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Read PACE Taps Mace to Construct 168MW UK Data Center Portfolio
PACE Taps Mace to Construct 168MW UK Data Center Portfolio

PACE Taps Mace to Construct 168MW UK Data Center Portfolio

January 22, 2026 United Kingdom

UK construction firm Mace Construct has been tapped by Pathfinder Clean Energy Limited (PACE) to construct a portfolio of data centers with a combined capacity of 168MW. The two companies signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding under which Mace will support the development of three data...

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Read Top Data Center News for 12th-17th January, 2026
Top Data Center News for 12th-17th January, 2026

Top Data Center News for 12th-17th January, 2026

January 19, 2026 United States

Avaio to Develop $6bn Data Center Campus in Little Rock, Arkansas Avaio Digital Partners this week announced plans for a new data center hub near Little Rock in Pulaski County, Arkansas. The aim for the 760-acre site is for a major pole of data center capacity and an engine of sustained economic...

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Read Meta Inks Solar PPA with Origis Energy in Texas
Meta Inks Solar PPA with Origis Energy in Texas

Meta Inks Solar PPA with Origis Energy in Texas

January 19, 2026 Texas

Social media giant Meta has signed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with US renewable energy developer Origis Energy to offtake power from a solar plant in Texas."We are thrilled to partner with Origis Energy and bring an additional 240 MWac of solar energy to the local grid. With this...

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Read BharathCloud selects JLL as partner for $100m AI cloud expansion plan
BharathCloud selects JLL as partner for $100m AI cloud expansion plan

BharathCloud selects JLL as partner for $100m AI cloud expansion plan

January 17, 2026 India / Bhārata

Indian AI cloud company BharathCloud has teamed up with JLL for its planned expansion across India and "select international locations." BharathCloud plans to invest the $100m over the next five years, subject to board approvals, with JLL set to help the company select colocation sites and with...

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Read Zoho Corp Launches Two Data Center Regions in UAE
Zoho Corp Launches Two Data Center Regions in UAE

Zoho Corp Launches Two Data Center Regions in UAE

January 15, 2026 United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Indian cloud and managed IT service provider Zoho Corp has opened two data center locations in the UAE. The data centers are located in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and are part of a AED 100 million ($27.23m) investment plan for the region Zoho announced in 2023."The opening of our data centers is part...

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Read Former Colliery in Nottinghamshire, UK, Could House Data Center
Former Colliery in Nottinghamshire, UK, Could House Data Center

Former Colliery in Nottinghamshire, UK, Could House Data Center

January 14, 2026 United Kingdom

A data center could be built as part of a housing development on a former colliery site in Nottinghamshire, UK. Property developer Harworth Group wants to build the data center on the land that used to house the Rufford Colliery, located near the village of Rainworth.Drawings included as part of...

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Read New Jersey Senate Advances Bill to Establish New Rate Class for Data Centers
New Jersey Senate Advances Bill to Establish New Rate Class for Data Centers

New Jersey Senate Advances Bill to Establish New Rate Class for Data Centers

January 13, 2026 New Jersey

The New Jersey Senate has advanced a bill that would create new tariff classes for “large load” data centers in an effort to protect ratepayers in the state from cost increases.The bill, cosponsored by ten Democrat lawmakers, would require public electrical utilities in the state to submit...

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Read Top Data Center News for 5th - 10th January, 2026
Top Data Center News for 5th - 10th January, 2026

Top Data Center News for 5th - 10th January, 2026

January 12, 2026 United States

SB Energy to Build and Operate OpenAI's 1.2GW Stargate Data Center in Milam County, Texas SoftBank subsidiary SB Energy has partnered with OpenAI to build and operate the previously announced 1.2 GW Stargate data center in Milam County, Texas. SB Energy will provide the project's powered...

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Read Turkish Airlines Breaks Ground on New Development
Turkish Airlines Breaks Ground on New Development

Turkish Airlines Breaks Ground on New Development

January 10, 2026 Turkey

Turkish Airlines has laid the foundation stone at a groundbreaking ceremony for its planned development at Istanbul Airport in Turkey (Turkiye), including a data center. In total, the company is building eight new facilities at the airport and investing more than TRY 100 billion ($2.32bn)....

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Read Proposal Filed for 1,800-acre Data Center Campus Outside Greensboro, North Carolina
Proposal Filed for 1,800-acre Data Center Campus Outside Greensboro, North Carolina

Proposal Filed for 1,800-acre Data Center Campus Outside Greensboro, North Carolina

January 10, 2026 North Carolina

A large data center campus is being proposed outside Greensboro, North Carolina. The Stokes County board of commissioners is due to meet next week to discuss an amendment to the county’s zoning ordinance to include data centers as permitted in the heavy manufacturing conditional zoning...

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Read Exus Renewables Closes $400m Credit Facility
Exus Renewables Closes $400m Credit Facility

Exus Renewables Closes $400m Credit Facility

January 09, 2026 North America

Exus Renewables North America has closed a $400 million senior secured corporate credit facility to fund the expansion of its utility-scale wind, solar, and battery storage portfolio. The company noted that the expansion would support it in meeting huge demand emanating from the data center...

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Read xAI Confirms New Data Center in Mississippi
xAI Confirms New Data Center in Mississippi

xAI Confirms New Data Center in Mississippi

January 09, 2026 Mississippi

Elon Musk’s AI company xAI has confirmed it is set to build a third data center in Mississippi, and will invest more than $20 billion in the state. The data center in Southhaven, DeSoto County, which will be known as MACROHARDRR – an apparent dig at Microsoft – will supply compute power for the...

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Read Gigawatt-Scale Data Center Campus Planned in Toyama, Japan
Gigawatt-Scale Data Center Campus Planned in Toyama, Japan

Gigawatt-Scale Data Center Campus Planned in Toyama, Japan

January 09, 2026 Japan

Nanto City and data center firm GigaStream Toyama are planning to develop a large-scale cluster known as the Nanto Campus. The site, located on land outside Toyama within Nanto City, will reportedly support up to 3.1GW upon completion.Renders suggest two-buildings are planned in the first phase....

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Read Soluna Partners with Siemens on 2MW Pilot
Soluna Partners with Siemens on 2MW Pilot

Soluna Partners with Siemens on 2MW Pilot

January 09, 2026 United States

Soluna has signed a deal with Siemens to develop a 2MW pilot project to determine power management challenges for AI computing at renewable energy sites. The companies signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to develop the project. It is set to be deployed at Soluna’s Project Grace site...

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Read SB Energy to Build and Operate OpenAI's 1.2GW Stargate Data Center in Milam County, Texas
SB Energy to Build and Operate OpenAI's 1.2GW Stargate Data Center in Milam County, Texas

SB Energy to Build and Operate OpenAI's 1.2GW Stargate Data Center in Milam County, Texas

January 09, 2026 Texas

SoftBank subsidiary SB Energy has partnered with OpenAI to build and operate the previously announced 1.2 GW Stargate data center in Milam County, Texas. SB Energy will provide the project's powered infrastructure, while SoftBank and OpenAI invest $1 billion in the company to support its growth,...

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Read Elon Musk's xAI Raises $20bn to Fund Data Center Build-out
Elon Musk's xAI Raises $20bn to Fund Data Center Build-out

Elon Musk's xAI Raises $20bn to Fund Data Center Build-out

January 08, 2026 United States

Elon Musk’s xAI has raised $20 billion to help fund its data center build-out. Financial backers include Valor Equity Partners, Stepstone Group, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Qatar Investment Authority, MGX, and Baron Capital Group.“This financing will accelerate our world-leading...

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Read 500,000 Square Feet Data Center Development Targeted for Scioto County, Ohio
500,000 Square Feet Data Center Development Targeted for Scioto County, Ohio

500,000 Square Feet Data Center Development Targeted for Scioto County, Ohio

January 08, 2026 Ohio

A company behind the affiliate Tilted Gate LLC is looking to develop a data center in Scioto County. The Scioto County commission said the center would be built in the Franklin Furnace area, specifically the Haverhill part of the county. The Scioto County commission has made its own announcement...

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Read Micron to Break Ground on New York Megafab Campus Next Week
Micron to Break Ground on New York Megafab Campus Next Week

Micron to Break Ground on New York Megafab Campus Next Week

January 08, 2026 New York

Memory chipmaker Micron will break ground on a $100 billion semiconductor fab campus in Onondaga County, New York, on January 16. Consisting of four fabs when fully built, the so-called megafab is expected to be complete by Q3 2041 and will be the largest semiconductor facility in the US.In a...

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Read Beale Infrastructure in Talks to Build Data Center Campus outside Tulsa, Oklahoma
Beale Infrastructure in Talks to Build Data Center Campus outside Tulsa, Oklahoma

Beale Infrastructure in Talks to Build Data Center Campus outside Tulsa, Oklahoma

January 07, 2026 Oklahoma

Data center developer Beale Infrastructure is planning another data center campus outside Tulsa in Oklahoma. Local press reports that the city of Claremore and Claremore Economic Development (CED) are in discussions with Beale over a data center development known as Project Mustang.“Over the past...

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Read Rowan Starts Work on 300MW Data Center in Temple, Texas
Rowan Starts Work on 300MW Data Center in Temple, Texas

Rowan Starts Work on 300MW Data Center in Temple, Texas

January 07, 2026 Texas

US data center firm Rowan Digital Infrastructure this week announced it has broken ground on a new $700 million project in the Bell County city. The company is developing on some 700 acres along Bob White Road. At full build-out, the campus could reach 300MW. “This campus will help unlock the...

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