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Read Indiana advocacy group calls for state data center moratorium
Indiana advocacy group calls for state data center moratorium

Indiana advocacy group calls for state data center moratorium

October 30, 2024 Indiana

Indiana consumer and environmental advocacy organization Citizens Action Coalition (CAC) has called for a pause on new hyperscale data center development in the state. The group this week called on the Indiana General Assembly to enact a moratorium on new hyperscale data centers used to power...

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Read Infinera approved for $93m in direct funding
Infinera approved for $93m in direct funding

Infinera approved for $93m in direct funding

October 18, 2024 Pennsylvania

The Department of Commerce has provisionally agreed to provide up to $93 million in direct funding to optical networking vendor Infinera which would support the construction of a new fab in San Jose, California, and a new advanced test and packaging facility in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.“We are...

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Read Talen acquires Nautilus Cryptomine facility
Talen acquires Nautilus Cryptomine facility

Talen acquires Nautilus Cryptomine facility

October 08, 2024 Pennsylvania

US independent power producer Talen Energy has acquired full ownership of Nautilus Cryptomine, a 200MW Bitcoin mining facility in Berwick, Pennsylvania, from TeraWulf. Talen acquired TeraWulf’s 25 percent interest in Nautilus and obtained full control of the legacy Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)...

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Read 1547 CSR and Harrison Street acquire carrier hotel in Indiana
1547 CSR and Harrison Street acquire carrier hotel in Indiana

1547 CSR and Harrison Street acquire carrier hotel in Indiana

September 06, 2024 Indiana

Fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (1547) and Harrison Street announced the acquisition of the Global Access Point Union Station data center located in Northern Indiana. This facility offers access to more than 20 telecommunication network service providers, totaling 75,000 sq ft (6,965...

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Read Meta signs new renewable energy deal in Indiana
Meta signs new renewable energy deal in Indiana

Meta signs new renewable energy deal in Indiana

August 25, 2024 Indiana

Meta has signed a long-term Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreement with Arevon Energy, a renewable energy developer, owner, and operator for its Heirloom Solar Project in Pike County, Indiana. “Arevon is proud to once again partner with Meta and contribute to their sustainability goal of...

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Read Synergy Group names Northern Virginia, Beijing, and Dublin as top 3 hyperscale locations
Synergy Group names Northern Virginia, Beijing, and Dublin as top 3 hyperscale locations

Synergy Group names Northern Virginia, Beijing, and Dublin as top 3 hyperscale locations

August 23, 2024 Northern Virginia

A report from Synergy Research Group found that just twenty state or metro markets account for 62 percent of the world’s current hyperscale data center capacity. Northern Virginia tops this list while the Greater Beijing Area takes the second place, with both making up 22 percent of global...

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Read Talen Energy looks to sell nuclear powered facility in Pennsylvania
Talen Energy looks to sell nuclear powered facility in Pennsylvania

Talen Energy looks to sell nuclear powered facility in Pennsylvania

August 18, 2024 Pennsylvania

Independent power firm Talen Energy is looking to pivot away from crypto mining operations to supply power to data center developers instead and has confirmed its plans to sell its stake in the Bitcoin mining center located at its Pennsylvania nuclear power plant. The company first announced its...

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Read Alerify acquires Pennsylvania data center
Alerify acquires Pennsylvania data center

Alerify acquires Pennsylvania data center

August 01, 2024 Pennsylvania

Recently formed colocation firm Alerify, Inc. announced this week that it will be acquiring the assets of the hosting and Internet services business of Elevated MSP which was built in 1981 and is owned by local real estate firm the Vartan Group. The two-story building totals 68,830 square feet...

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Read Provident Realty Advisors withdraws proposal for Indiana data center
Provident Realty Advisors withdraws proposal for Indiana data center

Provident Realty Advisors withdraws proposal for Indiana data center

June 14, 2024 Indiana

Provident Realty Advisors notified Chesterton officials on June 10 about its intention to withdraw its proposal for a $1.3 billion data center in Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana.The led to from residents regarding the development, with concerns surrounding negative impacts of air, water,...

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Read Atlanta City Council members propose new bill to block data center developments
Atlanta City Council members propose new bill to block data center developments

Atlanta City Council members propose new bill to block data center developments

May 10, 2024 Atlanta

Atlanta City Councilmen Jason Dozier and Matt Westmoreland have introduced bills to block data center developments around certain areas of the Georgia city near transit stops and the Beltline. “Excited to introduce legislation alongside Matt Westmoreland to address the rapid growth of data...

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Read SK Hynix confirms investment in Indiana advanced chip packaging facility
SK Hynix confirms investment in Indiana advanced chip packaging facility

SK Hynix confirms investment in Indiana advanced chip packaging facility

April 04, 2024 Indiana

The South Korean chip manufacturer SK Hynix has confirmed earlier reports about building an advanced chip packaging facility in Indiania as it revealed its plans to invest $3.87 billion in the plant which will produce next-generation high bandwidth memory (HBM), the highest-performing Dynamic...

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Read OpenAI president Greg Brockman quits as the company fires CEO
OpenAI president Greg Brockman quits as the company fires CEO

OpenAI president Greg Brockman quits as the company fires CEO

November 20, 2023 San Francisco Bay Area

OpenAI's co-founder and president, Greg Brockman, has quit the company after the board suddenly fired CEO Sam Altman last week. Brockman, who was initially made to step down as board chairman, has left the company. The board is yet to disclose the exact reason for firing Altman as the company...

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Read OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman fired from the company
OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman fired from the company

OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman fired from the company

November 19, 2023 San Francisco Bay Area

OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman has been fired as CEO of the artificial intelligence startup as the board denounces confidence in his leadership. In a statement released by the company, the board noted that it “no longer has confidence in his ability to lead.” Mira Murati, OpenAI’s chief technology...

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Read Fortune 100 company proposes 12-building DC campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fortune 100 company proposes 12-building DC campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fortune 100 company proposes 12-building DC campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana

October 12, 2023 Indiana

An unnamed Fortune 100 company is planning a new 772-acre data center campus between Fort Wayne and New Haven to the east in Allen County. The application for this project, dubbed ‘Project Zodiac,” is for a new facility bound by East Tillman Road, Adams Center Road, and railroad tracks. Wane.com...

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Read Data center design standards approved by Leesburg Town Council in Loudoun
Data center design standards approved by Leesburg Town Council in Loudoun

Data center design standards approved by Leesburg Town Council in Loudoun

August 16, 2023 Northern Virginia

Leesburg's Loudoun County Council unanimously approved data center design criteria. Unlike Ashburn, Virginia's Leesburg has no data centers; however, this may change. Three rezoning petitions may allow data center development in town. One is in the Oaklawn neighborhood, one close to the former...

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Read Developers in San Jose, California, switch hotel plans for data center development
Developers in San Jose, California, switch hotel plans for data center development

Developers in San Jose, California, switch hotel plans for data center development

August 08, 2023 San Francisco Bay Area

Plans for an entertainment district development in San Jose, California, have been scrapped and replaced with data center plans, it has been announced. Back in 2018, developer Terra Ventures had initially pitched for development known as 'Shops @ Terra'; this would have been an entertainment...

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Read Edged Energy begins work on Atlanta data center
Edged Energy begins work on Atlanta data center

Edged Energy begins work on Atlanta data center

July 04, 2023 Atlanta

Construction on Edge Energy's Atlanta, Georgia data center is underway, with the company commencing work on July 1st. Located at Tilford Yard, the company bought the 158 acre-site back in July 2021; 70 acres will be dedicated to data center development. In January 2023, it filed a building permit...

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Read Prince William County locals want a data center developer to buy property outside Gainesville
Prince William County locals want a data center developer to buy property outside Gainesville

Prince William County locals want a data center developer to buy property outside Gainesville

June 28, 2023 Northern Virginia

Residents of Prince William County, Virginia, are attempting to sell their land to an unidentified data center developer. According to InsideNoVa, residents of Sanders Lane near Gainesville are attempting to sell their land to a data center developer. The residents appear to be attempting to...

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Read Loblaw former data center in Canada bought by Grain & StratCap
Loblaw former data center in Canada  bought by Grain & StratCap

Loblaw former data center in Canada bought by Grain & StratCap

June 22, 2023 Toronto

Grain Management and StratCap bought a data center on the Canadian outskirts of Toronto. This week, the firms announced the formation of a joint venture to purchase 55 Hereford Street in Brampton, Ontario. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but per the joint venture contract,...

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Read Pennsylvania High School Tech Center Gets $2.6m Renovation, Including District Data Center
Pennsylvania High School Tech Center Gets $2.6m Renovation, Including District Data Center

Pennsylvania High School Tech Center Gets $2.6m Renovation, Including District Data Center

May 29, 2023 Pennsylvania

The Career and Technical Center (CTC) at State College Area High School in Pennsylvania is undergoing a $2.6 million upgrade to bring the district's data center to the campus. The school administration approved the renovation on May 15. The CTC will be utilized for online education, Reclaiming...

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