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Read Valley Oak proposes 90MW data center in California
Valley Oak proposes 90MW data center in California

Valley Oak proposes 90MW data center in California

February 24, 2023 California

Valley Oak is pursuing a new data center in Fremont, California, it has been announced, to 'serve as a place for clients to either relocate their data servers or expand their data capacity.' The company submitted an application for a 490,000 square-foot (45,520 sqm) data center on...

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Read New clean energy standards for data centers in Oregon ahead; Washington to follow
New clean energy standards for data centers in Oregon ahead; Washington to follow

New clean energy standards for data centers in Oregon ahead; Washington to follow

February 08, 2023 Oregon

The Oregon state legislature has introduced a new bill which would require data centers and crypto miners in the state to comply with clean energy standards or be faced with a penalty. The 2023 'House Bill 2816' outlines that high-energy use facilities must reduce their emissions...

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Read A 1.4 Million-square-foot Data Center Campus Outside Austin, Texas In Works
A 1.4 Million-square-foot Data Center Campus Outside Austin, Texas In Works

A 1.4 Million-square-foot Data Center Campus Outside Austin, Texas In Works

February 03, 2023 Austin

In Texas, a proposal for four data centers has been submitted on the location of a long-proposed private airport. The application for the 'Bastrop Project' data center was submitted to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) this month. The application is for a new...

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Read ECL to offer hydrogen-powered off-grid modular data centers
ECL to offer hydrogen-powered off-grid modular data centers

ECL to offer hydrogen-powered off-grid modular data centers

January 26, 2023 California

ECL has announced $7 million in seed funding, with plans to build the first 3D-printed modular data center to be powered by green hydrogen in California. The first facility will be built at its headquarters in Mountain View, using a construction 3D printer and a local building services company....

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Read MDC develops data center in San Diego, California
MDC develops data center in San Diego, California

MDC develops data center in San Diego, California

January 23, 2023 California

MDC Data Centers (formerly McAllen Data Centers) has announced that it is developing a new data center in San Diego, California, at 7014 Manya Cir. The new location is in partnership with Mexican telco Vívaro Telecom and will be ready to begin operations in the second quarter of 2023.The facility...

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Read Crane Data Centers partners with Principal for new 100MW data center
Crane Data Centers partners with Principal for new 100MW data center

Crane Data Centers partners with Principal for new 100MW data center

January 17, 2023 Oregon

Crane Data Centers Inc. is partnering with Principal Asset Management through its real estate investment team, to build a 100+MW data center campus in the Forest Grove area, near Hillsboro.The campus, to be located in the Forest Grove area, will include a 300,000-square-foot facility on a 35-acre...

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Read Oregon to revisit tax breaks for data center operators and tech companies
Oregon to revisit tax breaks for data center operators and tech companies

Oregon to revisit tax breaks for data center operators and tech companies

October 07, 2022 Oregon

In September, it was announced that tax breaks for data centers in Oregon might be getting a serious re-examination. Over the years, through Oregon's enterprise zone program, tax incentives have made Oregon a haven for data center operators, with Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google saving...

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Read Zscaler announces carbon neutral status and aim to achieve net-zero emissions by 2025
Zscaler announces carbon neutral status and aim to achieve net-zero emissions by 2025

Zscaler announces carbon neutral status and aim to achieve net-zero emissions by 2025

September 19, 2022 California

Zscaler has announced that it has achieved carbon neutral status, and said that it intends to reach net zero emissions by 2025. However, the company has not published a link to the emissions and carbon accounting data underlying this claim along with the announcement, and the data has not yet...

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Read Essential Twitter data center knocked offline by heat extremes
Essential Twitter data center knocked offline by heat extremes

Essential Twitter data center knocked offline by heat extremes

September 13, 2022 California

As heat extremes in California continue, Twitter has reportedly been left without one of its key data centers in Sacramento. First reported by CNN, an internal company memo outlined that the company experienced the loss of its Sacramento data center region on September 5th, with Carrie Fernandez,...

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Read California officials declare statewide grid emergency due to continued heat wave
California officials declare statewide grid emergency due to continued heat wave

California officials declare statewide grid emergency due to continued heat wave

September 06, 2022 California

California temperatures have soared to a record high, placing serious pressure on the power grid, and causing state officials to urge residents to limit their power usage. According to reports, the heat wave is most seriously affecting the Central Valley, which is projected to reach 115 degrees...

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Read HPE accelerates climate goals
HPE accelerates climate goals

HPE accelerates climate goals

June 30, 2022 California

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced that it has accelerated climate goals, bringing them down from 2050 to 2040, following its most recent Living Progress Report for Fiscal Year 2021, which it released this week. The tech giant said that it will facilitate this change by establishing a...

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Read PubMatic announces its global data centers are now fully powered by renewable energy
PubMatic announces its global data centers are now fully powered by renewable energy

PubMatic announces its global data centers are now fully powered by renewable energy

June 23, 2022 California

PubMatic has reportedly achieved 100% renewable energy across all of its data centers globally, including in California, New Jersey, London, Amsterdam, and Singapore. Sourced from wind and solar power, this achievement is a significant one for the company, whose energy usage is 90% composed of...

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Read San Jose: Microsoft to use a biofuel-powered microgrid for backup
San Jose: Microsoft to use a biofuel-powered microgrid for backup

San Jose: Microsoft to use a biofuel-powered microgrid for backup

June 16, 2022 California

Microsoft has announced that it will be using renewable natural gas to fuel its backup energy at its San Jose data center, which is currently under construction. This move aligns with the company’s target of being carbon negative by 2030, and the project will also provide power locally with...

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Read Rowan Green Data Gets Green Light For its 500MW Campus Plans in Temple, Texas
Rowan Green Data Gets Green Light For its 500MW Campus Plans in Temple, Texas

Rowan Green Data Gets Green Light For its 500MW Campus Plans in Temple, Texas

April 12, 2022 Rowan: Moriah DC

Rowan Green Data can finally go ahead with its data center development in Temple, Texas after city council officials have approved its zoning request. The company announced late last year that it wants to develop 12,500 square meters (135,000 square feet of data center buildings on a site in Bell...

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Read AWS Project Withdrawal Prompts Frederick County To Consider Amending Zoning Laws
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AWS Project Withdrawal Prompts Frederick County To Consider Amending Zoning Laws

March 04, 2022 Maryland

Frederick County officials met this week to address a data center zoning law. They are looking to change a Maryland County’s zoning law to allow the development of data centers. This move happened after Amazon Web Services rescinded a project plan because of restrictive timelines. The officials...

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Read Fueled by renewables: Rowan Green Data to expand in Texas
Fueled by renewables: Rowan Green Data to expand in Texas

Fueled by renewables: Rowan Green Data to expand in Texas

October 05, 2021 Rowan: Moriah DC

Rowan Green Data has announced big plans. The developer and infrastructure builder is to build a 500-megawatt (MW) multi-tenant campus in Temple, Texas. $300 million of investment will go into the construction of 135,000 sqft of new buildings and data center space. The project will be completed...

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Read Microsoft wants to build five more data centers in San Antonio, Texas
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Microsoft wants to build five more data centers in San Antonio, Texas

July 13, 2021 San Antonio

According to recent documents filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Microsoft has applied to build five more data centers in San Antonio, Texas. The data centers will have a total space of 350,000 square feet. It will also cost over $200 million. The construction of the...

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Read COPT forms joint ventures with Blackstone, buys two data center shells
COPT forms joint ventures with Blackstone, buys two data center shells

COPT forms joint ventures with Blackstone, buys two data center shells

June 03, 2021 Maryland

Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) has announced a new joint venture with funds affiliated with Blackstone Real Estate to purchase data center shells. The JV has acquired a 90% stake in two single-tenant data center shell properties totalling 432,000 square feet (40,100 sqm). The properties...

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