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Read Malaysian Data Center Operator and Chinese Tech Firm to Develop Digital Park in Perak
Malaysian Data Center Operator and Chinese Tech Firm to Develop Digital Park in Perak

Malaysian Data Center Operator and Chinese Tech Firm to Develop Digital Park in Perak

May 16, 2026 Malaysia

Malaysian data center developer Cahya Suria Services and Chinese tech firm Suzhou EnnoThing Technology have teamed up to develop a digital park in Perak, Malaysia. The project, known as the NexQuantum AI Digital Park, will be developed through a joint venture called NexQuantum 1 and is valued at...

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Read H2CHP Raises £1.5m for Low-Carbon Data Center Generators
H2CHP Raises £1.5m for Low-Carbon Data Center Generators

H2CHP Raises £1.5m for Low-Carbon Data Center Generators

May 16, 2026 United States

H2CHP, a Durham University spinout developing clean electric generators for data centers and other energy-intensive sites, has raised £1.5 million ($2 million) in its latest funding round, according to Recharge News. The company’s main product is a free-piston linear generator, which it describes...

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Read Oklahoma Passes Bill to Protect Ratepayers From Data Center-Related Cost Increases
Oklahoma Passes Bill to Protect Ratepayers From Data Center-Related Cost Increases

Oklahoma Passes Bill to Protect Ratepayers From Data Center-Related Cost Increases

May 16, 2026 Oklahoma

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has signed a bill to protect ratepayers from rising utility and infrastructure costs linked to data centers. Proposed by Rep. Brad Boles on January 3, 2026, it is expected to take effect in July. The law requires large-load customers—including data centers, crypto...

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Read Flexbase Begins Work on a Battery Storage and Data Center Project in Laufenburg, Switzerland
Flexbase Begins Work on a Battery Storage and Data Center Project in Laufenburg, Switzerland

Flexbase Begins Work on a Battery Storage and Data Center Project in Laufenburg, Switzerland

May 16, 2026 Switzerland

Flexbase has begun construction on the Laufenburg Technology Center in Switzerland, which will combine a large battery energy storage system and a 480MW AI data center. The facility will feature a redox flow BESS with 1.6GW of capacity and 2.1GWh of storage, and is scheduled for completion in...

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Read $1.7bn Lebanon County Data Center Plan Withdrawn by Developer
$1.7bn Lebanon County Data Center Plan Withdrawn by Developer

$1.7bn Lebanon County Data Center Plan Withdrawn by Developer

May 15, 2026 Pennsylvania

A proposal for a $1.7 billion data center campus in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, has been withdrawn by developer Inch & Company. The project included plans for five data centers spanning roughly 640,000 square feet on a 100-acre site near Mt. Pleasant Road, including the rezoning of 58 acres...

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Read Azio AI has Delivered a 5MW Modular Data Center to Envirotech Vehicles in Texas
Azio AI has Delivered a 5MW Modular Data Center to Envirotech Vehicles in Texas

Azio AI has Delivered a 5MW Modular Data Center to Envirotech Vehicles in Texas

May 14, 2026 Texas

Azio AI is set to deliver 5MW of modular data center capacity to a site in South Texas. The modules will be supplied to Envirotech Vehicles for its campus, which will run on behind-the-meter natural gas power. The companies previously announced a non-binding LOI in January for a $480 million...

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Read Developer Abandons 160-Acre Prince William County Data Center Project
Developer Abandons 160-Acre Prince William County Data Center Project

Developer Abandons 160-Acre Prince William County Data Center Project

May 13, 2026 Virginia

Developer Highland Properties Manassas LLC has withdrawn its proposal to develop Quantico Ridge, a roughly 160-acre data center project in Prince William County, Virginia. The company also pulled its application to rezone land parcels at 14854 and 14900 Dumfries Road for industrial use. The...

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Read DataBank Plans to Install a 3.1MW Rooftop Solar Array at its HOU3 Data Center in Houston
DataBank Plans to Install a 3.1MW Rooftop Solar Array at its HOU3 Data Center in Houston

DataBank Plans to Install a 3.1MW Rooftop Solar Array at its HOU3 Data Center in Houston

May 13, 2026 Texas

U.S. data center operator DataBank has revealed plans to install a 3.1MW rooftop solar array at its HOU3 facility in Houston, Texas. Once completed, the installation is expected to become the largest rooftop solar project in the Houston metropolitan area, producing around 4.5 million...

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Read Developer Pulls Proposed Data Center Project in Pekin, Illinois
Developer Pulls Proposed Data Center Project in Pekin, Illinois

Developer Pulls Proposed Data Center Project in Pekin, Illinois

May 13, 2026 Illinois

Developer Western Hospitality Partners (WHP) has officially withdrawn its proposal to develop a data center in Pekin, Illinois, roughly two months after Mayor Mary Burress announced publicly that the city would not proceed with the project. “This letter shall serve as purchaser’s notice to...

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Read Alceon has Launched a Data Center Fund and Invested in Insite DC
Alceon has Launched a Data Center Fund and Invested in Insite DC

Alceon has Launched a Data Center Fund and Invested in Insite DC

May 12, 2026 Australia

Australian investment company Alceon is backing local data center developer Insite DC through its newly launched Data Centre Catalyst Fund. The firm said it plans to invest at least AU$100 million (US$72m) in initial capital to support site acquisitions and data center developments across...

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Read ABB Invests $200m in Europe to Boost Medium-Voltage Production for Data Centers
ABB Invests $200m in Europe to Boost Medium-Voltage Production for Data Centers

ABB Invests $200m in Europe to Boost Medium-Voltage Production for Data Centers

May 11, 2026 Europe

ABB has unveiled a $200 million investment plan to expand its medium-voltage manufacturing capacity across Europe over the next three years, aiming to strengthen power infrastructure supply for utilities, industrial operators, and data centers.“This $200 million investment will strengthen ABB’s...

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Read Concerns Grow Over Proposed 300-acre Land Sale for Data Center Project in Hillsboro
Concerns Grow Over Proposed 300-acre Land Sale for Data Center Project in Hillsboro

Concerns Grow Over Proposed 300-acre Land Sale for Data Center Project in Hillsboro

May 11, 2026 Texas

Residents in Hillsboro gathered in large numbers at a public meeting to raise concerns about a proposed data center that could be developed in the city. The project may be built on a 300-acre property currently owned by the Hillsboro Economic Development Corporation. Real estate company Provident...

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Read A Utility in Ypsilanti has Placed a One-year Freeze on Providing Electricity to New Data Centers
A Utility in Ypsilanti has Placed a One-year Freeze on Providing Electricity to New Data Centers

A Utility in Ypsilanti has Placed a One-year Freeze on Providing Electricity to New Data Centers

May 11, 2026 Michigan

The primary utility serving Ypsilanti has approved a one-year moratorium on providing water and sewage services to new data center developments. The decision was backed by both the Ypsilanti City Council and the Charter Township Board of Trustees, which voted in favor on March 3 and April 15,...

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Read Florida Passed a Data Center Law on Rates, Water, and Zoning
Florida Passed a Data Center Law on Rates, Water, and Zoning

Florida Passed a Data Center Law on Rates, Water, and Zoning

May 11, 2026 Florida

Ron DeSantis has signed a new law in Florida regulating how large data centers are built, powered, and financed. The law, SB 484, prevents utilities from shifting data center infrastructure costs onto residential and small-business customers, requires large users to pay their full service costs,...

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Read Top Data Center News for 4th-9th of May, 2026
Top Data Center News for 4th-9th of May, 2026

Top Data Center News for 4th-9th of May, 2026

May 11, 2026 United States

706-Acre Data Center Development Approved Near San Antonio, Texas CloudBurst has received approval for a 706-acre data center development outside San Antonio, Texas, where it plans to invest $14.5 billion to construct between 10 and 12 data center buildings in the project expected to span around...

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Read Two Data Centers with 5MW Combined Capacity Planned in Nepal
Two Data Centers with 5MW Combined Capacity Planned in Nepal

Two Data Centers with 5MW Combined Capacity Planned in Nepal

May 09, 2026 United States

A pair of data centers with a combined capacity of 5MW is planned for development in Nepal. Local operator Bichuten Data Vault announced that the facilities will also represent Nepal’s first Tier IV hyperscale data center. The two planned facilities will be located in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital,...

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Read Algeria and Oman Governments Partner to Develop Data Centers
Algeria and Oman Governments Partner to Develop Data Centers

Algeria and Oman Governments Partner to Develop Data Centers

May 09, 2026 Oman

Oman and Algeria are set to collaborate on developing data centers, alongside broader initiatives in artificial intelligence and digital government, according to Algerie Direct. The agreement focuses on exchanging expertise and exploring opportunities in digital transformation and innovation,...

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Read Developers Submit Plans for $1.6 Billion Data Center in Cleveland, Ohio
Developers Submit Plans for $1.6 Billion Data Center in Cleveland, Ohio

Developers Submit Plans for $1.6 Billion Data Center in Cleveland, Ohio

May 08, 2026 Ohio

Private credit firm Lakeland Equity Group has filed plans for a $1.6 billion data center project in Cleveland, Ohio. The proposal outlines a 150MW campus on a 35-acre site at 3560 E 55th St, currently owned by trucking company Morabito Enterprises. The development could include three two-story...

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Read Zerra DC Submits Plans for Six-Building Data Center Campus in Melbourne, Australia
Zerra DC Submits Plans for Six-Building Data Center Campus in Melbourne, Australia

Zerra DC Submits Plans for Six-Building Data Center Campus in Melbourne, Australia

May 08, 2026 Australia

Data center developer Zerra DC has acquired a former automotive manufacturing site in Melbourne, Australia, for a potential new campus. According to The Urban Developer and Green Street News, the company purchased the former Ford car assembly plant site for redevelopment into a data center...

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Read 706-Acre Data Center Development Approved Near San Antonio, Texas
706-Acre Data Center Development Approved Near San Antonio, Texas

706-Acre Data Center Development Approved Near San Antonio, Texas

May 07, 2026 Texas

A 706-acre data center project has been approved for development outside San Antonio, Texas. CloudBurst received approval from the Guadalupe Commissioners Court on April 21, following the authorization of a $500 million tax abatement and a development agreement for the project. The company plans...

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