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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 Keppel secures rights to 720MW data center campus outside Melbourne, Australia
Keppel secures rights to 720MW data center campus outside Melbourne, Australia
January 16, 2026

Keppel secures rights to 720MW data center campus outside Melbourne, Australia

Keppel Data Center REIT

Keppel this week said its Connectivity Division has secured the rights to lease a 123-hectare contiguous site near Morwell, Victoria, with a gross power capacity of up to 720MW, from Australian energy and infrastructure landowner Lightwood Group.Manjot Singh Mann, CEO of Connectivity, Keppel, ...

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Read PowerHouse Data Centers leases data center to unnamed hyperscaler at Arcola campus in Virginia
PowerHouse Data Centers leases data center to unnamed hyperscaler at Arcola campus in Virginia
January 15, 2026

PowerHouse Data Centers leases data center to unnamed hyperscaler at Arcola campus in Virginia

PowerHouse Data Centers

PowerHouse Data Centers has signed an unnamed hyperscaler at its PowerHouse Arcola campus in Loudoun County, Virginia. The lease is described as long-term, though it has not been stated if the hyperscaler will take up all the capacity at the campus. "PowerHouse Arcola's lease execution undersc...

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Read Google Expands 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Partnership with Engie
Google Expands 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Partnership with Engie
January 15, 2026

Google Expands 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Partnership with Engie

Google

Google has expanded its 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE) partnership with renewable energy developer Engie in Germany until 2030. The expansion will see the companies integrate battery energy storage systems (BESS) and additional renewable Power Purchase Agreements into the CFE mechanism.“We are ...

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Read Zoho Corp Launches Two Data Center Regions in UAE
Zoho Corp Launches Two Data Center Regions in UAE
January 15, 2026

Zoho Corp Launches Two Data Center Regions in UAE

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Indian cloud and managed IT service provider Zoho Corp has opened two data center locations in the UAE. The data centers are located in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and are part of a AED 100 million ($27.23m) investment plan for the region Zoho announced in 2023."The opening of our data centers is par...

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Read Avaio to Develop $6bn Data Center Campus in Little Rock, Arkansas
Avaio to Develop $6bn Data Center Campus in Little Rock, Arkansas
January 14, 2026

Avaio to Develop $6bn Data Center Campus in Little Rock, Arkansas

AVAIO Digital Partners

Avaio Digital Partners this week announced plans for a new data center hub near Little Rock in Pulaski County, Arkansas. Known as Avaio Digital Leo, Avaio is currently contracted with Entergy Arkansas for 150MW of power, but the company anticipates power demand of up to 1GW as the 760-acre cam...

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Read Former Colliery in Nottinghamshire, UK, Could House Data Center
Former Colliery in Nottinghamshire, UK, Could House Data Center
January 14, 2026

Former Colliery in Nottinghamshire, UK, Could House Data Center

United Kingdom

A data center could be built as part of a housing development on a former colliery site in Nottinghamshire, UK. Property developer Harworth Group wants to build the data center on the land that used to house the Rufford Colliery, located near the village of Rainworth.Drawings included as part ...

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Read Hive Digital Technologies to Launch Buzz Cloud Platform in Paraguay
Hive Digital Technologies to Launch Buzz Cloud Platform in Paraguay
January 13, 2026

Hive Digital Technologies to Launch Buzz Cloud Platform in Paraguay

HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd

Texas-based digital infrastructure company Hive Digital Technologies is bringing its Buzz Cloud platform to Paraguay. According to Hive, through this partnership, the company will bring its AI cloud offering dubbed "Buzz Cloud" to Paraguay, hosting its hardware in a Tier III data center in the...

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Read New Jersey Senate Advances Bill to Establish New Rate Class for Data Centers
New Jersey Senate Advances Bill to Establish New Rate Class for Data Centers
January 13, 2026

New Jersey Senate Advances Bill to Establish New Rate Class for Data Centers

New Jersey

The New Jersey Senate has advanced a bill that would create new tariff classes for “large load” data centers in an effort to protect ratepayers in the state from cost increases.The bill, cosponsored by ten Democrat lawmakers, would require public electrical utilities in the state to submit pro...

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Read Macquire Group Invests €117m in Polarise for Data Center Fit Out
Macquire Group Invests €117m in Polarise for Data Center Fit Out
January 12, 2026

Macquire Group Invests €117m in Polarise for Data Center Fit Out

Polarise

Investment bank Macquire Group and data center infrastructure startup Polarise have formed a "strategic financing partnership" to support the fit-out of the latter's data centers. The partnership is worth up to €117 million ($136.65m).Michel Boutouil, CEO of Polarise, said: “This financing is ...

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Read Top Data Center News for 5th - 10th January, 2026
Top Data Center News for 5th - 10th January, 2026
January 12, 2026

Top Data Center News for 5th - 10th January, 2026

United States

SB Energy to Build and Operate OpenAI's 1.2GW Stargate Data Center in Milam County, TexasSoftBank subsidiary SB Energy has partnered with OpenAI to build and operate the previously announced 1.2 GW Stargate data center in Milam County, Texas. SB Energy will provide the project's powered infras...

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Read Telenor JV Skygard Acquires Two Data Centers from Orange in Oslo, Norway
Telenor JV Skygard Acquires Two Data Centers from Orange in Oslo, Norway
January 12, 2026

Telenor JV Skygard Acquires Two Data Centers from Orange in Oslo, Norway

Orange

Norwegian data center firm Skygard, which is owned by Norwegian telco Telenor, energy company Hafslund, and investment fund HitecVision, has acquired two facilities from Orange Business Services Norway."The acquisition marks an important milestone for Skygard. With this, we are significantly i...

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Read Nebius Plans 800MW Data Center Campus in Kansas City, Missouri
Nebius Plans 800MW Data Center Campus in Kansas City, Missouri
January 10, 2026

Nebius Plans 800MW Data Center Campus in Kansas City, Missouri

Nebius

European cloud firm Nebius is planning a large data center development outside Kansas City, Missouri. According to the city of Independence, Nebius is planning a 2.5 million sq ft (232,255 sqm) campus in the existing Eastgate Commerce Center, off Little Blue Parkway and Missouri Highway 78 in ...

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Read 330MW Google-Linked Data Center Proposed in Southern California
330MW Google-Linked Data Center Proposed in Southern California
January 10, 2026

330MW Google-Linked Data Center Proposed in Southern California

Google

Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing, LLC (IVCM) is seeking to develop a 950,000 sq ft (88,257 sqm), 330MW single-story data center, emergency backup generator building (330MW), on-site substation, and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS, 862MWh) on 74 acres around 2304 Clark Road.The BESS w...

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Read Proposal Filed for 1,800-acre Data Center Campus Outside Greensboro, North Carolina
Proposal Filed for 1,800-acre Data Center Campus Outside Greensboro, North Carolina
January 10, 2026

Proposal Filed for 1,800-acre Data Center Campus Outside Greensboro, North Carolina

North Carolina

 A large data center campus is being proposed outside Greensboro, North Carolina. The Stokes County board of commissioners is due to meet next week to discuss an amendment to the county’s zoning ordinance to include data centers as permitted in the heavy manufacturing conditional zoning classi...

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Read Turkish Airlines Breaks Ground on New Development
Turkish Airlines Breaks Ground on New Development
January 10, 2026

Turkish Airlines Breaks Ground on New Development

Turkey

Turkish Airlines has laid the foundation stone at a groundbreaking ceremony for its planned development at Istanbul Airport in Turkey (Turkiye), including a data center. In total, the company is building eight new facilities at the airport and investing more than TRY 100 billion ($2.32bn).Deta...

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Read SB Energy to Build and Operate OpenAI's 1.2GW Stargate Data Center in Milam County, Texas
SB Energy to Build and Operate OpenAI's 1.2GW Stargate Data Center in Milam County, Texas
January 09, 2026

SB Energy to Build and Operate OpenAI's 1.2GW Stargate Data Center in Milam County, Texas

Texas

SoftBank subsidiary SB Energy has partnered with OpenAI to build and operate the previously announced 1.2 GW Stargate data center in Milam County, Texas. SB Energy will provide the project's powered infrastructure, while SoftBank and OpenAI invest $1 billion in the company to support its growt...

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Read Gigawatt-Scale Data Center Campus Planned in Toyama, Japan
Gigawatt-Scale Data Center Campus Planned in Toyama, Japan
January 09, 2026

Gigawatt-Scale Data Center Campus Planned in Toyama, Japan

Japan

Nanto City and data center firm GigaStream Toyama are planning to develop a large-scale cluster known as the Nanto Campus. The site, located on land outside Toyama within Nanto City, will reportedly support up to 3.1GW upon completion.Renders suggest two-buildings are planned in the first phas...

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Read xAI Confirms New Data Center in Mississippi
xAI Confirms New Data Center in Mississippi
January 09, 2026

xAI Confirms New Data Center in Mississippi

Mississippi

Elon Musk’s AI company xAI has confirmed it is set to build a third data center in Mississippi, and will invest more than $20 billion in the state. The data center in Southhaven, DeSoto County, which will be known as MACROHARDRR – an apparent dig at Microsoft – will supply compute power for th...

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Read Exus Renewables Closes $400m Credit Facility
Exus Renewables Closes $400m Credit Facility
January 09, 2026

Exus Renewables Closes $400m Credit Facility

North America

Exus Renewables North America has closed a $400 million senior secured corporate credit facility to fund the expansion of its utility-scale wind, solar, and battery storage portfolio. The company noted that the expansion would support it in meeting huge demand emanating from the data center ma...

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Read Soluna Partners with Siemens on 2MW Pilot
Soluna Partners with Siemens on 2MW Pilot
January 09, 2026

Soluna Partners with Siemens on 2MW Pilot

United States

Soluna has signed a deal with Siemens to develop a 2MW pilot project to determine power management challenges for AI computing at renewable energy sites. The companies signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to develop the project. It is set to be deployed at Soluna’s Project Grace si...

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