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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

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Read Nvidia Posts Record Quarterly Data Center Revenue of $62.3 billion, Marking a 75% Year-over-year Increase
Nvidia Posts Record Quarterly Data Center Revenue of $62.3 billion, Marking a 75% Year-over-year Increase
February 25, 2026

Nvidia Posts Record Quarterly Data Center Revenue of $62.3 billion, Marking a 75% Year-over-year Increase

NVIDIA

Revenue was up 20 percent from the previous quarter and 73 percent on the same period last year. Data center specific revenue hit $62.3bn, up 22 percent from Q3 and up 75 percent from a year ago. For the full fiscal year 2026, revenue totaled $215.9 billion, representing a 65% increase year ov...

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Read Microsoft to Begin Permitting Process for 1,385-acre Data Center campus in North Carolina
Microsoft to Begin Permitting Process for 1,385-acre Data Center campus in North Carolina
February 25, 2026

Microsoft to Begin Permitting Process for 1,385-acre Data Center campus in North Carolina

North Carolina

The technology firm acquired the 1,350-acre Person County Mega Park in Woodsdale Township back in November 2024, reportedly paying $26.85 million for the land. At the time, no plans for the site were shared.Kyle Puryear, Person County board of commissioners chairman, said: “Person County is pr...

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Read ESR Plans to Develop a 60MW Data Center in Mumbai, India.
ESR Plans to Develop a 60MW Data Center in Mumbai, India.
February 25, 2026

ESR Plans to Develop a 60MW Data Center in Mumbai, India.

ESR Group

The company this week unveiled plans for a multi-story data center in the Rabale area of Mumbai, Maharashtra. The ESR Rabale MU1 Data Centre (MU1) will be developed on a 3.25-acre site and is designed to support up to 60MW of IT load. Total investment in the project is expected to reach $100 m...

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Read CPower, Bentaus, and Supermicro Complete AI Data Center Energy Orchestration Pilot Project in California
CPower, Bentaus, and Supermicro Complete AI Data Center Energy Orchestration Pilot Project in California
February 25, 2026

CPower, Bentaus, and Supermicro Complete AI Data Center Energy Orchestration Pilot Project in California

United States

 In collaboration with Supermicro, US virtual power producer (VPP) CPower Energy and AI orchestration platform Bentaus have completed a joint demonstration project aimed at improving how AI compute interacts with the power grid.  As part of the trial, CPower transmitted real-time wholesale ele...

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Read Vantage and Altarea Plan 400MW Data Center Development in Bordeaux, France
Vantage and Altarea Plan 400MW Data Center Development in Bordeaux, France
February 25, 2026

Vantage and Altarea Plan 400MW Data Center Development in Bordeaux, France

Vantage Data Centers

The campus, to be built on land owned by Altarea, is expected to rank among the largest data center developments in France, according to the companies. Altarea has already secured a 400MW grid connection for the site. However, the exact location and construction timeline have not been disclose...

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Read Nexalus Selects Alps Alpine to Manufacture Liquid Cooling Kits for Data Centers
Nexalus Selects Alps Alpine to Manufacture Liquid Cooling Kits for Data Centers
February 24, 2026

Nexalus Selects Alps Alpine to Manufacture Liquid Cooling Kits for Data Centers

AWS EU Ireland Region (eu-west-1)

 The partnership will combine Nexalus’s expertise in advanced science, thermal engineering, and system-level design with Alps Alpine’s automotive-grade manufacturing capabilities, quality systems, and global operational presence. Together, the companies “form a unified platform capable of deli...

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Read Mississippi Governor Labels Data Center Moratoriums as “Civilizational Suicide”
Mississippi Governor Labels Data Center Moratoriums as “Civilizational Suicide”
February 24, 2026

Mississippi Governor Labels Data Center Moratoriums as “Civilizational Suicide”

Mississippi

The governor of Mississippi hit back at calls to pause data center construction across the US. Governor Tate Reeves claimed that those seeking a data center moratorium were "yearning to submit our society to outside forces: mobs, international councils, or communist China.""I understand indivi...

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Read Google Plans to Develop a “Clean Energy” Colocated Data Center in Wilbarger County, Texas
Google Plans to Develop a “Clean Energy” Colocated Data Center in Wilbarger County, Texas
February 24, 2026

Google Plans to Develop a “Clean Energy” Colocated Data Center in Wilbarger County, Texas

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-locat...

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Read EQT-backed Scale Acquires Powered Land Specialist Reload to Expand its Data Center Footprint
EQT-backed Scale Acquires Powered Land Specialist Reload to Expand its Data Center Footprint
February 24, 2026

EQT-backed Scale Acquires Powered Land Specialist Reload to Expand its Data Center Footprint

EQT

EQT-backed US energy developer Scale has acquired Reload, a US-based provider of powered land for data centers.“We’re excited to partner with Scale, whose operational expertise combined with access to EQT’s long-term, forward-thinking capital and industrial insight will help us achieve a truly...

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Read Meta Plans to Deploy 366MW of Modular Gas-fired Units to Support a 1GW Data Center in El Paso, Texas
Meta Plans to Deploy 366MW of Modular Gas-fired Units to Support a 1GW Data Center in El Paso, Texas
February 23, 2026

Meta Plans to Deploy 366MW of Modular Gas-fired Units to Support a 1GW Data Center in El Paso, Texas

Meta

The 1GW project, which broke ground in October, would be powered by 813 modular generators, slated to come online by 2027. The units are expected to cost $473 million. The proposal has also drawn opposition from environmental and community organizations. For instance, the Sembrando Esperanza C...

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Read NDSU and RII Launch Study Exploring the Reuse of Data Center Waste Heat for Greenhouses in North Dakota
NDSU and RII Launch Study Exploring the Reuse of Data Center Waste Heat for Greenhouses in North Dakota
February 23, 2026

NDSU and RII Launch Study Exploring the Reuse of Data Center Waste Heat for Greenhouses in North Dakota

North Dakota

Researchers at North Dakota State University (NDSU) and Resource Innovation Institute have formally launched a public-private research initiative to assess the possibility of colocating large-scale greenhouses with data centers in North Dakota.As part of the initiative, US data center operator...

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Read Starwood is Seeking to Acquire County-owned Land in Fairfax, Virginia, For The Development of a Data Center
Starwood is Seeking to Acquire County-owned Land in Fairfax, Virginia, For The Development of a Data Center
February 23, 2026

Starwood is Seeking to Acquire County-owned Land in Fairfax, Virginia, For The Development of a Data Center

Starwood Digital Ventures

As reported by Bizjournal and others, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors last week authorized a public meeting on plans to sell county-owned land to SCG Global Holdings LLC, a known affiliate of Starwood.The 28-acre property at 3721 Stonecroft Boulevard in Chantilly is currently home to t...

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Read US Utility PPL Reports 23% Increase in Data Center Pipeline, Reaching 25.2GW.
US Utility PPL Reports 23% Increase in Data Center Pipeline, Reaching 25.2GW.
February 23, 2026

US Utility PPL Reports 23% Increase in Data Center Pipeline, Reaching 25.2GW.

United States

In its latest earnings report, the utility said that it now expects at least 10GW of data center load to be signed under Electricity Service Agreements (ESA) by the end of Q1. Vincent Sorgi, president of PPL, said during the call that he believes “ all of the 25.2GW of projects have a high pro...

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Read Modular vs. Traditional Data Centers: Which Design Wins?
Modular vs. Traditional Data Centers: Which Design Wins?
February 23, 2026

Modular vs. Traditional Data Centers: Which Design Wins?

United States

The global digital economy depends on data centers. Every AI model trained, financial transaction processed, cloud application delivered, and video streamed relies on physical infrastructure engineered for reliability, scalability, and efficiency. As demand increases, driven by artificial inte...

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Read Top Data Center News for 16th-22nd of February, 2026.
Top Data Center News for 16th-22nd of February, 2026.
February 23, 2026

Top Data Center News for 16th-22nd of February, 2026.

United States

Kevin O’Leary Targets 7.5GW Data Center Development in UtahTV’s Kevin O’Leary is plotting a second “Wonder Valley” development, this time in the US state of Utah, and says the scheme could offer up to 7.5GW of power for hyperscale data centers.Adani Plans to Develop 5GW of Data Center Capacity...

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Read PJM Greenlights $11.8bn Transmission Expansion as Data Center Growth Surges
PJM Greenlights $11.8bn Transmission Expansion as Data Center Growth Surges
February 21, 2026

PJM Greenlights $11.8bn Transmission Expansion as Data Center Growth Surges

Virginia

 US’ largest grid operator, PJM Interconnection, has approved an $11.8 billion transmission expansion plan to keep up with surging data center connection requests across its footprint. The Regional Transmission Operator (RTO) serves all or parts of 15 states across the East Coast and South of ...

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Read Local Officials Reject Proposed Data Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey
Local Officials Reject Proposed Data Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey
February 21, 2026

Local Officials Reject Proposed Data Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey

New Jersey

Local authorities in New Brunswick, New Jersey, voted on Wednesday against allowing the construction of a data center on a plot of land slated for redevelopment, instead requiring that a park be built on the site. The New Brunswick City Council was reviewing a proposal for the Jersey-Sandford ...

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Read UK Energy Regulator Launches Consultation to Overhaul Grid Access, Focusing Heavily on Data Center Demand
UK Energy Regulator Launches Consultation to Overhaul Grid Access, Focusing Heavily on Data Center Demand
February 21, 2026

UK Energy Regulator Launches Consultation to Overhaul Grid Access, Focusing Heavily on Data Center Demand

United Kingdom

The UK’s energy regulator Ofgem has launched a wide-ranging review of electricity demand connection rules, with data center growth a primary driver. Data center projects now account for roughly 50GW of the UK’s energy connection queue. This massive pipeline is under intense government scrutiny...

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Read 115-acre Data Center May be Developed in Osawatomie, Kansas
115-acre Data Center May be Developed in Osawatomie, Kansas
February 21, 2026

115-acre Data Center May be Developed in Osawatomie, Kansas

Kansas

A 115-acre data center project could come to Osawatomie, Kansas, says the local government.“The city has entered into a predevelopment agreement with Alcove Development to explore the feasibility of a potential data center campus,” reads a post by the City of Osawatomie. Alcove’s proposed data...

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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
February 21, 2026

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

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 th...

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