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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 xneelo Starts Construction on Second Data Center in Johannesburg
xneelo Starts Construction on Second Data Center in Johannesburg
February 07, 2026

xneelo Starts Construction on Second Data Center in Johannesburg

South Africa

South African colocation and hosting firm xneelo  this week announced it has started construction on a new facility in the Samrand area of the city. Full details weren’t shared, but xneelo said the new facility will be modeled on its first Samrand data center's “proven design” while introducin...

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Read KKR and Singtel Fully Acquire Data Center Firm STT GDC
KKR and Singtel Fully Acquire Data Center Firm STT GDC
February 07, 2026

KKR and Singtel Fully Acquire Data Center Firm STT GDC

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

Investment firm KKR and Singaporean telco Singtel this week announced the signing of definitive agreements to fully acquire the data center firm from ST Telemedia (STT).The companies will acquire the remaining 82 percent stake in STT GDC from ST Telemedia for S$6.6 billion (US$5.1bn). Upon com...

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Read Meta Signs 176MWdc solar PPA with Zelestra in Texas
Meta Signs 176MWdc solar PPA with Zelestra in Texas
February 07, 2026

Meta Signs 176MWdc solar PPA with Zelestra in Texas

Texas

Meta has signed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Spanish renewable energy firm Zelestra for energy from the 176 MWdc (136MWac) Skull Creek Solar Plant in Texas. According to Meta, the PPA will support its efforts to add new clean energy to the grid and support its drive to match...

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Read Google Signs 100MW PPA with EnBW for Power
Google Signs 100MW PPA with EnBW for Power
February 07, 2026

Google Signs 100MW PPA with EnBW for Power

Google

Google has signed a 100MW Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with German power company EnBW for energy from the He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.The 15-year deal will see the hyperscaler offtake power from the under-construction wind farm, which, when complete, will have an ins...

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Read Serverfarm Completes $589m ABS Offering
Serverfarm Completes $589m ABS Offering
February 07, 2026

Serverfarm Completes $589m ABS Offering

United States

Data center infrastructure developer Serverfarm has closed its first asset-backed securities (ABS) offering at $589 million. The transaction was secured by three data center facilities: in Atlanta, a 153,000 sq ft (14214 sqm) facility with 12MW of critical IT capacity; a 300,000 sq ft (27,870 ...

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Read UAE-based Electric and Autonomous Vehicle Company Robo.ai is setting its sights on Data Center Development.
UAE-based Electric and Autonomous Vehicle Company Robo.ai is setting its sights on Data Center Development.
February 07, 2026

UAE-based Electric and Autonomous Vehicle Company Robo.ai is setting its sights on Data Center Development.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

An electric and autonomous vehicle developer is looking to move into the data center space.UAE-based Robo.ai last week announced that its Robo.ai Investments L.L.C.-FZ subsidiary has entered into a definitive joint venture agreement with Tachyon9 Corporation, a US-based data center infrastruct...

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Read Thylander Secures Outside Investors for Data Center Venture
Thylander Secures Outside Investors for Data Center Venture
February 07, 2026

Thylander Secures Outside Investors for Data Center Venture

Denmark

Danish real estate firm Thylander this week said that Thylander Data Centers' (TYDC) investor base now includes Systematic Holding Aps by Michael Holm, Sagitta Ventures Aps, Weco A/S, and E. Bank Lauridsen Holding A/S. Terms of the investment weren’t shared.“We are well underway in developing ...

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Read TA Realty Sells Two Data Center Buildings in Leesburg, Virginia
TA Realty Sells Two Data Center Buildings in Leesburg, Virginia
February 07, 2026

TA Realty Sells Two Data Center Buildings in Leesburg, Virginia

Virginia

Real estate firm TA Realty and its data center development arm, TA Digital Group (TADG), this week announced the sale of two hyperscale data center buildings totaling 745,000 sq ft (69,210 sqm) and 165MW of IT load capacity in Leesburg, Loudoun County.The facilities are the first two completed...

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Read SoleCrypt Plans 20MW Solar Powered Data Center in Bizerte, Tunisia
SoleCrypt Plans 20MW Solar Powered Data Center in Bizerte, Tunisia
February 06, 2026

SoleCrypt Plans 20MW Solar Powered Data Center in Bizerte, Tunisia

Rhode Island

Anglo-Tunisian data center and solar developer SoleCrypt is planning to build a 20MW data center in Bizerte, in northern Tunisia, in partnership with Schneider Electric. According to the companies, the data center will be located at the landing point for three submarine cables, including the 8...

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Read American Tower Pauses Plans for Edge Data Center in Indianapolis, Indiana
American Tower Pauses Plans for Edge Data Center in Indianapolis, Indiana
February 06, 2026

American Tower Pauses Plans for Edge Data Center in Indianapolis, Indiana

American Tower Corporation

US tower and data center firm American Tower has dropped plans to develop an Edge facility at a telecoms site in Indianapolis, Indiana.The single-story building would have totaled 4MW on seven acres of the 53-acre property. The company was planning to use a closed-loop cooling system and not r...

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Read Multi-gigawatt Data Center Campus Planned in East Texas
Multi-gigawatt Data Center Campus Planned in East Texas
February 06, 2026

Multi-gigawatt Data Center Campus Planned in East Texas

Texas

A 2.1GW data center campus is being planned in East Texas. Amp Z is set to acquire land outside Lufkin in Angelina County, some 120 miles (193km) north of Houston.Citing county property records, the Lufkin Daily reports Verdant Industries, LLC, and Verdant Industries Realty, LLC, granted Amp Z...

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Read Californian Senator Proposes Bill to Create New Rate Class
Californian Senator Proposes Bill to Create New Rate Class
February 06, 2026

Californian Senator Proposes Bill to Create New Rate Class

California

A new bill has been introduced in the California Senate aimed at regulating the expansion of large load data centers across the state and protecting ratepayers from footing the bill for the generation and transmission infrastructure needed to power them.Introduced by Senator Sasha Renée Pérez ...

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Read Amazon Capex to Hit $200bn in 2026
Amazon Capex to Hit $200bn in 2026
February 05, 2026

Amazon Capex to Hit $200bn in 2026

Amazon AWS

Amazon plans to double its capex spend in 2026, investing $200 billion, most of which will be funnelled into data centers for its AWS cloud division.The firm revealed the news as it reported its financial results for Q4 2025, which saw operating income across Amazon grow to $25 billion, up fro...

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Read Warehouse in Provo, Utah, to be Replaced with Data Center
Warehouse in Provo, Utah, to be Replaced with Data Center
February 05, 2026

Warehouse in Provo, Utah, to be Replaced with Data Center

Utah

B+F Timpanogos is looking to redevelop a warehouse property in Provo into a data center. The two requests, set to be discussed at a Provo planning commission meeting next week, are seeking a zoning amendment to add a warehouse at 1507 S 180 E in Provo to the city’s data center overlay district...

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Read SGC Energy to Build 300MW Data Center in North Jeolla
SGC Energy to Build 300MW Data Center in North Jeolla
February 05, 2026

SGC Energy to Build 300MW Data Center in North Jeolla

South Korea

South Korean energy company SGC Energy is set to build a 300MW data center in Gunsan, marking its first foray into the AI data center business.The 300MW facility will be built at the Gunsan National Industrial Complex 2, the largest of two industrial areas located around Gunsan that house ship...

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Read Croatian Telecom Upgrades Cooling Monitoring System at Zagreb Data Center
Croatian Telecom Upgrades Cooling Monitoring System at Zagreb Data Center
February 05, 2026

Croatian Telecom Upgrades Cooling Monitoring System at Zagreb Data Center

Croatia

Croatian Telecom (aka Hrvatski Telekom) this week announced that, alongside Siemens, it had successfully completed the White Space Cooling Optimization (WSCO) project.“Thanks to intelligent sensor placement and AI-based cooling management, HT’s data center in Zagreb now operates more efficient...

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Read AT&T Partners with AWS and Amazon Leo
AT&T Partners with AWS and Amazon Leo
February 05, 2026

AT&T Partners with AWS and Amazon Leo

AT&T

US telecoms firm AT&T is partnering with Amazon’s cloud and satellite units. The former will move more workloads to the cloud and utilize Amazon’s satellite fleet, while the cloud provider will benefit from new fiber connectivity between its data centers."This collaboration with AWS marks ...

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Read Google Gets Greenlight for Data Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Google Gets Greenlight for Data Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma
February 05, 2026

Google Gets Greenlight for Data Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Google

The Sand Springs City Council has approved a data center campus development proposed by Google for just outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dubbed "Project Spring," the campus is planned for an 827-acre property located at 5615 OK-97, Sand Springs, OK 74063, and is being developed by White Rose Partne...

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Read DL Invest Group Sets Out First Location for New Data Center
DL Invest Group Sets Out First Location for New Data Center
February 04, 2026

DL Invest Group Sets Out First Location for New Data Center

Poland

Polish real estate firm DL Invest Group will build a new data centre in Bielsko-Biała, Poland. The facility will be the first of a network of twelve in Europe as part of a joint venture agreed in November 2025 with cloud gaming firm Boosteroid.Leszczyński predicted that the Bielsko-Biała proje...

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Read Amazon: 30,000 Jobs Out, $125 Billion in AI Spending In
Amazon: 30,000 Jobs Out, $125 Billion in AI Spending In
February 04, 2026

Amazon: 30,000 Jobs Out, $125 Billion in AI Spending In

Amazon AWS

The company blames bureaucracy. The balance sheet tells a different story.Amazon has now eliminated 30,000 corporate positions since October, making it the largest workforce reduction in the company's 30-year history. The cuts came in two waves: 14,000 in late October 2025, followed by another...

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