United States Data Center News

Idaho Legislators Want Data Center Tax Benefits Limited Again

Idaho lawmakers are attempting to restrict the number of tax breaks new data center expansions can receive in the state. Last Monday, Bill 328 was introduced, and the House voted 59-9 to pass it. The Senate has now received the measure. The measure modifies the language in the state's urban re...

March 23, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Idaho

Concerns over Northern Virginia diesel generators leads to DEQ revising its relaxation of generator restrictions

Residents in North Virginia had recently raised their concerns about the decision made by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to permit diesel generators to power data centers in the region. The DEQ announced that it would be looking into the permittance to preserve data center relia...

March 22, 2023

Northern Virginia

Expansion of Data Center Utilities Approved by Leesburg Council

Leesburg may create a data center alley. Last Tuesday, the Town Council authorized water and sewer connections for two two-story data centers proposed for the Compass Creek retail development along the Dulles Greenway north of Microsoft's data center facility. A 400,000-square-foot data center...

March 20, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Northern Virginia

New University at Buffalo School of Management research devises data center energy conservation strategy

The University at Buffalo School of Management (UB) has announced that recent research has discovered a strategy to conserve data center energy consumption and optimize processing performance. It found that data center managers can reduce energy consumption 10-30%. This can be done, the resear...

March 16, 2023

Buffalo

SolarWinds expands footprint in Australia

SolarWinds has announced that it has launched its Australian IT service management (ITSM) data center, to enhance performance and speed and assist customers, and demonstrate compliance with data sovereignty requirements. The launch is part of an ongoing investment in the region.Speaking about ...

March 16, 2023

United States

2022 Saw Box Inc. Spend $15m More on Cloud & $5m Less on Data Centers

Box's financial report for 2022, which details the company's plans to transfer operations to public cloud infrastructure, was just published. The report indicates that in 2022, the corporation increased its spending on public cloud infrastructure by $15.2 million while decreasing its expenditu...

March 16, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United States

WEKA launches its sustainable AI initiative

WekaIO (WEKA) has announced that it has launched a new Sustainable AI Initiative with the aim of raising awareness of the rapid growth in global data center energy consumption and carbon emissions driven by next-generation computing technologies. According to the company, while technologies su...

March 13, 2023

United States

Inspur, China's Top Server Maker, Is Blacklisted by The US Government

The US Department of Commerce's "Entity List" bans US corporations from interacting with Chinese server company Inspur. Inspur, one of the oldest Chinese IT businesses, has close relationships with western tech giants, particularly hyper-scale cloud providers. Inspur is the world's third-large...

March 13, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United States

Hawaii Pacific Teleport to be Bought by Calian

Hawaii Pacific Teleport, a US teleport company, will sell its assets to Calian Group (HPT). HPT was established in 1998 and is based on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The site is home to more than 15 antennas, with the largest measuring 15.5 meters and functioning in the C, Ku, Ka, and X band...

March 13, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

1547 AlohaNAP

Kuna bill preventing data centers from being built in urban renewal districts passes after initial setback

In the city of Kuna, Idaho, a bill that would have kept data centers out of urban renewal districts that failed, has been brought back. The bill would have required data center projects to choose between either receiving sales tax exemption, or being in an urban renewal district. This was pass...

March 10, 2023

Idaho

Honda’s hydrogen fuel cells to be used in data centers

Honda has announced that its old retired Clarity fuel cells will now be used for backup power at one of its data centers as part of a trial project. The company said that this aligns with its carbon neutrality goals, which it aims to reach by 2050, and promotes circular economy principles. The...

March 10, 2023

California

Bill signed for West Virginia renewable energy battery plant

West Virginia recently signed a bill for $105 million in state funding for a renewable energy battery plant in the former steel town, Weirton. In total the investment committed by the state is $290 million. This is a move that pushes the state to diversify its energy mix, in an area that has h...

March 09, 2023

West Virginia

Castrol Joins The ElectroSafe Fluid Partner Program of GRC

Castrol has joined GRC's certification program for alternate data center immersion tank cooling fluids.This week, the company announced that it had joined GRC's ElectroSafe Fluid Partner Program, which makes its Castrol ON immersion cooling fluid compatible with GRC equipment. The companies st...

March 08, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United States

TexAmericas Center announces initiative to develop green data center park

TexAmericas Center has announced its plan to develop green energy data centers, which it has said will be suitable for major companies eyeing expansion. The property pegged for this development has over 400 acres, which reports outline would be suitable for hyperscale, corporate, retail and s...

March 08, 2023

Texas

Inspur, China's Top Server Maker, Is Blacklisted by The US Government

The US Department of Commerce's "Entity List" bans US corporations from interacting with Chinese server company Inspur. Inspur, one of the oldest Chinese IT businesses, has close relationships with western tech giants, particularly hyper-scale cloud providers. Inspur is the world's third-large...

March 08, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United States

Prince William County to pursue noise regulations for data centers

Virginia's Prince William County officials are looking into amending the county's noise regulations around data centers, having passed a resolution to initiate amendments to the Design Construction Standards Manual (DCSM) and zoning ordinance. These will reportedly assist officials in addressi...

March 07, 2023

Northern Virginia

Wesco ventures into the data center business

Wesco has announced the launch of a data center group, namely Wesco Data Center Solutions. The company is set to be led by Rahi Systems founding member Tarun Raisoni, who will be senior vice president and general manager, following the recent acquisition of Rahi Systems Holdings.Speaking about...

March 07, 2023

Pennsylvania

Lonestar Data Holdings Secures $5M For Moon-based Data Centers

Lonestar Data Holdings has successfully completed a $5 million seed round. The funding was provided by Scout Ventures, Seldor Capital, The Veteran Fund, Atypical Ventures, Irongate Capital, 2 Future Holding, and KittyHawk Ventures. The startup intends to deploy small data centers on the Moon. ...

March 07, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United States

McLouth locals' concerns about crypto mining facility proposal results in application withdrawal & moratorium

In McLouth, Kansas, residents recently raised their concerns about a proposed data center off of K-92 at a natural gas site. The proposal for this commercial data center went before the Jefferson County Regional Planning Commission last week, and was put forward by Crypto Colo Center Corp. (CC...

March 06, 2023

Kansas

A Bill to Limit Tax Breaks For Data Centers in Idaho Stalls

The Idaho legislature has rejected a proposed bill that would have limited tax breaks for data centers. The proposed plan, introduced last month, would require either a sales tax exemption or urban renewal regions for data centers, but not both. The measure failed in the House Revenue and Taxe...

March 03, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Idaho

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