdown

Poolside Pursues New Partners for Texas Data Center Following CoreWeave Deal Breakdown

April 04, 2026 CoreWeave

AI startup Poolside is in discussions with cloud providers, including Google, as it looks to secure a new partner for its Texas data center project. The talks follow the collapse of Poolside’s previous agreement with CoreWeave for the development.CoreWeave and Poolside reached an agreement in...

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Read Microsoft Signs Gas Deal with Chevron, Engine No. 1 for AI Data Center power
Microsoft Signs Gas Deal with Chevron, Engine No. 1 for AI Data Center power

Microsoft Signs Gas Deal with Chevron, Engine No. 1 for AI Data Center power

April 02, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft, Chevron, and Engine No. 1 have signed an exclusivity agreement that could provide up to 2.5GW of natural gas power for a new data center, though commercial terms have yet to be finalized.Bloomberg first reported that the agreement is linked to a proposed $7 billion natural gas power...

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Read Microsoft Commits $1bn to Cloud and AI Infrastructure in Thailand
Microsoft Commits $1bn to Cloud and AI Infrastructure in Thailand

Microsoft Commits $1bn to Cloud and AI Infrastructure in Thailand

April 02, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft will invest more than $1 billion in cloud and AI infrastructure in Thailand over the next two years, vice chair and president Brad Smith said after a meeting with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. The investment will be used to expand the company's data center footprint, upskill...

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Read Microsoft, Armada Deploy Azure Local on Galleon Modular Data Centers
Microsoft, Armada Deploy Azure Local on Galleon Modular Data Centers

Microsoft, Armada Deploy Azure Local on Galleon Modular Data Centers

April 01, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft and Armada are partnering to integrate their edge offerings. Azure Local will be deployable in Armada’s Galleon modular edge data centers, alongside the company’s Edge Platform. The integration will allow customers to run workloads in intermittently connected, contested, or fully...

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Read Microsoft Drops NDAs for Ddata Center Projects
Microsoft Drops NDAs for Ddata Center Projects

Microsoft Drops NDAs for Ddata Center Projects

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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Read Microsoft and Meta Commit to $50bn in New Data Center Leases in Latest Quarter
Microsoft and Meta Commit to $50bn in New Data Center Leases in Latest Quarter

Microsoft and Meta Commit to $50bn in New Data Center Leases in Latest Quarter

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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Read Ontario Legislator Says Data Center May be Headed to Sarnia-Lambton
Ontario Legislator Says Data Center May be Headed to Sarnia-Lambton

Ontario Legislator Says Data Center May be Headed to Sarnia-Lambton

February 21, 2026 Ontario

A new data center could be coming to Ontario, Canada. Bob Bailey, a member of Ontario’s Provincial Parliament, said on Thursday that a data center could be coming to the southern border city of Sarnia.Bailey suggested the proposed data center would deliver at least 100MW of capacity, noting that...

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Read Nvidia Invests Another $2bn in CoreWeave
Nvidia Invests Another $2bn in CoreWeave

Nvidia Invests Another $2bn in CoreWeave

January 29, 2026 CoreWeave

Nvidia has invested another $2 billion in AI cloud provider CoreWeave. The investment aims to help CoreWeave speed up its build-out of more than 5GW of AI capacity by 2030, and will also see Nvidia giving the neocloud access to the upcoming Vera chip - Nvidia's latest CPU.Nvidia's CEO, Jensen...

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