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

AWS Plans 36-Building Data Center Campus in Pennsylvania
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has revealed plans for a 36-building data center campus at the Homer City Energy Campus in Pennsylvania, expected to span 1,100 acres across Center and Blacklick Townships in Indiana County, and create 1,500-2,000 jobs, with average salaries of 80,000-100,000.

AirTrunk Plans Additional $1bn Investment in Japan Data Center Campus
AirTrunk plans to invest an additional $1 billion to expand its Inzai data center campus in Japan to be funded by a $1 billion green loan for the campus likely to be the first in Japan able to host large-scale AI deployments. The investment will bring AirTrunk’s total Japanese investment to $9 billion. 

Applied Digital Plans 1GW Data Center Campus in Finland
Applied Digital is expanding into Europe with plans for a 1GW-scale data center campus in Finland, securing access to up to 1GW of potential power capacity, marking the company’s first project outside the US. 

Sesterce Plans $10bn Investment in AI Data Center Campus in Finland
French AI infrastructure firm Sesterce plans to invest $10 billion in an AI data center campus at the former Kaipola paper mill in Jämsä, Finland, with capacity starting at 200MW before expanding to 600MW and plans to develop more than 1GW of capacity in Finland long term. 

ThisWay Global Plans AI and HPC Data Center in Bryan, Texas
ThisWay Global is planning a 73MW data center in Bryan, Texas, called the Research and AI Compute Center (RACC). This facility planned for a 25-acre site will provide AI and HPC resources to eligible researchers, public-sector organizations, and industry users, and is to be developed in phases using closed-loop, direct-to-chip liquid cooling.