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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

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Read HostDime plans new "Andromeda" data center
HostDime plans new "Andromeda" data center
November 14, 2022

HostDime plans new "Andromeda" data center

HostDime

HostDime has released design plans for a new facility to be built in Guadalajara, Mexico. The 3MW "Andromeda" data center is reportedly due to open in 2024, and will be certified by the International Computer Room Experts Association (ICREA) V standard, and certified with the Uptime Institute...

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Read AirTrunk signs renewable energy agreement to offset Microsoft’s energy use
AirTrunk signs renewable energy agreement to offset Microsoft’s energy use
November 14, 2022

AirTrunk signs renewable energy agreement to offset Microsoft’s energy use

AirTrunk

AirTrunk and Hong Kong utility CLP Power have signed a renewable energy agreement to offset Microsoft's energy use in its facilities by matching its electricity consumption with local renewable energy certificates (RECs). Through this agreement, AirTrunk will source hourly RECs from CLP Power...

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Read Scala signs 1.6GW PPA with Enel Américas
Scala signs 1.6GW PPA with Enel Américas
November 14, 2022

Scala signs 1.6GW PPA with Enel Américas

Scala Data Centers

Scala Data Centers has signed a PPA with Italian energy firm Enel Américas for data center power. The firm will reportedly provide the data center company with 1.6GW of power for its facilities across Chile, Peru, and Colombia, in a deal that represents 10% of Enel Américas' total existing ca...

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Read BDx Indonesia To Develop Massive 100MW Data Center Campus in Jakarta, Indonesia
BDx Indonesia To Develop Massive 100MW Data Center Campus in Jakarta, Indonesia
November 13, 2022

BDx Indonesia To Develop Massive 100MW Data Center Campus in Jakarta, Indonesia

BDx Data Centers

BDx Indonesia has revealed its plan to develop a 100MW data center campus in Jakarta. The CGK5 data center campus will be developed on a 12-acre parcel in the Suryacipta City of Industry. The facility will be part of the company’s third availability zone in Indonesia. BDx Indonesia is a joint ...

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Read Microsoft To Invest $1 Billion on Four Data Centers in North Carolina
Microsoft To Invest $1 Billion on Four Data Centers in North Carolina
November 13, 2022

Microsoft To Invest $1 Billion on Four Data Centers in North Carolina

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has promised to invest a minimum of $1 billion in developing four data centers in North Carolina’s Catawba County. The company plans to spread the investment over the next 10 years. According to county officials, Microsoft will invest in the data centers in Maiden, Hickory, and Conov...

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Read Ascenty Invests $290m To Develop Five Data Centers in Latin America
Ascenty Invests $290m To Develop Five Data Centers in Latin America
November 11, 2022

Ascenty Invests $290m To Develop Five Data Centers in Latin America

Ascenty

Ascenty has announced its plans to invest R$1.5 billion ($290 million) in Latin America. The funds will be used to develop five data centers in the region. The new facilities will be located in Colombia, Chile, and Brazil. Upon completion, Ascenty’s data center count in the region will hit ...

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Read Partners Group Acquires EdgeCore Digital For $1.2 Billion
Partners Group Acquires EdgeCore Digital For $1.2 Billion
November 11, 2022

Partners Group Acquires EdgeCore Digital For $1.2 Billion

EdgeCore Internet Real Estate, LLC

Partners Group has acquired edgeCore Digital Infrastructure. The equity company revealed that it would fund the $1.2 billion acquisition. The fund will help EdCore develop its existing and future data center facilities. EdgeCore was established in 2018. The data center company is backed by mor...

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Read Telefónica Considering Selling its Stake in Cornerstone
November 11, 2022

Telefónica Considering Selling its Stake in Cornerstone

Telefonica

Telefonica is mulling over selling its stake in Cornerstone, a UK mast operator. The Spanish operator has a 50% stake in the company which it considers a “disposable asset.” The other half is held by Vantage Towers. According to Reuters, the CEO of Telefonica said that the company has not yet ...

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Read Google's 15-Year Tax Break on Oregon Data Center Expires
Google's 15-Year Tax Break on Oregon Data Center Expires
November 11, 2022

Google's 15-Year Tax Break on Oregon Data Center Expires

Hyperscale Data Center

Google has started paying property taxes at its Oregon data center- 15 years after it launched the facility. The company got a tax bill of $5.2m from Wasco County after its tax break expired. Google developed the data center in 2006. The tax bill might be small for Google, but it will signi...

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Read Kio Acquires a 20MW Facility in Greater Mexico City Metro Area
Kio Acquires a 20MW Facility in Greater Mexico City Metro Area
November 11, 2022

Kio Acquires a 20MW Facility in Greater Mexico City Metro Area

KIO Data Centers

Kio Networks has announced the acquisition of a new data center campus in the greater Mexico City. The acquired data center is called KIO MEX6, which has a capacity of up to 20MW across 50,000 sqm. The facility is also capable of hosting telecom and critical IT services. Kio Networks also conf...

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Read Vodafone Sells Part of its Stake in Vantage Towers Unit to GIP and KKR
Vodafone Sells Part of its Stake in Vantage Towers Unit to GIP and KKR
November 11, 2022

Vodafone Sells Part of its Stake in Vantage Towers Unit to GIP and KKR

Vodafone

Vodafone has announced the sale of some of its stake in Vantage Towers to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and KKR while also creating a new joint venture with them. Per the deal, the tower unit is worth €16.1 billion ($16.1bn). The sale also sees Vodafone receive €3.2 billion ($3.2bn) ...

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Read Helios Investment Partners Pumps $50 million into Kenya's IXAfrica
November 11, 2022

Helios Investment Partners Pumps $50 million into Kenya's IXAfrica

Kenya

Helios Investment Partners has announced a $50m investment into Kenyan data center company IXAfrica. The investment in the data center company is expected to close before the turn of the new year. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, which also include Kenyan regulatory ...

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Read Telenor To Sell Its Pakistan Business For $1bn
November 11, 2022

Telenor To Sell Its Pakistan Business For $1bn

Telenor Group

Telenor is looking to continue its plans to exit the Pakistan mobile market by selling off its business. The sale could be worth $1 billion. According to Bloomberg, the company is working with Citigroup to explore potential bidders for the Pakistan business. According to reports, there is inte...

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Read T5 begins work on the last phase of its Chicago facility
T5 begins work on the last phase of its Chicago facility
November 10, 2022

T5 begins work on the last phase of its Chicago facility

T5 Data Centers

T5 Data Centers has announced that it’s expanding its facility in Chicago, Illinois, in the final 20MW phase of its T5 Chicago facility at 200 Innovation Drive in Elk Grove. Acquired by T5 in 2016, the company first broke ground on an expansion back in 2017; its current expansion offers 140,0...

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Read Former Barclays data center to undergo transformation and be brought back into service
Former Barclays data center to undergo transformation and be brought back into service
November 10, 2022

Former Barclays data center to undergo transformation and be brought back into service

Manchester

According to reports, Manchester City Council is looking to redevelop a former Barclays data center from the 1970s and bring it back into service. Currently, the council is looking for public feedback on its regeneration proposals for Wythenshawe town center, having already completed the acqui...

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Read Microsoft signs wind PPA with Potentia and Greengate
Microsoft signs wind PPA with Potentia and Greengate
November 10, 2022

Microsoft signs wind PPA with Potentia and Greengate

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has entered into a 15-year power-purchase agreement with Potentia Renewables Inc. (Potentia) and Greengate Power Corporation's (Greengate) Paintearth Wind Project LP. As per the PPA, Microsoft will procure wind energy from the 198MW Paintearth Wind Project in Paintearth County, Albe...

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Read Volkswagen AG announces climate-neutral plans
Volkswagen AG announces climate-neutral plans
November 10, 2022

Volkswagen AG announces climate-neutral plans

Green Mountain AS

Volkswagen AG, the first automaker to commit to the Paris climate agreement, has announced its new climate-neutral plans, which detail that its data center activities will be carbon-neutral by 2027. This is three years earlier than expected in the European Green Deal, which committed European ...

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Read Google leases from Adani in Noida
Google leases from Adani in Noida
November 10, 2022

Google leases from Adani in Noida

Hyperscale Data Center

Tech giant Google has leased 464,000 square feet at an Adani Data centre in Noida for 10 years with starting annual rent of 130.98 crore, according to documents accessed by CRE Matrix, a real estate data analytics firm.The deal has been signed between Dc Development Noida Private Limited, an e...

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Read Digital Realty Develops New Substation For its Chicago Campus
Digital Realty Develops New Substation For its Chicago Campus
November 10, 2022

Digital Realty Develops New Substation For its Chicago Campus

Digital Chicago Franklin Park Campus on Grand Ave - Digital Realty

Digital Realty has partnered with local utility firm ComEd to open a new power substation at the former’s Franklin Park data center campus in Chicago. The substation was developed to support the future growth of the facility. The four-acre substation currently sits within Digital Realty’s d...

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Read Adani, EdgeConneX JV AdaniConneX begin operations at hyperscale data center in Chennai
Adani, EdgeConneX JV AdaniConneX begin operations at hyperscale data center in Chennai
November 09, 2022

Adani, EdgeConneX JV AdaniConneX begin operations at hyperscale data center in Chennai

EdgeConneX

AdaniConneX, the joint venture between EdgeConneX and Adani Enterprises, has launched its first data center in Chennai, Chennai 1 Data Center. Its first phase will reportedly offer 17MW and 33MW of IT load at full build-out.“The wait is over! We proudly announce that our state-of-the-art Chenn...

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