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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 Developer Abandons 160-Acre Prince William County Data Center Project
Developer Abandons 160-Acre Prince William County Data Center Project
May 13, 2026

Developer Abandons 160-Acre Prince William County Data Center Project

Virginia

Developer Highland Properties Manassas LLC has withdrawn its proposal to develop Quantico Ridge, a roughly 160-acre data center project in Prince William County, Virginia. The company also pulled its application to rezone land parcels at 14854 and 14900 Dumfries Road for industrial use. The pr...

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Read Developer Pulls Proposed Data Center Project in Pekin, Illinois
Developer Pulls Proposed Data Center Project in Pekin, Illinois
May 13, 2026

Developer Pulls Proposed Data Center Project in Pekin, Illinois

Illinois

Developer Western Hospitality Partners (WHP) has officially withdrawn its proposal to develop a data center in Pekin, Illinois, roughly two months after Mayor Mary Burress announced publicly that the city would not proceed with the project. “This letter shall serve as purchaser’s notice to ter...

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Read DataBank Plans to Install a 3.1MW Rooftop Solar Array at its HOU3 Data Center in Houston
DataBank Plans to Install a 3.1MW Rooftop Solar Array at its HOU3 Data Center in Houston
May 13, 2026

DataBank Plans to Install a 3.1MW Rooftop Solar Array at its HOU3 Data Center in Houston

Texas

U.S. data center operator DataBank has revealed plans to install a 3.1MW rooftop solar array at its HOU3 facility in Houston, Texas. Once completed, the installation is expected to become the largest rooftop solar project in the Houston metropolitan area, producing around 4.5 million kilowatt-...

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Read Alceon has Launched a Data Center Fund and Invested in Insite DC
Alceon has Launched a Data Center Fund and Invested in Insite DC
May 12, 2026

Alceon has Launched a Data Center Fund and Invested in Insite DC

Australia

Australian investment company Alceon is backing local data center developer Insite DC through its newly launched Data Centre Catalyst Fund. The firm said it plans to invest at least AU$100 million (US$72m) in initial capital to support site acquisitions and data center developments across Aust...

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Read Amazon Purchases Leased Virginia Data Center for $65 Million
Amazon Purchases Leased Virginia Data Center for $65 Million
May 12, 2026

Amazon Purchases Leased Virginia Data Center for $65 Million

Amazon AWS

Amazon has purchased a data center in Manassas, Virginia, that it had previously been leasing. According to local property records cited by BizJournal, an affiliate of Menlo Equities sold the property at 7505 Mason King Court to Amazon Data Services for $65 million. The 110,000-square-foot (10...

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Read Equinix is Building its Fourth Data Center in Malaysia
Equinix is Building its Fourth Data Center in Malaysia
May 12, 2026

Equinix is Building its Fourth Data Center in Malaysia

Equinix

Equinix will build its fourth data center in Malaysia, KL2, in Kuala Lumpur. The US$190 million facility will house over 2,200 cabinets at full build-out, though its size and IT capacity were not disclosed. Equinix said the new data center will be located less than 1 km from its KL1 facility i...

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Read Ex-Walmart Site in Milwaukee Could Become a Data Center
Ex-Walmart Site in Milwaukee Could Become a Data Center
May 12, 2026

Ex-Walmart Site in Milwaukee Could Become a Data Center

Walmart

A former Walmart property in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, could be redeveloped into a data center. The city’s plan commission is reviewing two proposals that would permit the development of an “indoor self-storage facility and data processing/computer services/computer research facility” at 5825 W. H...

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Read ABB Invests $200m in Europe to Boost Medium-Voltage Production for Data Centers
ABB Invests $200m in Europe to Boost Medium-Voltage Production for Data Centers
May 11, 2026

ABB Invests $200m in Europe to Boost Medium-Voltage Production for Data Centers

Europe

ABB has unveiled a $200 million investment plan to expand its medium-voltage manufacturing capacity across Europe over the next three years, aiming to strengthen power infrastructure supply for utilities, industrial operators, and data centers.“This $200 million investment will strengthen ABB’...

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Read A Utility in Ypsilanti has Placed a One-year Freeze on Providing Electricity to New Data Centers
A Utility in Ypsilanti has Placed a One-year Freeze on Providing Electricity to New Data Centers
May 11, 2026

A Utility in Ypsilanti has Placed a One-year Freeze on Providing Electricity to New Data Centers

Michigan

The primary utility serving Ypsilanti has approved a one-year moratorium on providing water and sewage services to new data center developments. The decision was backed by both the Ypsilanti City Council and the Charter Township Board of Trustees, which voted in favor on March 3 and April 15, ...

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Read Florida Passed a Data Center Law on Rates, Water, and Zoning
Florida Passed a Data Center Law on Rates, Water, and Zoning
May 11, 2026

Florida Passed a Data Center Law on Rates, Water, and Zoning

Florida

Ron DeSantis has signed a new law in Florida regulating how large data centers are built, powered, and financed. The law, SB 484, prevents utilities from shifting data center infrastructure costs onto residential and small-business customers, requires large users to pay their full service cost...

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Read Top Data Center News for 4th-9th of May, 2026
Top Data Center News for 4th-9th of May, 2026
May 11, 2026

Top Data Center News for 4th-9th of May, 2026

United States

706-Acre Data Center Development Approved Near San Antonio, TexasCloudBurst has received approval for a 706-acre data center development outside San Antonio, Texas, where it plans to invest $14.5 billion to construct between 10 and 12 data center buildings in the project expected to span aroun...

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Read Concerns Grow Over Proposed 300-acre Land Sale for Data Center Project in Hillsboro
Concerns Grow Over Proposed 300-acre Land Sale for Data Center Project in Hillsboro
May 11, 2026

Concerns Grow Over Proposed 300-acre Land Sale for Data Center Project in Hillsboro

Texas

Residents in Hillsboro gathered in large numbers at a public meeting to raise concerns about a proposed data center that could be developed in the city. The project may be built on a 300-acre property currently owned by the Hillsboro Economic Development Corporation. Real estate company Provid...

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Read Two Data Centers with 5MW Combined Capacity Planned in Nepal
Two Data Centers with 5MW Combined Capacity Planned in Nepal
May 09, 2026

Two Data Centers with 5MW Combined Capacity Planned in Nepal

United States

A pair of data centers with a combined capacity of 5MW is planned for development in Nepal. Local operator Bichuten Data Vault announced that the facilities will also represent Nepal’s first Tier IV hyperscale data center. The two planned facilities will be located in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capita...

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Read Algeria and Oman Governments Partner to Develop Data Centers
Algeria and Oman Governments Partner to Develop Data Centers
May 09, 2026

Algeria and Oman Governments Partner to Develop Data Centers

Oman

Oman and Algeria are set to collaborate on developing data centers, alongside broader initiatives in artificial intelligence and digital government, according to Algerie Direct. The agreement focuses on exchanging expertise and exploring opportunities in digital transformation and innovation, ...

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Read Prime Begins Construction on New Data Center in Sacramento, California
Prime Begins Construction on New Data Center in Sacramento, California
May 08, 2026

Prime Begins Construction on New Data Center in Sacramento, California

Prime Data Centers

Prime Data Centers has begun construction on a new facility in California. This week, the company broke ground on SMF02, the second data center within its Sacramento campus. Located near its existing SMF01 site at 2408 AK Street, the new facility will span 150,000 square feet (13,935 sqm) and ...

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Read Developers Submit Plans for $1.6 Billion Data Center in Cleveland, Ohio
Developers Submit Plans for $1.6 Billion Data Center in Cleveland, Ohio
May 08, 2026

Developers Submit Plans for $1.6 Billion Data Center in Cleveland, Ohio

Ohio

Private credit firm Lakeland Equity Group has filed plans for a $1.6 billion data center project in Cleveland, Ohio. The proposal outlines a 150MW campus on a 35-acre site at 3560 E 55th St, currently owned by trucking company Morabito Enterprises. The development could include three two-story...

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Read Zerra DC Submits Plans for Six-Building Data Center Campus in Melbourne, Australia
Zerra DC Submits Plans for Six-Building Data Center Campus in Melbourne, Australia
May 08, 2026

Zerra DC Submits Plans for Six-Building Data Center Campus in Melbourne, Australia

Australia

Data center developer Zerra DC has acquired a former automotive manufacturing site in Melbourne, Australia, for a potential new campus. According to The Urban Developer and Green Street News, the company purchased the former Ford car assembly plant site for redevelopment into a data center cam...

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Read Stockland Submits Plans for 250MW Data Center Campus in Melbourne, Australia
Stockland Submits Plans for 250MW Data Center Campus in Melbourne, Australia
May 08, 2026

Stockland Submits Plans for 250MW Data Center Campus in Melbourne, Australia

Stockland Corp. Ltd

Australian real estate company Stockland has submitted plans for a new data center campus in Melbourne, Australia. According to Victoria’s planning register, the company has applied for a permit to develop two two-story data centers with a combined capacity of 250MW at 72–76 Cherry Lane in Lav...

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Read CyrusOne to Internalize US Data Center Operations
CyrusOne to Internalize US Data Center Operations
May 07, 2026

CyrusOne to Internalize US Data Center Operations

CyrusOne

US data center operator CyrusOne is bringing a significant portion of its on-site operations in-house, ending large sections of its existing outsourcing partnership with JLL. The KKR-owned company confirmed to DCD this week that it is restructuring its US operating model by internalizing on-si...

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Read 706-Acre Data Center Development Approved Near San Antonio, Texas
706-Acre Data Center Development Approved Near San Antonio, Texas
May 07, 2026

706-Acre Data Center Development Approved Near San Antonio, Texas

Texas

A 706-acre data center project has been approved for development outside San Antonio, Texas. CloudBurst received approval from the Guadalupe Commissioners Court on April 21, following the authorization of a $500 million tax abatement and a development agreement for the project. The company pla...

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