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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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Top Data Center News For 9th - 14th March, 2026
March 16, 2026

Top Data Center News For 9th - 14th March, 2026

United States

Microsoft and Meta Commit to $50bn in New Data Center Leases in Latest QuarterMicrosoft and Meta have each committed around $50 billion to additional data center leases in the latest quarter, thee new deals pushing total future data center lease commitments by cloud companies and hyperscalers ...

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Read Armada Secures 11MW Data Center Deployment with WinDC in Australia
Armada Secures 11MW Data Center Deployment with WinDC in Australia
March 16, 2026

Armada Secures 11MW Data Center Deployment with WinDC in Australia

Edge Centres

Australian data center company WinDC is partnering with US edge data center firm Armada to deploy containerized compute across the country. This week, the two companies announced a partnership to roll out a network of portable, renewable-powered “AI factories” across Australia.WinDC aims to pl...

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Read Gigawatt Scale Data Center in North Lincolnshire, UK, Approved
Gigawatt Scale Data Center in North Lincolnshire, UK, Approved
March 14, 2026

Gigawatt Scale Data Center in North Lincolnshire, UK, Approved

United Kingdom

A proposed 1GW data center campus at a former RAF airbase in North Lincolnshire, UK, has received planning approval. North Lincolnshire Council’s planning committee approved the Elsham Tech Park project during a meeting on Wednesday.The data center campus would be built on land south and east ...

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Read 3i Infrastructure Buys Majority Stake in Norway’s Lefdal Mine Datacenter
3i Infrastructure Buys Majority Stake in Norway’s Lefdal Mine Datacenter
March 14, 2026

3i Infrastructure Buys Majority Stake in Norway’s Lefdal Mine Datacenter

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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Read Apto Eyes 240MW Data Center Campus in Madrid
Apto Eyes 240MW Data Center Campus in Madrid
March 14, 2026

Apto Eyes 240MW Data Center Campus in Madrid

Apto

Apto is developing a new data center campus in Madrid, Spain. The company this week announced plans to develop a 195,000 sqm (2.1 million sq ft) campus in Fuenlabrada. The project has secured building permits, with construction expected to begin soon. Apto said it has already comp...

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Read Plans Announced for 40MW Data Center in Industrial Park Near Butzbach, Germany
Plans Announced for 40MW Data Center in Industrial Park Near Butzbach, Germany
March 13, 2026

Plans Announced for 40MW Data Center in Industrial Park Near Butzbach, Germany

Germany / Deutschland

A 40MW data center is proposed for an industrial park near Butzbach, about 35km (22 miles) north of Frankfurt, Germany.The project is in its early stages and will involve multiple partners, including energy company RheinEnergie.The first phase of the facility will require up to 10MW of electri...

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Read Korea Zinc Eyes Rare Earth Recovery from Old US Data Center Gear
Korea Zinc Eyes Rare Earth Recovery from Old US Data Center Gear
March 13, 2026

Korea Zinc Eyes Rare Earth Recovery from Old US Data Center Gear

United States

 Smelting company Korea Zinc is discussing plans with US tech firms to extract and recycle rare earth minerals from retired data center equipment, according to Chairman Yun B. Choi in a Reuters interview. Trade tensions between Beijing and the US, exacerbated by President Donald Trump’s threat...

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Read Bridge Data Centres Plans $2.3B–$4B Investment in Singapore’s Digital Infrastructure
Bridge Data Centres Plans $2.3B–$4B Investment in Singapore’s Digital Infrastructure
March 13, 2026

Bridge Data Centres Plans $2.3B–$4B Investment in Singapore’s Digital Infrastructure

Bridge Data Centres

 Bridge Data Centres plans to invest S$3–5 billion ($2.3–4 billion) in Singapore’s next-generation digital infrastructure.In an announcement, the company said it is “uniquely positioned to support hyperscaler customers and global technology companies seeking high-performance, sustainable and s...

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Read US Real state Firm Comstock Launches Data Center Unit
US Real state Firm Comstock Launches Data Center Unit
March 13, 2026

US Real state Firm Comstock Launches Data Center Unit

United States

US real estate company Comstock has launched a dedicated data center unit and partnered on two development projects. The Nasdaq-listed firm announced the creation of its Data Center Platform (DCP) and said it has entered into two separate partnerships to pursue large-scale data center campuses...

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Read Data Center Proposed for Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Data Center Proposed for Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
March 12, 2026

Data Center Proposed for Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

A data center project has been proposed for Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The proposed “Smithfield Gateway” development was discussed by the Smithfield Township Planning Commission in mid-February and would be located south of Music Center Drive and north of Smithfield Lane. Plans include two dat...

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Read Aligned Tops out New Maryland Data Center
Aligned Tops out New Maryland Data Center
March 12, 2026

Aligned Tops out New Maryland Data Center

Maryland

Aligned has reached the topping-out milestone for a data center in Frederick, Maryland. Turner Construction Company and Aligned announced that the structural phase of the 72MW Aligned IAD-06 facility is now complete.The two-story, 450,000 sq ft (41,805 sqm) data center sits on a 75‑acre campus...

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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
March 12, 2026

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

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 Humain Acquires 211 Plots in Saudi Arabia for Data Center Development
Humain Acquires 211 Plots in Saudi Arabia for Data Center Development
March 12, 2026

Humain Acquires 211 Plots in Saudi Arabia for Data Center Development

Saudi Arabia

 State-backed AI venture Humain has secured 211 land plots across Saudi Arabia for future data center expansion. In a recent statement to The Information, Humain’s CEO Tareq Amin said the firm’s strategy “is built on geographic diversity and multiple fiber-optic routes, which is possible becau...

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Read New Data Center Build Confirmed in Adams County, Ohio
New Data Center Build Confirmed in Adams County, Ohio
March 12, 2026

New Data Center Build Confirmed in Adams County, Ohio

Ohio

A new data center has been confirmed for Adams County, Ohio, at the former Dayton Power & Light landfill site. According to a regulatory filing from AES Ohio, the proposed operator has requested an initial electricity load of 100MW in 2028, rising to 1.3GW by 2032.Since the filing, the US ...

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Read Google Outlines Plans for Data Center in Botetourt County, Virginia
Google Outlines Plans for Data Center in Botetourt County, Virginia
March 11, 2026

Google Outlines Plans for Data Center in Botetourt County, Virginia

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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Read Digital Realty Approved for Sixth Data Center in Marseille, France
Digital Realty Approved for Sixth Data Center in Marseille, France
March 11, 2026

Digital Realty Approved for Sixth Data Center in Marseille, France

Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty Approved for Sixth Data Center in Marseille, FranceWith server racks at the data center set to require 120kW each, presumably to host AI workloads, Digital Realty plans to install a new high-voltage power supply. This will run from power company RTE’s Realtor substation in Cabri...

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Read Swissgrid Seeks Bids for Data Center Racks in Switzerland
Swissgrid Seeks Bids for Data Center Racks in Switzerland
March 11, 2026

Swissgrid Seeks Bids for Data Center Racks in Switzerland

Switzerland

 Switzerland’s grid operator Swissgrid has opened a tender for a three-year contract to install server racks in its data centers. The contract also covers supplying materials such as fiber optic and copper cabling, racks, and protection devices. No data was made available about the location of...

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Read Musk’s xAI Approved for 41 Natural gas Turbines in Mississippi to Power Colossus Data Centers
Musk’s xAI Approved for 41 Natural gas Turbines in Mississippi to Power Colossus Data Centers
March 11, 2026

Musk’s xAI Approved for 41 Natural gas Turbines in Mississippi to Power Colossus Data Centers

Mississippi

Elon Musk’s AI company xAI has received approval to install 41 natural gas turbines at a site in Mississippi, generating up to 1.2GW to power its local data centers.The turbines, which will be installed at a former Duke Energy power plant site in Southaven, will be used to power xAI’s Colossus...

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Read CyrusOne Completes Structural Topping-out of New Texas Data Center
CyrusOne Completes Structural Topping-out of New Texas Data Center
March 10, 2026

CyrusOne Completes Structural Topping-out of New Texas Data Center

CyrusOne

CyrusOne has reached the topping-out milestone for its latest data center in Texas. The company announced this week that the first building at its new campus in Bosque County has been topped out.“Bosque County, Texas, showed up — and CyrusOne was honored to celebrate alongside them,” the compa...

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Read Developer Withdraws Plans for 316-acre Data Center in Spring Hill, Kansas
Developer Withdraws Plans for 316-acre Data Center in Spring Hill, Kansas
March 10, 2026

Developer Withdraws Plans for 316-acre Data Center in Spring Hill, Kansas

Kansas

The developer behind a proposed 316-acre data center project in Spring Hill, Kansas, has pulled its application ahead of a planning commission meeting scheduled for March 25.Data center consultancy Colossus Data Center Advisors had planned to develop a campus at the southeast corner of 191st S...

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