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US Real state Firm Comstock Launches Data Center Unit

US real estate company Comstock has launched a dedicated data center unit and partnered on two development projects. The Nasdaq-listed firm announced the creation of its Data Center Platform (DCP) and said it has entered into two separate partnerships to pursue large-scale data center campuses...

March 13, 2026

United States

Korea Zinc Eyes Rare Earth Recovery from Old US Data Center Gear

Smelting company Korea Zinc is discussing plans with US tech firms to extract and recycle rare earth minerals from retired data center equipment, according to Chairman Yun B. Choi in a Reuters interview. Trade tensions between Beijing and the US, exacerbated by President Donald Trump’s threat...

March 13, 2026

United States

New Data Center Build Confirmed in Adams County, Ohio

A new data center has been confirmed for Adams County, Ohio, at the former Dayton Power & Light landfill site. According to a regulatory filing from AES Ohio, the proposed operator has requested an initial electricity load of 100MW in 2028, rising to 1.3GW by 2032.Since the filing, the US ...

March 12, 2026

Ohio

Data Center Proposed for Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

A data center project has been proposed for Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The proposed “Smithfield Gateway” development was discussed by the Smithfield Township Planning Commission in mid-February and would be located south of Music Center Drive and north of Smithfield Lane. Plans include two dat...

March 12, 2026

Pennsylvania

Aligned Tops out New Maryland Data Center

Aligned has reached the topping-out milestone for a data center in Frederick, Maryland. Turner Construction Company and Aligned announced that the structural phase of the 72MW Aligned IAD-06 facility is now complete.The two-story, 450,000 sq ft (41,805 sqm) data center sits on a 75‑acre campus...

March 12, 2026

Maryland

Musk’s xAI Approved for 41 Natural gas Turbines in Mississippi to Power Colossus Data Centers

Elon Musk’s AI company xAI has received approval to install 41 natural gas turbines at a site in Mississippi, generating up to 1.2GW to power its local data centers.The turbines, which will be installed at a former Duke Energy power plant site in Southaven, will be used to power xAI’s Colossus...

March 11, 2026

Mississippi

Developer Withdraws Plans for 316-acre Data Center in Spring Hill, Kansas

The developer behind a proposed 316-acre data center project in Spring Hill, Kansas, has pulled its application ahead of a planning commission meeting scheduled for March 25.Data center consultancy Colossus Data Center Advisors had planned to develop a campus at the southeast corner of 191st S...

March 10, 2026

Kansas

Crestchic Launches Load Bank for Liquid-cooled Data Centers

Crestchic has launched a 600kW load bank designed to test liquid-cooled data center infrastructure.The company, a manufacturer and provider of load bank solutions, last week announced the launch of its 600kW Liquid Cooled offering. Loadbanks are electrical testing devices that simulate a real ...

March 10, 2026

United States

Developer Withdraws Proposal for 250MW Data Center in Apex, North Carolina

A developer has withdrawn plans for a 250MW data center project in Apex, North Carolina. Natelli Investments LLC had proposed building four 200,000 sq ft data centers on an 89-acre site next to the Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant.The company said the proposed New Hill Digital Campus would have cr...

March 06, 2026

North Carolina

HighBrook Closes First Data Center Fund Targeting 300MW in Virginia

Private equity firm HighBrook Investors has closed its first US data center fund, securing $266 million in total commitments. The launch of the fund was first reported last year. HighBrook said the fund saw contributions from existing investors alongside new institutions, including leading en...

March 05, 2026

Virginia

Vintage Partners Abandons Phoenix, Arizona Data Center Plans

Vintage Partners has scrapped plans for a data center in Laveen, Phoenix, Arizona. The developer will instead move forward with a mixed-use project on the 63-acre site, featuring commercial, retail, restaurant, and multifamily residential space.Vintage changed course at the request of the City...

March 05, 2026

Arizona

Pennsylvania Lawmakers could Propose a Statewide Data Center Moratorium

Pennsylvania lawmakers may soon put forward a proposal for a statewide moratorium on new data center developments.In a memo circulated to members of the Pennsylvania Senate on February 12, Democratic state senator Katie Muth said she plans to introduce legislation “in the near future” to impos...

March 04, 2026

Pennsylvania

A $5 Billion Data Center Project is in Development near Columbus, Georgia

A new data center campus may be on the way to Columbus, Georgia. Economic development organization Choose Columbus announced that the Development Authority of Columbus is in negotiations with Habitat Partners to secure a site for the proposed project.Project Ruby would be a $5 billion+ data ce...

March 03, 2026

Georgia

Boom Supersonic Taps Baker Hughes for Natural Gas Generators to Support 1.21GW Crusoe Data Center Power Deal

Aircraft developer and natural gas turbine provider Boom Supersonic has selected US energy firm Baker Hughes to supply gas-generation equipment to complement its 42MW natural gas turbine platform. The equipment will support a 1.21GW onsite power agreement Boom has signed with AI data center de...

March 02, 2026

United States

New Data Center Simulator Game lets Players Build and Manage their own Facility, Set for Release in March

A data center simulator game – aptly named “Data Center” – where you can “build, cable, and grow a living data center,” is set to release later next month. Players will have to “build, cable, and grow a living data center from the group up,” according to the game’s description on Steam. Unlike...

February 28, 2026

United States

Virginia Lawmakers Split over Future of Data Center Sales Tax Exemption

The two houses of Virginia’s legislature, the Senate and the House, have passed two competing budgets that call, respectively, for the removal and approval of an existing data center sales tax exemption. The Senate’s budget proposal calls for ending the exemption effective January 1, 2027, pro...

February 28, 2026

Virginia

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is Considering the Development of an AI-focused Data Center to Support Department of Energy Research into Large Language Models

The US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has issued a request for information (RFI) for an “on-premises next-generation AI compute data center.”The proposed facility would be funded and operated by the DOE itself, separate from a broader initiative that would ...

February 28, 2026

Pacific Northwest

Ciena Launches New Optical Engine Designed For The AI-driven Data Center Era

In its first new solution since acquiring Nubis Communications last year, Ciena continues to tackle data center AI demands with the launch of a flexible, high-density pluggable optical engine, Vesta 200 6.4T CPX. The new solution is claimed to reduce power consumption by up to 70 percent, whil...

February 26, 2026

United States

President Trump Urges Big Tech to Develop Their Own Power Plants to Support Data Centers Across the US

US President Donald Trump has directed major data center operators and technology companies to build their own power generation infrastructure to supply their facilities. Speaking during his annual State of the Union address, Trump argued that the move is necessary to prevent consumers from be...

February 26, 2026

United States

Microsoft to Begin Permitting Process for 1,385-acre Data Center campus in North Carolina

The technology firm acquired the 1,350-acre Person County Mega Park in Woodsdale Township back in November 2024, reportedly paying $26.85 million for the land. At the time, no plans for the site were shared.Kyle Puryear, Person County board of commissioners chairman, said: “Person County is pr...

February 25, 2026

North Carolina

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