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Read Sabey Data Centers Pilots HVO Diesel Replacement at Austin Data Center
[Sabey Data Centers](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/sabey-data-centers) has started a pilot using hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as a diesel replacement in backup generators at its Austin campus...

Sabey Data Centers Pilots HVO Diesel Replacement at Austin Data Center

October 30, 2026 Austin

Sabey Data Centers has started a pilot using hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as a diesel replacement in backup generators at its Austin campus. The company is testing the renewable fuel as the primary fuel source for those generators, according to Sabey's announcement. Sabey says the pilot...

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Read Telehouse And KDDI Close £220M Purchase Of East India Dock Campus
Telehouse and its parent KDDI have completed the purchase of the Inventory Estate in East India Dock, London, for more than £220 million. The sellers are LaSalle Investment Management and Trilogy R...

Telehouse And KDDI Close £220M Purchase Of East India Dock Campus

October 29, 2026 London Docklands

Telehouse and its parent KDDI have completed the purchase of the Inventory Estate in East India Dock, London, for more than £220 million. The sellers are LaSalle Investment Management and Trilogy Real Estate, and the deal values the campus at US$294 million, Telehouse said. Telehouse says 65 MVA...

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Read NTT Data Adds AI Factories In Paris And Singapore, Bringing Total To Five
NTT Data has launched AI Factory GPU clusters in [Paris](https://baxtel.com/regions/paris) and [Singapore](https://baxtel.com/regions/singapore), expanding its network of AI evaluation environments...

NTT Data Adds AI Factories In Paris And Singapore, Bringing Total To Five

October 29, 2026 Paris

NTT Data has launched AI Factory GPU clusters in Paris and Singapore, expanding its network of AI evaluation environments to five sites. The company announced the expansion on October 27, and the new facilities join AI Factories in Plano, Texas, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Data Center Dynamics...

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Read Verizon Signs $2B-Plus Dark Fiber Deal With AWS
[Verizon](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/verizon-enterprise) will supply dark fiber to Amazon Web Services ([AWS](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/amazon-aws)) under an agreement worth more than $2...

Verizon Signs $2B-Plus Dark Fiber Deal With AWS

October 27, 2026 Verizon Enterprise

Verizon will supply dark fiber to Amazon Web Services (AWS) under an agreement worth more than $2 billion, the carrier said on Oct. 26. Verizon disclosed the deal in its third-quarter results. The carrier provides the high-capacity fiber links, and AWS is the customer that uses that connectivity...

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Read ZutaCore Unveils Two-Phase Matrix Flow Boiling for AI Cold Plates
ZutaCore unveiled Two-Phase Matrix Flow Boiling, the cooling architecture inside its OmniTherm cold plate family, at OCP Global Summit 2026 on Oct. 13. The Foster City, California, company builds w...

ZutaCore Unveils Two-Phase Matrix Flow Boiling for AI Cold Plates

October 26, 2026 San Francisco Bay Area

ZutaCore unveiled Two-Phase Matrix Flow Boiling, the cooling architecture inside its OmniTherm cold plate family, at OCP Global Summit 2026 on Oct. 13. The Foster City, California, company builds waterless, direct-to-chip two-phase liquid cooling for AI and high-performance computing servers. The...

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Read Fireworks Reserves $94.4M Nvidia B300 Capacity at Forum Edge AI Dallas Site
Fireworks has reserved three years of Nvidia B300 GPU capacity at Forum Edge AI's powered data center in Dallas. The 36-month agreement carries a combined total contract value of approximately $94....

Fireworks Reserves $94.4M Nvidia B300 Capacity at Forum Edge AI Dallas Site

October 26, 2026 Dallas

Fireworks has reserved three years of Nvidia B300 GPU capacity at Forum Edge AI's powered data center in Dallas. The 36-month agreement carries a combined total contract value of approximately $94.4 million, Forum Edge AI said on Oct. 26, reflecting GPU capacity and associated CPU management...

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Read Microsoft Files for 422MW Three-Building Data Center Campus in Rome, Georgia
Microsoft filed for state review on October 20 of a three-building data center campus in Rome, Georgia, with 422MW of planned capacity. The [Development of Regional Impact application](https://dca....

Microsoft Files for 422MW Three-Building Data Center Campus in Rome, Georgia

October 22, 2026 Atlanta

Microsoft filed for state review on October 20 of a three-building data center campus in Rome, Georgia, with 422MW of planned capacity. The Development of Regional Impact application covers 349 acres at 0 Huffaker Road and 1,659,000 square feet of floor space. Microsoft owns the land, bought in...

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Read Cleveland Extends Data Center Moratorium Through January 29, 2027
Cleveland City Council voted on the night of Oct. 19 to extend the city's moratorium on new data centers through Jan. 29, 2027, or until council enacts permanent rules. The extension keeps zoning p...

Cleveland Extends Data Center Moratorium Through January 29, 2027

October 21, 2026 Cleveland

Cleveland City Council voted on the night of Oct. 19 to extend the city's moratorium on new data centers through Jan. 29, 2027, or until council enacts permanent rules. The extension keeps zoning permits and occupancy certificates frozen for new standalone data centers and also covers...

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Read Amazon Pledges €16B For Germany In 2027, Including €4.8B For AWS Frankfurt
Amazon plans to invest more than €16 billion ($18 billion) in Germany in 2027, including €4.8 billion to expand the [AWS Europe (Frankfurt) region](https://press.aboutamazon.com/de/2026/10/invest-i...

Amazon Pledges €16B For Germany In 2027, Including €4.8B For AWS Frankfurt

October 21, 2026 Frankfurt

Amazon plans to invest more than €16 billion ($18 billion) in Germany in 2027, including €4.8 billion to expand the AWS Europe (Frankfurt) region, the company said on Oct. 20. Chancellor Friedrich Merz and federal economy and energy minister Katherina Reiche appeared with Amazon chief global...

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Read Memphis Council Rejects Proposed 18-Month Data Center Moratorium
Memphis councilors rejected an 18-month data center moratorium, opting instead for a 135-day pause on new applications and a 90-day review of digital infrastructure projects. The longer proposa![be...

Memphis Council Rejects Proposed 18-Month Data Center Moratorium

October 21, 2026 Memphis

Memphis councilors rejected an 18-month data center moratorium, opting instead for a 135-day pause on new applications and a 90-day review of digital infrastructure projects. The longer proposal followed public opposition and protests at an October 6 council meeting. After a five-and-a-half-hour...

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Read Magnora Data Center Acquires 2MW Operating Oslo Site With Blix Group
Magnora Data Center ASA has acquired [an operating data center in Oslo](https://kommunikasjon.ntb.no/announcement/19111297?lang=en) from an international telecom operator, adding u![commons.wikimed...

Magnora Data Center Acquires 2MW Operating Oslo Site With Blix Group

October 21, 2026 Oslo

Magnora Data Center ASA has acquired an operating data center in Oslo from an international telecom operator, adding up to 2MW of IT load. The seller is not named, and financial terms were not disclosed. Magnora Data Center owns 75 percent of the facility, and Blix Group AS, the owner of...

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Read Alcoa Sells New York Smelter to Data Center Developer in $315m Deal
Alcoa Corporation has agreed to sell parts of its former Massena East smelter in upstate New York to an unnamed data center developer for up to $315 million. The buyer was not disclosed, though cry...

Alcoa Sells New York Smelter to Data Center Developer in $315m Deal

October 19, 2026 New York

Alcoa Corporation has agreed to sell parts of its former Massena East smelter in upstate New York to an unnamed data center developer for up to $315 million. The buyer was not disclosed, though cryptominer NYDIG has previously been linked to the site, where an affiliate has filed plans for a data...

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Read Big Watt, PowerHouse Win Taylor Approval for 1GW Texas Data Center Campus
Taylor City Council voted 5-0 on Oct. 8 to approve a development agreement with Big Watt Digital and PowerHouse Data Centers for the Taylor Technology Campus, a 664-acre hyperscale project immediat...

Big Watt, PowerHouse Win Taylor Approval for 1GW Texas Data Center Campus

October 15, 2026 Austin

Taylor City Council voted 5-0 on Oct. 8 to approve a development agreement with Big Watt Digital and PowerHouse Data Centers for the Taylor Technology Campus, a 664-acre hyperscale project immediately east of the city that could reach one gigawatt of capacity. The joint venture announced the...

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Read Big Watt, PowerHouse Win Approval for 1GW Behind-the-Meter Texas Campus
Taylor City Council voted 5-0 on Oct. 8 to approve a development agreement with Big Watt Digital and PowerHouse Data Centers for Taylor Technology Campus, a 664-acre data center and power project e...

Big Watt, PowerHouse Win Approval for 1GW Behind-the-Meter Texas Campus

October 15, 2026 Austin

Taylor City Council voted 5-0 on Oct. 8 to approve a development agreement with Big Watt Digital and PowerHouse Data Centers for Taylor Technology Campus, a 664-acre data center and power project east of the city that could reach one gigawatt of capacity. In a joint press release, the partners...

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Read Taylor Approves 1GW Gas-Fired Data Center Campus for Big Watt, PowerHouse
Taylor City Council voted 5-0 on Oct. 8 to annex and approve a development agreement for Taylor Technology Campus, a 664-acre hyperscale project east of Taylor that Big Watt Digital and PowerHouse ...

Taylor Approves 1GW Gas-Fired Data Center Campus for Big Watt, PowerHouse

October 15, 2026 Austin

Taylor City Council voted 5-0 on Oct. 8 to annex and approve a development agreement for Taylor Technology Campus, a 664-acre hyperscale project east of Taylor that Big Watt Digital and PowerHouse Data Centers say could support up to one gigawatt. The partners announced the approval in a Business...

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Read Memphis Council Delays Vote on Proposed Year-Long Data Center Moratorium Amid Protests
Memphis City Council has delayed a vote on a proposed 12-month data center moratorium for a second time, despite protests from more than 100 residents. The pause, proposed by councilor JB Smiley Jr...

Memphis Council Delays Vote on Proposed Year-Long Data Center Moratorium Amid Protests

October 14, 2026 Memphis

Memphis City Council has delayed a vote on a proposed 12-month data center moratorium for a second time, despite protests from more than 100 residents. The pause, proposed by councilor JB Smiley Jr., would allow officials to assess data centers’ social, health, and environmental impacts....

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Read LS Electric Wins $138m Switchgear Order for Bloom Fuel Cells at Pennsylvania Data Center
South Korean electrical equipment maker LS Electric has secured a 185.3 billion won ($138.5m) order from Bloom Energy to supply switchgear and distribution transformers for fuel cells at a Pennsylv...

LS Electric Wins $138m Switchgear Order for Bloom Fuel Cells at Pennsylvania Data Center

October 14, 2026 Pennsylvania

South Korean electrical equipment maker LS Electric has secured a 185.3 billion won ($138.5m) order from Bloom Energy to supply switchgear and distribution transformers for fuel cells at a Pennsylvania data center. Deliveries of the 38kV equipment are expected between April and July next year....

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Read 2026 Is the Year Texas Passes Virginia in Data Center Capacity
[Texas](https://baxtel.com/data-center/texas) now has more data center capacity operating and under construction than [Virginia](https://baxtel.com/data-center/virginia). Baxtel tracks 28.3 GW buil...

2026 Is the Year Texas Passes Virginia in Data Center Capacity

October 13, 2026 Dallas

Texas now has more data center capacity operating and under construction than Virginia. Baxtel tracks 28.3 GW built or building in Texas, against 17.8 GW in Virginia. On capacity already online, Virginia still leads, 12.3 GW to 11.1 GW. If projects scheduled for this year deliver on time, Texas...

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Read Memphis Council Delays 12-Month Data Center Moratorium Vote to Oct. 20
Memphis city councilors voted 7-5 on Oct. 6 to postpone a decision on a 12-month moratorium on new data centers, the second delay for a measure that would freeze approvals across a market now tied ...

Memphis Council Delays 12-Month Data Center Moratorium Vote to Oct. 20

October 13, 2026 Memphis

Memphis city councilors voted 7-5 on Oct. 6 to postpone a decision on a 12-month moratorium on new data centers, the second delay for a measure that would freeze approvals across a market now tied to Elon Musk's AI buildout. The council moved the vote to Oct. 20 after a packed meeting that...

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Read Project Longhorn Files $366M First Building at Anthropic-Linked Texas Campus
The first data center building at the 2,842-acre Cedar Creek campus being developed by [Pacifico Energy](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/pacifico-energy) and [BlackChamber Group](https://baxtel.com...

Project Longhorn Files $366M First Building at Anthropic-Linked Texas Campus

October 11, 2026 Austin

The first data center building at the 2,842-acre Cedar Creek campus being developed by Pacifico Energy and BlackChamber Group is on file with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The October 7 filing, reported by Community Impact, outlines a $366 million building at the Bastrop...

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