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

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 in...

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Read AWS Data Center Planned for Maintal, Germany
AWS Data Center Planned for Maintal, Germany
May 29, 2026

AWS Data Center Planned for Maintal, Germany

Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled plans for a new data center in Maintal, Hesse, expanding its infrastructure footprint near Frankfurt. The 10.6-hectare (26-acre) site will include two data center buildings, a substation, and office space. AWS said the project is expected to create up to ...

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Read Rowan Secures $3bn in Green Financing for Texas Data Center Campus
Rowan Secures $3bn in Green Financing for Texas Data Center Campus
May 28, 2026

Rowan Secures $3bn in Green Financing for Texas Data Center Campus

Rowan Digital Infrastructure

Rowan Digital Infrastructure has secured nearly $3 billion in debt financing to support construction of its turnkey data center campus in Temple. The company said the deal marks the largest financing in its history and will fund development of the 300MW campus. The financing was arranged under...

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Read DartPoints Acquires Data Center Facility in Lexington, Kentucky
DartPoints Acquires Data Center Facility in Lexington, Kentucky
May 28, 2026

DartPoints Acquires Data Center Facility in Lexington, Kentucky

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, t...

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Read Will AI Create a Global Power Crisis for Data Centers?
Will AI Create a Global Power Crisis for Data Centers?
May 28, 2026

Will AI Create a Global Power Crisis for Data Centers?

United States

Artificial intelligence is driving a rapid expansion of data center infrastructure worldwide. As AI systems become more advanced and widely adopted, the demand for computing power and the electricity needed to support it is rising sharply.Unlike traditional cloud workloads, AI relies on high-d...

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Read TeraWulf Purchases Kentucky Site for 1GW Data Center Campus
TeraWulf Purchases Kentucky Site for 1GW Data Center Campus
May 28, 2026

TeraWulf Purchases Kentucky Site for 1GW Data Center Campus

Terawulf

Crypto mining and AI infrastructure company TeraWulf is growing its presence with plans for a second facility in Kentucky. The company this week revealed it has acquired a hyperscale high-performance computing (HPC) development site in Eastern Kentucky. Purchased from Industrial Equity Partner...

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Read GreenSquareDC Withdraws 120MW Perth Data Center Application
GreenSquareDC Withdraws 120MW Perth Data Center Application
May 28, 2026

GreenSquareDC Withdraws 120MW Perth Data Center Application

GreenSquareDC

GreenSquareDC has withdrawn its application for a proposed 120MW data center in Perth. The project, planned for Hazelmere, would have covered about 15,000 sqm (161,460 sq ft) north of Stirling Crescent and near the Helena River and Helena River Steiner School. However, concerns over its proxim...

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Read Mapletree has Sold a Data Center in Philadelphia
Mapletree has Sold a Data Center in Philadelphia
May 27, 2026

Mapletree has Sold a Data Center in Philadelphia

Mapletree Redwood Data Centre Trust

Mapletree Industrial Trust is divesting a data center in Philadelphia. The company announced this week that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement, through an affiliate, for the proposed sale of the facility located at 2000 Kubach Road. The property is being acquired by an unnamed t...

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Read 25MW AI Data Center Planned for McMinnville
25MW AI Data Center Planned for McMinnville
May 27, 2026

25MW AI Data Center Planned for McMinnville

Tennessee

A new 25MW AI data center campus is planned for McMinnville in Warren County. Known as Hixson Data Center, the facility will span 96,065 square feet (8,925 square meters) across two levels and is being purpose-built for high-density AI workloads, including support for Nvidia’s GB200 NVL72 plat...

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Read TeraWulf Buys Site in Kentucky for 1GW Data Center Campus
TeraWulf Buys Site in Kentucky for 1GW Data Center Campus
May 27, 2026

TeraWulf Buys Site in Kentucky for 1GW Data Center Campus

Terawulf

TeraWulf is expanding its presence in Kentucky with the acquisition of a second planned site for hyperscale high-performance computing. The Nasdaq-listed cryptomining and AI infrastructure firm announced it has acquired the Muskie Data Campus in Eastern Kentucky from Industrial Equity Partners...

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Read Hscale has Acquired another Site Outside Milan
Hscale has Acquired another Site Outside Milan
May 27, 2026

Hscale has Acquired another Site Outside Milan

hscale

Hscale is expanding its presence in Milan after closing on a second large-scale data center campus in the city’s northwest area near Settimo.VBacked by Bain Capital, the company said the acquisition increases its committed capacity in the region to 250MW, with service launch dates targeted for...

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Read Kasi Cloud & Data Centers Opens Initial Phase of 100MW Facility in Nigeria
Kasi Cloud & Data Centers Opens Initial Phase of 100MW Facility in Nigeria
May 26, 2026

Kasi Cloud & Data Centers Opens Initial Phase of 100MW Facility in Nigeria

Nigeria

Kasi Cloud & Data Centers has launched the first phase of its planned 100MW data center campus in Nigeria. Kasi LOS1 is the first building to become operational at the site. The company has not disclosed the IT capacity of the facility. Located in the Maiyegun area of Lekki near Lagos, Kas...

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Read SoftBank to Roll out “AI Data Center GPU Cloud” Platform in Japan
SoftBank to Roll out “AI Data Center GPU Cloud” Platform in Japan
May 26, 2026

SoftBank to Roll out “AI Data Center GPU Cloud” Platform in Japan

Softbank Corp.

SoftBank Corp. is set to launch an “AI Data Center GPU Cloud” service in Japan starting October 2026. The offering will form part of SoftBank Corp.’s neocloud business and will be built on its Infrinia AI Cloud OS stack. A beta version is already available. The service will run on SoftBank’s A...

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Read Digital Edge Raises $575 Million to Expand APAC Data Centers
Digital Edge Raises $575 Million to Expand APAC Data Centers
May 26, 2026

Digital Edge Raises $575 Million to Expand APAC Data Centers

Digital Edge DC

APAC data center firm Digital Edge has secured new debt financing. The company last week announced the successful closing of its inaugural $575 million holding company (HoldCo) financing. Proceeds from the facility will support the continued expansion of the company’s campus footprints across ...

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Read Polish Operator Emitel Acquires 2MW Data Center Outside Poland
Polish Operator Emitel Acquires 2MW Data Center Outside Poland
May 26, 2026

Polish Operator Emitel Acquires 2MW Data Center Outside Poland

Poland

Polish tower operator Emitel has acquired a 2MW data center located just outside Warsaw. The Cordiant-owned company is entering the data center market with plans to offer colocation, cloud computing, and data processing services. The facility is reportedly built to Tier III standards and has p...

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Read Top Data Center News for 18th-23rd May, 2026
Top Data Center News for 18th-23rd May, 2026
May 25, 2026

Top Data Center News for 18th-23rd May, 2026

United States

Italy Plans Europe’s Largest Data Center at Former Trino PlantThe mayor of Trino in northern Italy has revealed plans to develop what could become Europe’s largest data center with a €4 billion ($4.65 billion) investment in  the project, which is expected to bring regional benefits, including ...

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Read Kio Data Centers Signs 10-year PPA with Celsia to Power its Data Center Operations in Panama
Kio Data Centers Signs 10-year PPA with Celsia to Power its Data Center Operations in Panama
May 25, 2026

Kio Data Centers Signs 10-year PPA with Celsia to Power its Data Center Operations in Panama

Panamá

KIO Data Centers, a Mexico-based operator, has signed a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Colombian energy company Celsia to supply electricity for its data center operations in Panama. First reported by Bnamericas, the agreement marks KIO Data Centers’ first recorded PPA in Panama. ...

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Read First Building at Stack’s 1GW Data Center Campus in Virginia Tops out in Stafford County
First Building at Stack’s 1GW Data Center Campus in Virginia Tops out in Stafford County
May 25, 2026

First Building at Stack’s 1GW Data Center Campus in Virginia Tops out in Stafford County

Virginia

Stack Infrastructure has completed external construction work on the first building at its new campus in Stafford County. The company announced the topping out of the first building at the Stafford Technology Campus (STC). In just over a year, project teams have recorded more than 425,000 hour...

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Read Hochtief Begins Construction on New Data Center in Herne
Hochtief Begins Construction on New Data Center in Herne
May 25, 2026

Hochtief Begins Construction on New Data Center in Herne

Germany / Deutschland

Yorizon and ACS-owned construction firm Hochtief have broken ground on a new data center in Herne, located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The facility will be the third ‘Yexio’ data center the companies are developing in the region and the fourth across Germany. The project forms part...

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Read Nscale and Vattenfall Finalize PPA to Power Kvandal Facility in Norway
Nscale and Vattenfall Finalize PPA to Power Kvandal Facility in Norway
May 25, 2026

Nscale and Vattenfall Finalize PPA to Power Kvandal Facility in Norway

Nscale

European neocloud Nscale has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Swedish state-owned energy company Vattenfall in Norway. The agreement will support the first phase of Nscale’s data center development in Kvandal. While the exact capacity has not been disclosed, the companies say it wi...

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