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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

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New Jersey

Read Real Estate Firm Explores Potential Data Center Project in Amherst, Ohio
Cervenka Development Partners is exploring a potential data center project in Amherst, Ohio. The company has applied for a zoning variance to allow data center use on industrial land parcels along ...
July 22, 2026

Real Estate Firm Explores Potential Data Center Project in Amherst, Ohio

Ohio

Cervenka Development Partners is exploring a potential data center project in Amherst, Ohio. The company has applied for a zoning variance to allow data center use on industrial land parcels along Nordson Drive. The request will be reviewed by the City of Amherst Zoning Board of Appeals on July 2...

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Read US Data Center Power Demand Could Reach 194GW by 2035
US data centers could require up to 194GW of power by 2035, according to BloombergNEF, an 83 percent increase from its previous forecast. The growth would see data centers account for around 20 per...
July 22, 2026

US Data Center Power Demand Could Reach 194GW by 2035

United States

US data centers could require up to 194GW of power by 2035, according to BloombergNEF, an 83 percent increase from its previous forecast. The growth would see data centers account for around 20 percent of US electricity consumption, driven largely by new AI infrastructure projects, including plan...

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Read Pure DC Lands €1.3bn to Fund Finland Data Center Project
Pure DC has secured €1.3 billion ($1.48bn) in senior debt financing for the first phase of its Seinäjoki AI data center campus in Finland. Phase I will see more than €1.5 billion invested in a 110M...
July 22, 2026

Pure DC Lands €1.3bn to Fund Finland Data Center Project

Pure Data Centres Group

Pure DC has secured €1.3 billion ($1.48bn) in senior debt financing for the first phase of its Seinäjoki AI data center campus in Finland. Phase I will see more than €1.5 billion invested in a 110MW facility, with the campus planned to scale to 550MW. The first phase is already fully leased, repo...

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Read Power and Cooling Failure Causes Google Cloud Outage in Netherlands
Google Cloud suffered an outage in the Netherlands after a data center experienced a loss of utility power and cooling capacity. The Europe-West4 availability zone was affected for nearly 15 hours,...
July 21, 2026

Power and Cooling Failure Causes Google Cloud Outage in Netherlands

Google

Google Cloud suffered an outage in the Netherlands after a data center experienced a loss of utility power and cooling capacity. The Europe-West4 availability zone was affected for nearly 15 hours, impacting services including Google Cloud VMware Engine, Bare Metal Solution, and Google Cloud NetA...

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Read Intel Reportedly Planning Data Center Division Job Cuts
Intel is reportedly planning another round of layoffs, with job cuts expected to affect its data center division. The layoffs were first reported by *The Oregonian*, though the number of employees ...
July 21, 2026

Intel Reportedly Planning Data Center Division Job Cuts

United States

Intel is reportedly planning another round of layoffs, with job cuts expected to affect its data center division. The layoffs were first reported by The Oregonian, though the number of employees impacted has not been confirmed. “As part of our broader strategy to become a more focused and efficie...

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Read Prysmian Signs $6.29bn Data Center Connectivity Deal With Molex
Italian cable manufacturer Prysmian has signed a €5.5 billion ($6.29bn) agreement with Koch-owned Molex to supply optical cables for data center deployments. The deal includes a €550 million ($570m...
July 21, 2026

Prysmian Signs $6.29bn Data Center Connectivity Deal With Molex

Italy

Italian cable manufacturer Prysmian has signed a €5.5 billion ($6.29bn) agreement with Koch-owned Molex to supply optical cables for data center deployments. The deal includes a €550 million ($570m) upfront payment and will run for up to 10 years. Prysmian, founded in 1879, produces energy and te...

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Read Aon Expands Data Center Insurance Offering With $5bn Capacity Increase
Aon has expanded its Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program (DCLP), adding $5 billion in capacity and broader risk solutions for data center developers and operators. The multi-line insurance prog...
July 21, 2026

Aon Expands Data Center Insurance Offering With $5bn Capacity Increase

United States

Aon has expanded its Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program (DCLP), adding $5 billion in capacity and broader risk solutions for data center developers and operators. The multi-line insurance program covers construction, cargo, cyber, and operational risks across the data center lifecycle. The e...

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Read Top Data Center News for 13th-18th July, 2026
**[Stream Proposes 867-Acre Data Center Campus in Graham, Texas](https://baxtel.com/news/stream-proposes-867-acre-data-center-campus-in-graham-texas)** **Stream Data Centers is planning a data cen...
July 20, 2026

Top Data Center News for 13th-18th July, 2026

United States

Stream Proposes 867-Acre Data Center Campus in Graham, Texas Stream Data Centers is planning a data center campus called Project Saltworks on an approximately 890-acre site in Graham, Texas, to include 15 data center buildings with around $10 billion in investment, expected to generate around $14...

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Read IFC to Invest Up to $175m in AirTrunk Data Centers in Johor, Malaysia
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will invest up to $175 million in AirTrunk’s planned data centers in Johor, Malaysia. AirTrunk’s JHB1 facility, which opened in July 2024, currently prov...
July 20, 2026

IFC to Invest Up to $175m in AirTrunk Data Centers in Johor, Malaysia

Malaysia

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will invest up to $175 million in AirTrunk’s planned data centers in Johor, Malaysia. AirTrunk’s JHB1 facility, which opened in July 2024, currently provides more than 50MW of capacity and is expected to reach over 150MW at full build-out. JHB2, announc...

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Read New Mexico Rejects Gas Pipeline for Oracle's 2.5GW Project Jupiter Data Center
Oracle’s planned 2.5GW Project Jupiter data center in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, has faced another regulatory setback. The New Mexico State Land Office rejected Energy Transfer’s permit applicati...
July 20, 2026

New Mexico Rejects Gas Pipeline for Oracle's 2.5GW Project Jupiter Data Center

Oracle

Oracle’s planned 2.5GW Project Jupiter data center in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, has faced another regulatory setback. The New Mexico State Land Office rejected Energy Transfer’s permit application for the Green Chile Project, a 17-mile natural gas pipeline extension intended to supply fuel for...

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Read Off-Grid Data Center Planned for Letcher County, Kentucky
A new data center could be coming to Kentucky. WYMT reports that the Appalachian Industrial Development Authority (AIDA) has signed an agreement with Diversified Gas and Oil Corporation and Maveric...
July 20, 2026

Off-Grid Data Center Planned for Letcher County, Kentucky

Kentucky

A new data center could be coming to Kentucky. WYMT reports that the Appalachian Industrial Development Authority (AIDA) has signed an agreement with Diversified Gas and Oil Corporation and Maverick Holdings to potentially acquire a 100-acre site at Gateway Business Park in Letcher County. The pr...

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Read Fujitsu Sells Australian Data Center Business to Next Capital
Fujitsu has agreed to sell its Australian data center business to private equity firm Next Capital. The deal includes five data centers totaling 25MW of capacity, with room to expand to 100MW. Fina...
July 20, 2026

Fujitsu Sells Australian Data Center Business to Next Capital

Fujitsu

Fujitsu has agreed to sell its Australian data center business to private equity firm Next Capital. The deal includes five data centers totaling 25MW of capacity, with room to expand to 100MW. Financial terms were not disclosed, and Fujitsu said operations will continue as normal until the transa...

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Read Stack Infrastructure Cancels Planned Data Center in Hesse, Germany
A planned Stack Infrastructure data center in Hesse, Germany, has been canceled. The hyperscale facility, planned for a site near Babenhausen southeast of Frankfurt, was dropped due to uncertainty ...
July 18, 2026

Stack Infrastructure Cancels Planned Data Center in Hesse, Germany

Germany / Deutschland

A planned Stack Infrastructure data center in Hesse, Germany, has been canceled. The hyperscale facility, planned for a site near Babenhausen southeast of Frankfurt, was dropped due to uncertainty over local government support. The €3 billion ($3.4bn) project was expected to create up to 200 perm...

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Read Florida Data Center Project Delayed by Lack of Available Water Supply
A planned data center project in Haines City, Florida, is facing delays due to limited water capacity. Local reports say Cielo’s proposed 300MW campus, planned for a 74-acre site along Marion Road ...
July 18, 2026

Florida Data Center Project Delayed by Lack of Available Water Supply

Florida

A planned data center project in Haines City, Florida, is facing delays due to limited water capacity. Local reports say Cielo’s proposed 300MW campus, planned for a 74-acre site along Marion Road and State Road 544-East, could require up to 150,000 gallons (681,913 liters) of water per day. Hain...

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Read Stream Proposes 867-Acre Data Center Campus in Graham, Texas
Headwaters Site Development, an affiliate of Stream Data Centers, is planning a data center campus called Project Saltworks on an approximately 890-acre site in Graham, Texas. The proposed developm...
July 18, 2026

Stream Proposes 867-Acre Data Center Campus in Graham, Texas

Texas

Headwaters Site Development, an affiliate of Stream Data Centers, is planning a data center campus called Project Saltworks on an approximately 890-acre site in Graham, Texas. The proposed development would include 15 data center buildings on land south of Lake Graham, near FM 61 and FM 209. Stre...

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Read Elisa Targets Data Center Growth as Finland’s Market Expands
Elisa CEO Topi Manner has highlighted the data center market as a key long-term growth opportunity for the telecom company. Speaking during Elisa’s Q2 earnings call, Manner said the quarter marked ...
July 18, 2026

Elisa Targets Data Center Growth as Finland’s Market Expands

Elisa Corporation

Elisa CEO Topi Manner has highlighted the data center market as a key long-term growth opportunity for the telecom company. Speaking during Elisa’s Q2 earnings call, Manner said the quarter marked the start of the company’s large-scale data center connectivity business, amid Finland’s ongoing dat...

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Read UK Oil and Gas Firm Plans 200MW Gas-Powered Offshore Data Center in North Sea
UK oil and gas company Orcadian has proposed an offshore data center in the North Sea powered by a natural gas plant using gas from its Earlham and Orwell fields. The company plans to generate powe...
July 17, 2026

UK Oil and Gas Firm Plans 200MW Gas-Powered Offshore Data Center in North Sea

United Kingdom

UK oil and gas company Orcadian has proposed an offshore data center in the North Sea powered by a natural gas plant using gas from its Earlham and Orwell fields. The company plans to generate power offshore, capture the resulting CO₂ emissions, and store them in the Earlham reservoir. Orcadian s...

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Read MedOne Promotes Former CEO Ronnie Sadeh to President
Israeli data center operator MedOne has promoted CEO Ronnie Sadeh to president after more than 15 years in the role. Sadeh, who joined the company’s leadership team in 2009, will be succeeded as CE...
July 17, 2026

MedOne Promotes Former CEO Ronnie Sadeh to President

MedOne

Israeli data center operator MedOne has promoted CEO Ronnie Sadeh to president after more than 15 years in the role. Sadeh, who joined the company’s leadership team in 2009, will be succeeded as CEO by Eitan Damari, a former executive at Taavura Holdings Group and Livnat Group. Founded in 1997 by...

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Read Colocation Data Center Proposed in Birmingham, Alabama
A new data center could be coming to Birmingham, Alabama. Officials in Fairfield, Alabama, have announced that a colocation data center development is being proposed in the city. Details of the ...
July 17, 2026

Colocation Data Center Proposed in Birmingham, Alabama

Alabama

A new data center could be coming to Birmingham, Alabama. Officials in Fairfield, Alabama, have announced that a colocation data center development is being proposed in the city. Details of the proposed project have not yet been disclosed, but Fairfield officials will hold a town hall later this ...

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Read Macquarie DC Acquires 34,200 sqm Sydney Site for 200MW Data Center Campus
Macquarie Technology Group subsidiary Macquarie Data Centres has exercised its option to acquire a 34,200 sqm (368,125 sq ft) site in Sydney's Macquarie Park for a planned 200MW data center campus....
July 16, 2026

Macquarie DC Acquires 34,200 sqm Sydney Site for 200MW Data Center Campus

Australia

Macquarie Technology Group subsidiary Macquarie Data Centres has exercised its option to acquire a 34,200 sqm (368,125 sq ft) site in Sydney's Macquarie Park for a planned 200MW data center campus. The AU$240 million (US$167.95 million) acquisition is expected to close in the coming weeks followi...

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