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Data Centre Developer Sues New Jersey Town for $300m

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed...

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court, alleges the township council and planning board violated multiple constitutional rights, including zoning authority, fundamental fairness, and First and Fourteenth Amendment protections. Hexa argues the application was rejected because of the township’s opposition to d...

August 01, 2026

Posted by: Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

New Jersey

Read Denver City Council Approves a One-year Moratorium on Data Centers
Denver City Council Approves a One-year Moratorium on Data Centers
May 20, 2026

Denver City Council Approves a One-year Moratorium on Data Centers

Denver

Denver City Council voted Monday to approve a one-year moratorium on new data center developments. The measure temporarily halts the acceptance, processing, and approval of zoning permits, site development plans, and amendment applications related to data centers. However, the moratorium exclu...

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Read Meta Begins Laying off 8,000 Employees, Including Data Center Staff
Meta Begins Laying off 8,000 Employees, Including Data Center Staff
May 20, 2026

Meta Begins Laying off 8,000 Employees, Including Data Center Staff

Meta

Meta has begun laying off 8,000 employees globally as part of a broader restructuring tied to its growing AI and data center investments. The company plans to reduce its workforce by around 10 percent to free up cash flow for expanded data center spending. At the same time, Meta has canceled p...

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Read Nvidia Reports Record $81.6bn Revenue, Splits Data Center and Edge Segments
Nvidia Reports Record $81.6bn Revenue, Splits Data Center and Edge Segments
May 20, 2026

Nvidia Reports Record $81.6bn Revenue, Splits Data Center and Edge Segments

NVIDIA

Nvidia reported record Q1 2027 revenue of $81.6 billion, up 85 percent year-over-year and 20 percent from the previous quarter. Data center revenue reached $75.2 billion for the quarter ending April 26, marking annual and quarterly growth of 92 percent and 21 percent, respectively. Alongside i...

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Read Armada Raises $230M ln Latest Funding Round
Armada Raises $230M ln Latest Funding Round
May 20, 2026

Armada Raises $230M ln Latest Funding Round

Edge Centres

Armada has raised $230 million in an oversubscribed Series B round, its largest funding to date, bringing total capital to nearly $500 million. The round was co-led by Overmatch, BlackRock, and 8090 Industries, with participation from investors including Johnson Controls, NightDragon, Mitsui, ...

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Read Panattoni Takes over Meta Platforms-Backed Data Center Plan in southern Wisconsin
Panattoni Takes over Meta Platforms-Backed Data Center Plan in southern Wisconsin
May 19, 2026

Panattoni Takes over Meta Platforms-Backed Data Center Plan in southern Wisconsin

Panattoni Development Company

Panattoni has taken over a Meta Platforms-backed plan to build a 430-acre data center in southern Wisconsin, spanning the towns of Beloit and Turtle. The project was previously being developed under Cambrin LLC, which shares contact details with an entity linked to Meta’s confirmed Beaver Dam ...

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Read PowerX Unveils Mounted BESS for Data Centers
PowerX Unveils Mounted BESS for Data Centers
May 19, 2026

PowerX Unveils Mounted BESS for Data Centers

Japan

PowerX, a Japanese energy storage firm, has unveiled a mounted battery energy storage system for data centers. The product concept, dubbed "PowerX Energy Blade," is a high-output, rack-mounted lithium-ion battery storage system. The company claims that the unit will be optimized for rapid char...

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Read Donald Trump has Invested Millions in Data Center Industry Companies
Donald Trump has Invested Millions in Data Center Industry Companies
May 19, 2026

Donald Trump has Invested Millions in Data Center Industry Companies

United States

Donald Trump has bought millions of dollars’ worth of shares in data center-related firms this year, according to newly released financial disclosures. The 113-page filing shows he made hundreds of investments in publicly traded companies in 2026, including data center power and cooling firms ...

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Read Omnia Signs $2bn Wind Deal with Casa dos Ventos to Power a ByteDance Data Center in Brazil
Omnia Signs $2bn Wind Deal with Casa dos Ventos to Power a ByteDance Data Center in Brazil
May 19, 2026

Omnia Signs $2bn Wind Deal with Casa dos Ventos to Power a ByteDance Data Center in Brazil

Brazil / Brasil

Omnia, a Brazilian data center platform, has signed a 20-year power supply agreement with renewable energy firm Casa dos Ventos to support a data center planned for ByteDance. According to Reuters, the $2 billion deal will power the facility located at the Pecém port complex in Ceará, in north...

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Read $1.6bn Cleveland Data Center Plan Rejected
$1.6bn Cleveland Data Center Plan Rejected
May 18, 2026

$1.6bn Cleveland Data Center Plan Rejected

Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio, has turned down Lakeland Equity Group’s $1.6 billion plan to develop a data center campus. Mayor Justin M. Bibb announced on May 14 that the city had denied the permit for the proposed facility, which was planned for a 35-acre site at 3560 E 55th St. Lakeland described the pro...

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Read Digital Realty Launches New Data Center in Barcelona
Digital Realty Launches New Data Center in Barcelona
May 18, 2026

Digital Realty Launches New Data Center in Barcelona

MC Digital Realty

Digital Realty has opened a new data center in Barcelona, marking its first facility in the city. The BCN1 site is located at Av. del Maresme, 43 in the Sant Adrià de Besòs innovation district. Digital Realty, through its subsidiary Interxion, announced plans in 2022 for a 15MW data center in ...

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Read Top Data Center News for 11th-16th May, 2026
Top Data Center News for 11th-16th May, 2026
May 18, 2026

Top Data Center News for 11th-16th May, 2026

United Kingdom

Malaysian Operator and Chinese Tech Firm to Develop Digital Park in PerakMalaysian data center developer Cahya Suria Services and Chinese tech firm Suzhou EnnoThing Technology have teamed up to develop a digital park in Perak, Malaysia known as the NexQuantum AI Digital Park. It will be develo...

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Read Italy Plans Europe’s Largest Data Center at Former Trino Plant
Italy Plans Europe’s Largest Data Center at Former Trino Plant
May 18, 2026

Italy Plans Europe’s Largest Data Center at Former Trino Plant

Italy

The mayor of Trino in northern Italy has revealed plans to develop what could become Europe’s largest data center at the former Enel Galileo Ferraris power plant, according to Rai’s regional news outlet. TGR Piedmont reported that Mayor Daniele Pane said local authorities are resolving the rem...

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Read Techno Digital and RailTel Corporation of India Launch Edge Data Center in Mumbai
Techno Digital and RailTel Corporation of India Launch Edge Data Center in Mumbai
May 18, 2026

Techno Digital and RailTel Corporation of India Launch Edge Data Center in Mumbai

Techno Digital

An edge data center has been launched in Mumbai by Techno Digital, the digital infrastructure arm of Techno Electric & Engineering Company Limited (TEECL). The Mumbai Edge Data Center, located in Mahalakshmi, South Mumbai, delivers 800kW of capacity across 55 racks and is connected to Rail...

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Read Magnora Secures Milan-Area Land for 30 MW Data Center, Its Second Italy Project
Magnora Secures Milan-Area Land for 30 MW Data Center, Its Second Italy Project
May 18, 2026

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

Magnora

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 ...

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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
May 17, 2026

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

eStruxture: CAL-3

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 ope...

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Read Oklahoma Passes Bill to Protect Ratepayers From Data Center-Related Cost Increases
Oklahoma Passes Bill to Protect Ratepayers From Data Center-Related Cost Increases
May 16, 2026

Oklahoma Passes Bill to Protect Ratepayers From Data Center-Related Cost Increases

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has signed a bill to protect ratepayers from rising utility and infrastructure costs linked to data centers. Proposed by Rep. Brad Boles on January 3, 2026, it is expected to take effect in July. The law requires large-load customers—including data centers, crypto...

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Read Flexbase Begins Work on a Battery Storage and Data Center Project in Laufenburg, Switzerland
Flexbase Begins Work on a Battery Storage and Data Center Project in Laufenburg, Switzerland
May 16, 2026

Flexbase Begins Work on a Battery Storage and Data Center Project in Laufenburg, Switzerland

Switzerland

Flexbase has begun construction on the Laufenburg Technology Center in Switzerland, which will combine a large battery energy storage system and a 480MW AI data center. The facility will feature a redox flow BESS with 1.6GW of capacity and 2.1GWh of storage, and is scheduled for completion in ...

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Read H2CHP Raises £1.5m for Low-Carbon Data Center Generators
H2CHP Raises £1.5m for Low-Carbon Data Center Generators
May 16, 2026

H2CHP Raises £1.5m for Low-Carbon Data Center Generators

United States

H2CHP, a Durham University spinout developing clean electric generators for data centers and other energy-intensive sites, has raised £1.5 million ($2 million) in its latest funding round, according to Recharge News. The company’s main product is a free-piston linear generator, which it descri...

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Read Malaysian Data Center Operator and Chinese Tech Firm to Develop Digital Park in Perak
Malaysian Data Center Operator and Chinese Tech Firm to Develop Digital Park in Perak
May 16, 2026

Malaysian Data Center Operator and Chinese Tech Firm to Develop Digital Park in Perak

Malaysia

Malaysian data center developer Cahya Suria Services and Chinese tech firm Suzhou EnnoThing Technology have teamed up to develop a digital park in Perak, Malaysia. The project, known as the NexQuantum AI Digital Park, will be developed through a joint venture called NexQuantum 1 and is valued ...

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Read NextDC Launches Data Center Near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
NextDC Launches Data Center Near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
May 15, 2026

NextDC Launches Data Center Near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

NEXTDC

Australian data center operator NextDC has launched KL1, its first international data center, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The facility is located in Seksyen 51a in Petaling Jaya, west of Kuala Lumpur.The facility is expected to deliver 65MW of capacity once fully completed, though NextDC has ...

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