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**[Data4 Unveils Plans for €5bn AI Data Center Project in Northern France](https://baxtel.com/news/data4-unveils-plans-for-5bn-700mw-ai-data-center-project-in-northern-france)**
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Top Data Center News for 15th - 20th of June, 2026

June 22, 2026 United States

Data4 Unveils Plans for €5bn AI Data Center Project in Northern France Data4 has confirmed plans for a 700MW data center campus in Escaudain, set to be the company's largest facility to date, to be developed on the site of the former Usinor steelworks in the Hauts-de-France region with an...

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Read Five Colorado Cities and Counties Pause or Ban New Data Centers in 2026
Colorado's Front Range spent the spring slamming the brakes on data centers. Denver, Jefferson County, Boulder County, Larimer County, and the city of Longmont have all moved to pause or ban new de...

Five Colorado Cities and Counties Pause or Ban New Data Centers in 2026

June 21, 2026 Colorado (CO)

Colorado's Front Range spent the spring slamming the brakes on data centers. Denver, Jefferson County, Boulder County, Larimer County, and the city of Longmont have all moved to pause or ban new development since May. Colorado Springs did the opposite. Its planning department quietly approved a...

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Read Verne Breaks Ground on New Data Center in Mäntsälä, Finland
Verne has begun construction on a new data center in Finland, marking the first phase of development at its Mäntsälä campus. The company announced this week that work is underway on the initial 70M...

Verne Breaks Ground on New Data Center in Mäntsälä, Finland

June 19, 2026 Finland

Verne has begun construction on a new data center in Finland, marking the first phase of development at its Mäntsälä campus. The company announced this week that work is underway on the initial 70MW phase of its data center campus in the Kapuli area of Mäntsälä, further expanding its footprint in...

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Read Aston Power Raises $20M to Expand Private Power Platform for Data Centers
US power delivery platform Aston Power has raised $20 million in a funding round led by TDK Ventures and JLL Spark Global Ventures to expand its presence in the data center sector. The company said...

Aston Power Raises $20M to Expand Private Power Platform for Data Centers

June 19, 2026 United States

US power delivery platform Aston Power has raised $20 million in a funding round led by TDK Ventures and JLL Spark Global Ventures to expand its presence in the data center sector. The company said it will use the funding to grow its operations across North America and accelerate deployment of...

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Read UK Government to Decide on Data Center Planned for Former Bedfordshire Quarry
UK government ministers will decide whether to approve plans for a data center campus at a former quarry in Bedfordshire after the project was designated a development of national significance. Rea...

UK Government to Decide on Data Center Planned for Former Bedfordshire Quarry

June 18, 2026 United Kingdom

UK government ministers will decide whether to approve plans for a data center campus at a former quarry in Bedfordshire after the project was designated a development of national significance. Real estate firm Questpit is proposing the Quest Park Data Center campus on a 143-acre site at Ampthill...

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Read Mayor of London Commits to Joint Effort on Data Center Growth Challenges
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged "coordinated action" to address the challenges posed by rising data center demand across the capital, particularly growing pressure on power infrastructure. A re...

Mayor of London Commits to Joint Effort on Data Center Growth Challenges

June 17, 2026 London

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged "coordinated action" to address the challenges posed by rising data center demand across the capital, particularly growing pressure on power infrastructure. A report commissioned by the Greater London Authority and prepared by Buro Happold found that while...

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Read Circe Energy Lands 2GW Gas Capacity Deal for Texas Data Center Development
Circe Energy has secured 2GW of natural gas generation capacity from Cummins to support its planned West Texas AI Infrastructure Campus. Located in the Permian Basin, the project is expected to lau...

Circe Energy Lands 2GW Gas Capacity Deal for Texas Data Center Development

June 17, 2026 Texas

Circe Energy has secured 2GW of natural gas generation capacity from Cummins to support its planned West Texas AI Infrastructure Campus. Located in the Permian Basin, the project is expected to launch with 150MW in 2027 and scale to 1.1GW by 2030, using behind-the-meter gas generation and...

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Read NFD Korea to Develop 300MW Campus Near Seoul
NFD Korea is planning a 300MW data center campus in Dangjin, a city south of Seoul. The 43,188 sqm (464,871 sq ft) facility will include six buildings, each with 50MW of capacity. The company has s...

NFD Korea to Develop 300MW Campus Near Seoul

June 16, 2026 Seoul

NFD Korea is planning a 300MW data center campus in Dangjin, a city south of Seoul. The 43,188 sqm (464,871 sq ft) facility will include six buildings, each with 50MW of capacity. The company has secured construction permits and a power agreement with Korea Electric Power Corporation, with...

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Read Iowa Data Center with 1.6MW Capacity Hits Market for $4M
A 1.6MW data center in Ames, Iowa, has been put on the market for $4 million. The 15,510 sq ft (1,440 sqm) facility sits on a 63,655 sq ft (5,915 sqm) site at 1205 Buckeye Avenue and includes two d...

Iowa Data Center with 1.6MW Capacity Hits Market for $4M

June 15, 2026 Iowa

A 1.6MW data center in Ames, Iowa, has been put on the market for $4 million. The 15,510 sq ft (1,440 sqm) facility sits on a 63,655 sq ft (5,915 sqm) site at 1205 Buckeye Avenue and includes two data halls and two diesel generators. Built in 1990, the data center is owned by Employers Mutual...

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Read Data4 Unveils Plans for €5bn, 700MW AI Data Center Project in Northern France
Data4 has confirmed plans for a €5 billion ($5.8 billion), 700MW data center campus in Escaudain, set to be the company's largest facility to date. The campus will be developed on the site of the f...

Data4 Unveils Plans for €5bn, 700MW AI Data Center Project in Northern France

June 15, 2026 France

Data4 has confirmed plans for a €5 billion ($5.8 billion), 700MW data center campus in Escaudain, set to be the company's largest facility to date. The campus will be developed on the site of the former Usinor steelworks in the Hauts-de-France region. “We are delighted to bring our project to...

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Read DriverAI Plans 80 MW "Quantum AI" Data Center in Cluj, Romania
Arizona-based technology company DriverAI has [announced plans](https://zfcomunicate.ro/driverai-accelereaza-planurile-privind-primul-centru-de-date-cu-inteligenta-artificiala-cuantica-din-romania-...

DriverAI Plans 80 MW "Quantum AI" Data Center in Cluj, Romania

June 12, 2026 Romania

Arizona-based technology company DriverAI has announced plans to build an 80 MW data center pairing GPU clusters with quantum computing hardware in Luna, a commune in Romania's Cluj County about 30 minutes from Cluj-Napoca. The company says the facility will roll out in four 20 MW phases on a...

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Read Schneider Electric Unveils New Data Center Chiller Line
Schneider Electric Unveils New Data Center Chiller Line

Schneider Electric Unveils New Data Center Chiller Line

June 03, 2026 United States

Schneider Electric has introduced a new range of air-cooled and free-cooling chillers. This week, the company unveiled its Uniflair XCA chiller line, designed to support the requirements of high-density, liquid-cooled data centers. The range includes the Uniflair XCAC air-cooled and Uniflair XCAF...

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Read Era4 Proposes Landfill Gas-fueled Data Center in Canterbury, UK
Era4 Proposes Landfill Gas-fueled Data Center in Canterbury, UK

Era4 Proposes Landfill Gas-fueled Data Center in Canterbury, UK

June 02, 2026 United Kingdom

UK data center developer Era4 is moving forward with plans to establish a facility at a landfill site in Canterbury. The company, formerly known as Carbon3.ai, has submitted an application to Kent County Council for the development of a data center at the Shelford Farm Estate on Broad Oak Road....

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Read 340,000-Square-Foot Data Center and Office Property Listed for Sale in Downtown St. Louis
340,000-Square-Foot Data Center and Office Property Listed for Sale in Downtown St. Louis

340,000-Square-Foot Data Center and Office Property Listed for Sale in Downtown St. Louis

June 02, 2026 Missouri

A 340,000-square-foot (31,587 sqm) property combining data center and office space has been listed for sale in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. Situated at 1831 Chestnut Condominium, the six-story building occupies a 4.24-acre site and includes approximately 53,000 square feet (4,923 sqm) dedicated...

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Read DDSP Secures $283 Million in Funding for Johor Data Center Project
DDSP Secures $283 Million in Funding for Johor Data Center Project

DDSP Secures $283 Million in Funding for Johor Data Center Project

May 30, 2026 Malaysia

Digital Decarbonization Solutions Platform (DDSP), an Asia-Pacific developer of data centers and decarbonized energy solutions, has secured $283 million in green financing for a planned build-to-suit data center campus in Johor, Malaysia. The proposed facility will be a 45MW liquid-cooled campus...

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Read Finland’s Winda Energy Plans 100MW Data Center in Lapland Industrial Park
Finland’s Winda Energy Plans 100MW Data Center in Lapland Industrial Park

Finland’s Winda Energy Plans 100MW Data Center in Lapland Industrial Park

May 29, 2026 Finland

Winda Energy is planning a new data center development in Finnish Lapland. The company announced this week that the project, developed through Winda Energy Oy, will be located in Rajakangas, Keminmaa. Co-developed with investment firm Gi21 Capital, the 15-hectare site is expected to attract...

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Read Will AI Create a Global Power Crisis for Data Centers?
Will AI Create a Global Power Crisis for Data Centers?

Will AI Create a Global Power Crisis for Data Centers?

May 28, 2026 United States

Artificial intelligence is driving a rapid expansion of data center infrastructure worldwide. As AI systems become more advanced and widely adopted, the demand for computing power and the electricity needed to support it is rising sharply. Unlike traditional cloud workloads, AI relies on...

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Read 25MW AI Data Center Planned for McMinnville
25MW AI Data Center Planned for McMinnville

25MW AI Data Center Planned for McMinnville

May 27, 2026 Tennessee

A new 25MW AI data center campus is planned for McMinnville in Warren County. Known as Hixson Data Center, the facility will span 96,065 square feet (8,925 square meters) across two levels and is being purpose-built for high-density AI workloads, including support for Nvidia’s GB200 NVL72...

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Read Kasi Cloud & Data Centers Opens Initial Phase of 100MW Facility in Nigeria
Kasi Cloud & Data Centers Opens Initial Phase of 100MW Facility in Nigeria

Kasi Cloud & Data Centers Opens Initial Phase of 100MW Facility in Nigeria

May 26, 2026 Nigeria

Kasi Cloud & Data Centers has launched the first phase of its planned 100MW data center campus in Nigeria. Kasi LOS1 is the first building to become operational at the site. The company has not disclosed the IT capacity of the facility. Located in the Maiyegun area of Lekki near Lagos, Kasi...

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Read Polish Operator Emitel Acquires 2MW Data Center Outside Poland
Polish Operator Emitel Acquires 2MW Data Center Outside Poland

Polish Operator Emitel Acquires 2MW Data Center Outside Poland

May 26, 2026 Poland

Polish tower operator Emitel has acquired a 2MW data center located just outside Warsaw. The Cordiant-owned company is entering the data center market with plans to offer colocation, cloud computing, and data processing services. The facility is reportedly built to Tier III standards and has...

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