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Read Meta Signs 168MW Data Center Pact at Reliance Gujarat Campus
Meta and Reliance are partnering to develop a 168MW data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. Reliance will build the facility, which Meta will lease to run AI workloads. The project may be expanded...

Meta Signs 168MW Data Center Pact at Reliance Gujarat Campus

June 10, 2026 Meta

Meta and Reliance are partnering to develop a 168MW data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. Reliance will build the facility, which Meta will lease to run AI workloads. The project may be expanded in the future, though no launch timeline has been disclosed. Meta will cover power and water costs,...

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Read Google to Pay SpaceX-xAI $920 Million Per Month for AI Data Center Capacity
Google has entered into an agreement with SpaceX to secure large-scale computing capacity. According to a regulatory filing submitted by SpaceX on June 5, Google will lease roughly 110,000 GPUs, CP...

Google to Pay SpaceX-xAI $920 Million Per Month for AI Data Center Capacity

June 08, 2026 Google

Google has entered into an agreement with SpaceX to secure large-scale computing capacity. According to a regulatory filing submitted by SpaceX on June 5, Google will lease roughly 110,000 GPUs, CPUs, memory modules, and related infrastructure for approximately $920 million per month. The...

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Read Top Data Center News for 1st - 6th June, 2026
**[Polar DC Secures €800 Million for Norway Data Center Project](https://baxtel.com/news/polar-dc-secures-800-million-senior-secured-bond-for-norway-data-center-project)**
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Top Data Center News for 1st - 6th June, 2026

June 08, 2026 Google

Polar DC Secures €800 Million for Norway Data Center Project Nordic AI data center developer Polar DC has raised €800 million ($932.2 million) for the development of its Norway data center project in a transaction representing a “new record” in terms of deal size in the Nordic market. Brookfield...

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Read Google Targets Net Positive Water Use at Data Centers by 2030
Google has pledged to replenish more water than it consumes across its data centers by 2030. The company plans to upgrade water and wastewater systems, work with utilities in local communities, and...

Google Targets Net Positive Water Use at Data Centers by 2030

June 05, 2026 Google

Google has pledged to replenish more water than it consumes across its data centers by 2030. The company plans to upgrade water and wastewater systems, work with utilities in local communities, and prioritize air-cooled technologies to reduce water use. It also aims to expand the use of reclaimed...

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Read Gigawatt Scale Data Center and Energy Project Kicks Off in Texas
Google and Intersect Power have begun construction at the Meitner Energy Center, a colocated data center and energy project spanning Gray and Roberts Counties, Texas. The development combines a dat...

Gigawatt Scale Data Center and Energy Project Kicks Off in Texas

June 04, 2026 Google

Google and Intersect Power have begun construction at the Meitner Energy Center, a colocated data center and energy project spanning Gray and Roberts Counties, Texas. The development combines a data center with more than 1GW of wind, solar, and battery storage capacity. The companies said the...

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Read Google Breaks Ground on Swedish data center in Horndal
Google Breaks Ground on Swedish data center in Horndal

Google Breaks Ground on Swedish data center in Horndal

June 02, 2026 Google

Google has officially broken ground on a new data center in Horndal, Sweden. Located in Avesta Municipality in Dalarna County, the facility will be the company’s first self-developed, owned, and operated data center in the country. While limited details have been released, Google says the site...

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Read Edged Raises Nearly $2 Billion to Accelerate U.S. Data Center Expansion
Edged Raises Nearly $2 Billion to Accelerate U.S. Data Center Expansion

Edged Raises Nearly $2 Billion to Accelerate U.S. Data Center Expansion

May 29, 2026 Edged Energy

US data center developer Edged has secured nearly $2 billion in financing so far this year to support the expansion of its data center portfolio. The company said the capital will be used to advance projects in key markets, including Atlanta, Chicago, and Council Bluffs. The funding package...

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Read DartPoints Acquires Data Center Facility in Lexington, Kentucky
DartPoints Acquires Data Center Facility in Lexington, Kentucky

DartPoints Acquires Data Center Facility in Lexington, Kentucky

May 28, 2026 DartPoints

US colocation provider DartPoints has acquired a data center campus in Lexington. The company announced this week that it had purchased the 29.5-acre property, though details about the seller, facility, and transaction value were not disclosed. Marking DartPoints’ first facility in Kentucky, the...

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Read Data Center Operators are Hiring Laid-off Meta Platforms Workers
Data Center Operators are Hiring Laid-off Meta Platforms Workers

Data Center Operators are Hiring Laid-off Meta Platforms Workers

May 22, 2026 Meta

Several data center operators have pointed to open roles after Meta Platforms began laying off around 8,000 employees, about 10% of its workforce. The cuts affected staff across all levels, including some in data center roles. On LinkedIn, multiple data center firms expressed support for affected...

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Read Meta Begins Laying off 8,000 Employees, Including Data Center Staff
Meta Begins Laying off 8,000 Employees, Including Data Center Staff

Meta Begins Laying off 8,000 Employees, Including Data Center Staff

May 20, 2026 Meta

Meta has begun laying off 8,000 employees globally as part of a broader restructuring tied to its growing AI and data center investments. The company plans to reduce its workforce by around 10 percent to free up cash flow for expanded data center spending. At the same time, Meta has canceled...

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Read Google Launches $15bn Data Center Build in India
Google Launches $15bn Data Center Build in India

Google Launches $15bn Data Center Build in India

April 28, 2026 Google

Google has broken ground on its $15 billion data center project in Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh, India. The company held a groundbreaking ceremony on April 28 to mark the start of construction. The event was jointly hosted by Google, AdaniConneX, and Nxtra by Airtel, and was attended by...

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Read Google Starts Work on New Data Center in Austria
Google Starts Work on New Data Center in Austria

Google Starts Work on New Data Center in Austria

April 23, 2026 Google

Google has broken ground on its data center development in Kronstorf, Austria. The facility will be the company’s first self-built and owned data center in the country. Set to span 42,000 sqm (452,000 sq ft) on a 70-hectare site in central Austria, Google received planning permission for the...

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Read Meta Begins Construction on Tulsa Data Center
Meta Begins Construction on Tulsa Data Center

Meta Begins Construction on Tulsa Data Center

April 22, 2026 Meta

Meta has broken ground on its first data center in Oklahoma, beginning construction on a campus in Tulsa. The project is expected to involve around $1 billion in investment, with the company confirming it is behind the 340-acre Project Anthem development, according to News On 6. First proposed in...

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Read Google acquires Project Maize data center campus in Indiana
Google acquires Project Maize data center campus in Indiana

Google acquires Project Maize data center campus in Indiana

April 20, 2026 Google

Google has taken over the controversial Project Maize data center development in Michigan City, Indiana. The Michigan City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) confirmed that Google acquired the project, located at 402 Royal Road, last week.The project will redevelop a long-vacant building at...

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Read Google Secures Capacity at Nscale Facility in West London
Google Secures Capacity at Nscale Facility in West London

Google Secures Capacity at Nscale Facility in West London

April 15, 2026 Google

Google has reportedly agreed to take capacity at an Nscale data center in West London, UK. The facility is separate from those that OpenAI had previously been expected to lease from Nscale in the country.According to a Bloomberg report, citing a source familiar with the matter, the agreement will...

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Read Google Advances Plans for its First French Data Center
Google Advances Plans for its First French Data Center

Google Advances Plans for its First French Data Center

April 13, 2026 Google

Google is reportedly moving forward with plans for its first data center in France, with a preliminary consultation set to assess the project’s environmental impact. The French National Commission for Public Debate (CNDP), which oversees public consultations for major infrastructure projects, has...

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Read Edged Opens 36MW Data Center in Phoenix, Arizona
Edged Opens 36MW Data Center in Phoenix, Arizona

Edged Opens 36MW Data Center in Phoenix, Arizona

April 08, 2026 Edged Energy

US operator Edged has launched a new data center in Phoenix, Arizona. The Endeavour-owned company this month announced the opening of its PHX01-1 facility. Situated on a 12-acre site at 8811 E. Warner Road in Mesa, Maricopa County, the two-story building delivers 36MW of capacity across 210,000...

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Read Google Acquires Land to Develop $15 Billion Data Center in India
Google Acquires Land to Develop $15 Billion Data Center in India

Google Acquires Land to Develop $15 Billion Data Center in India

April 07, 2026 Google

Google is set to begin work on its $15 billion data center projects in Andhra Pradesh later this month. According to Economic Times Telecom, the land has been handed over to Google’s subsidiary, Raiden Infotech India Private Limited, with groundbreaking expected on April 28, 2026.Google confirmed...

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Read Baker Hughes, Google Cloud Team on Data Center AI
Baker Hughes, Google Cloud Team on Data Center AI

Baker Hughes, Google Cloud Team on Data Center AI

March 27, 2026 Google

US energy firm Baker Hughes has partnered with Google Cloud to develop AI tools aimed at optimizing power use and improving data center sustainability. The collaboration targets growing energy demand driven by AI and cloud expansion, with both companies exploring how to better leverage industrial...

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Read Google Buys Land for Data Center in West Virginia for Billion Dollar Project
Google Buys Land for Data Center in West Virginia for Billion Dollar Project

Google Buys Land for Data Center in West Virginia for Billion Dollar Project

March 27, 2026 Google

Google plans to build a data center in Putnam County, West Virginia. Governor Patrick Morrisey announced that the company has purchased land and received approval for a multi-billion-dollar “High Impact Development Project.”The project is still in its early stages, with Google set to meet local...

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