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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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Read Rackspace to Deploy 30MW of AMD AI Infrastructure Across Data Centers
Rackspace has signed an agreement with AMD to deploy 30MW of AI infrastructure across its data centers, targeting customers in regulated sectors such as healthcare. The rollout will begin later thi...
June 17, 2026

Rackspace to Deploy 30MW of AMD AI Infrastructure Across Data Centers

Rackspace

Rackspace has signed an agreement with AMD to deploy 30MW of AI infrastructure across its data centers, targeting customers in regulated sectors such as healthcare. The rollout will begin later this year and continue through 2028, with the capacity intended to support AI training and inference wo...

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Read Nostrum Acquired by Iren in Completed Deal
Iren has completed its acquisition of Spanish data center developer Ingenostrum. The deal adds 490MW of secured power capacity in Spain and marks Iren’s first expansion into Europe, with Nostrum co...
June 16, 2026

Nostrum Acquired by Iren in Completed Deal

Nostrum Group

Iren has completed its acquisition of Spanish data center developer Ingenostrum. The deal adds 490MW of secured power capacity in Spain and marks Iren’s first expansion into Europe, with Nostrum continuing under the Iren brand. Ingenostrum has a development pipeline across Spain, including 214MW ...

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Read NFD Korea to Develop 300MW Campus Near Seoul
NFD Korea is planning a 300MW data center campus in Dangjin, a city south of Seoul. The 43,188 sqm (464,871 sq ft) facility will include six buildings, each with 50MW of capacity. The company has s...
June 16, 2026

NFD Korea to Develop 300MW Campus Near Seoul

Seoul

NFD Korea is planning a 300MW data center campus in Dangjin, a city south of Seoul. The 43,188 sqm (464,871 sq ft) facility will include six buildings, each with 50MW of capacity. The company has secured construction permits and a power agreement with Korea Electric Power Corporation, with ground...

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Read Meta Veteran Sham Parmar Joins Anthropic Supply Chain Operations
Meta’s Sham Parmar has joined generative AI company Anthropic. Parmar previously served as senior manager for supply chain and engineering, overseeing electrical, mechanical, and fiber connectivit...
June 16, 2026

Meta Veteran Sham Parmar Joins Anthropic Supply Chain Operations

Meta

Meta’s Sham Parmar has joined generative AI company Anthropic. Parmar previously served as senior manager for supply chain and engineering, overseeing electrical, mechanical, and fiber connectivity systems. "I'm excited to share that I've joined Anthropic as a supply chain lead, power and cooling...

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Read Google Plans $1.5 Billion Expansion of Alabama Data Center Campus
Google will invest an additional $1.5 billion to expand its data center campus in Jackson County through 2027. The site, built on the former Widows Creek coal plant, has been operational since 2019...
June 16, 2026

Google Plans $1.5 Billion Expansion of Alabama Data Center Campus

Google

Google will invest an additional $1.5 billion to expand its data center campus in Jackson County through 2027. The site, built on the former Widows Creek coal plant, has been operational since 2019. According to Baxtel, it currently includes two 135,000 sq ft (12,540 sqm) data center buildings, t...

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Read Iowa Data Center with 1.6MW Capacity Hits Market for $4M
A 1.6MW data center in Ames, Iowa, has been put on the market for $4 million. The 15,510 sq ft (1,440 sqm) facility sits on a 63,655 sq ft (5,915 sqm) site at 1205 Buckeye Avenue and includes two d...
June 15, 2026

Iowa Data Center with 1.6MW Capacity Hits Market for $4M

Iowa

A 1.6MW data center in Ames, Iowa, has been put on the market for $4 million. The 15,510 sq ft (1,440 sqm) facility sits on a 63,655 sq ft (5,915 sqm) site at 1205 Buckeye Avenue and includes two data halls and two diesel generators. Built in 1990, the data center is owned by Employers Mutual Cas...

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Read AiOnX Completes $500 Million Genesis Digital Assets Deal and Transitions Facilities to AI
AiOnX has acquired a 77 percent stake in cryptomining firm Genesis Digital Assets for $500 million, gaining access to 15 data centers across the US and Sweden with 1.3GW of power capacity. The faci...
June 15, 2026

AiOnX Completes $500 Million Genesis Digital Assets Deal and Transitions Facilities to AI

Genesis Digital Assets

AiOnX has acquired a 77 percent stake in cryptomining firm Genesis Digital Assets for $500 million, gaining access to 15 data centers across the US and Sweden with 1.3GW of power capacity. The facilities will be converted to support AI and HPC workloads, increasing AiOnX’s total data center footp...

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Read Top Data Center News for 8th-13th of June, 2026
**[OpenAI in Early Talks for 10GW Data Center Lease in Ohio](https://baxtel.com/news/openai-in-early-talks-for-10gw-data-center-lease-in-ohio)** **OpenAI is in advanced talks to lease a proposed 1...
June 15, 2026

Top Data Center News for 8th-13th of June, 2026

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OpenAI in Early Talks for 10GW Data Center Lease in Ohio OpenAI is in advanced talks to lease a proposed 10GW data center in Ohio which could be built in phases starting with an 800MW first stage expected in 2028, with full build-out estimated to cost up to $500 billion.  Microsoft Acquires 470-A...

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Read Hyperco Files Plans for New Data Center in Kouvola
Nordic data center developer Hyperco is planning another facility in Finland, with local reports indicating the company has applied to build a second data center in Kouvola. The proposed two-story ...
June 15, 2026

Hyperco Files Plans for New Data Center in Kouvola

Hyperco Oy

Nordic data center developer Hyperco is planning another facility in Finland, with local reports indicating the company has applied to build a second data center in Kouvola. The proposed two-story facility in the Koria district would span 56,670 sqm (609,990 sq ft) and offer up to 100MW of capaci...

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Read Data4 Unveils Plans for €5bn, 700MW AI Data Center Project in Northern France
Data4 has confirmed plans for a €5 billion ($5.8 billion), 700MW data center campus in Escaudain, set to be the company's largest facility to date. The campus will be developed on the site of the f...
June 15, 2026

Data4 Unveils Plans for €5bn, 700MW AI Data Center Project in Northern France

France

Data4 has confirmed plans for a €5 billion ($5.8 billion), 700MW data center campus in Escaudain, set to be the company's largest facility to date. The campus will be developed on the site of the former Usinor steelworks in the Hauts-de-France region. “We are delighted to bring our project to lif...

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Read Private Equity Firm Acquires Croatia’s ‘Fort Knox’ Data Center
Gnomon Capital has acquired 100% of Croatian data center DC North, known as the “Fort Knox” facility, in a deal involving former owners Cratis and Muraplast. Court records show the transfer was com...
June 13, 2026

Private Equity Firm Acquires Croatia’s ‘Fort Knox’ Data Center

Meta

Gnomon Capital has acquired 100% of Croatian data center DC North, known as the “Fort Knox” facility, in a deal involving former owners Cratis and Muraplast. Court records show the transfer was completed in late May, with Gnomon now listed as the sole shareholder. DC North was launched by Cratis ...

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Read Iron County, Utah Data Center Proposal Gets Green Light
Plans for a 640-acre data center in Iron County, Utah, have been approved by local authorities. The Iron County Planning Commission voted in favor of the proposal during a meeting on June 4. The...
June 13, 2026

Iron County, Utah Data Center Proposal Gets Green Light

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Plans for a 640-acre data center in Iron County, Utah, have been approved by local authorities. The Iron County Planning Commission voted in favor of the proposal during a meeting on June 4. The Antelope Data Center campus will include five buildings totaling around 1.35 million sq ft (125,000 sq...

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Read Blue Owl Secures $975M Financing for Northern Virginia Data Center
Corscale Data Centers has secured $975 million in financing from Blue Owl for Project Helios, a newly built data center in Prince William County, Virginia. The funding was arranged by Newmark on be...
June 12, 2026

Blue Owl Secures $975M Financing for Northern Virginia Data Center

Amazon AWS

Corscale Data Centers has secured $975 million in financing from Blue Owl for Project Helios, a newly built data center in Prince William County, Virginia. The funding was arranged by Newmark on behalf of a joint venture between Corscale and Affinius Capital. The facility is fully leased to an in...

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Read Jinko Power Targets 1GW Solar-Backed AI Data Center Project in Western China
Chinese solar developer Jinko Power, a subsidiary of the broader Jinko Solar Group, is planning a 1GW data center project in Ningxia, western China, that will be powered directly by a dedicated sol...
June 12, 2026

Jinko Power Targets 1GW Solar-Backed AI Data Center Project in Western China

Google

Chinese solar developer Jinko Power, a subsidiary of the broader Jinko Solar Group, is planning a 1GW data center project in Ningxia, western China, that will be powered directly by a dedicated solar facility. According to a report by Nikkei, the company has signed a framework investment agreemen...

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Read DriverAI Plans 80 MW "Quantum AI" Data Center in Cluj, Romania
Arizona-based technology company DriverAI has [announced plans](https://zfcomunicate.ro/driverai-accelereaza-planurile-privind-primul-centru-de-date-cu-inteligenta-artificiala-cuantica-din-romania-...
June 12, 2026

DriverAI Plans 80 MW "Quantum AI" Data Center in Cluj, Romania

Romania

Arizona-based technology company DriverAI has announced plans to build an 80 MW data center pairing GPU clusters with quantum computing hardware in Luna, a commune in Romania's Cluj County about 30 minutes from Cluj-Napoca. The company says the facility will roll out in four 20 MW phases on a ...

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Read Microsoft Begins Construction on Alviso Data Center Campus in San Jose
Microsoft has started construction on its Alviso data center campus in San Jose, California. The 48MW facility will be the company's first wholly owned and operated data center in the city and is e...
June 12, 2026

Microsoft Begins Construction on Alviso Data Center Campus in San Jose

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has started construction on its Alviso data center campus in San Jose, California. The 48MW facility will be the company's first wholly owned and operated data center in the city and is expected to be completed in 2028. The project is forecast to create around 600 construction jobs and ...

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Read Sentinel DC Withdraws Maine Paper Mill Data Center Proposal
Sentinel Data Centers has reportedly abandoned plans to develop a data center at a former paper mill site in Jay, Maine. The decision was first reported by the Sun Journal.JGT2 Redevelopment, which...
June 11, 2026

Sentinel DC Withdraws Maine Paper Mill Data Center Proposal

Sentinel Data Centers

Sentinel Data Centers has reportedly abandoned plans to develop a data center at a former paper mill site in Jay, Maine. The decision was first reported by the Sun Journal.JGT2 Redevelopment, which had planned to partner with Sentinel on the $550 million project, told Jay officials that the data ...

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Read Amazon Data Centers Consumed 2.5 Billion Gallons of Water in 2025
Amazon said its data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025. Water withdrawals at facilities it owns and operates fell 2% from 2024 despite an increase in the number of data centers, whi...
June 11, 2026

Amazon Data Centers Consumed 2.5 Billion Gallons of Water in 2025

Amazon AWS

Amazon said its data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025. Water withdrawals at facilities it owns and operates fell 2% from 2024 despite an increase in the number of data centers, while the company did not disclose water use at leased sites. AWS owned about 28.4 million square feet ...

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Read Keel Infrastructure Obtains $458 Million Funding for AI Data Center Buildout
Digital and energy infrastructure provider Keel Infrastructure has completed a $458 million convertible senior notes offering, allocating part of the proceeds toward its data center developments. T...
June 11, 2026

Keel Infrastructure Obtains $458 Million Funding for AI Data Center Buildout

Keel Infrastructure

Digital and energy infrastructure provider Keel Infrastructure has completed a $458 million convertible senior notes offering, allocating part of the proceeds toward its data center developments. The offering, consisting of 1.250% convertible senior notes due 2032, closed on June 9. Initial purch...

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Read STT GDC Opens New Jakarta Data Center and Breaks Ground on Two More Facilities
Asia-Pacific data center operator ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) is expanding its Jakarta campus with a series of new developments in Indonesia. The company has launched STT Jakarta 2, ...
June 11, 2026

STT GDC Opens New Jakarta Data Center and Breaks Ground on Two More Facilities

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

Asia-Pacific data center operator ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) is expanding its Jakarta campus with a series of new developments in Indonesia. The company has launched STT Jakarta 2, completed the topping-out of STT Jakarta 3, and broken ground on STT Jakarta 5 and STT Jakarta 6. Co...

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