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Data Centre Developer Sues New Jersey Town for $300m

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed...

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court, alleges the township council and planning board violated multiple constitutional rights, including zoning authority, fundamental fairness, and First and Fourteenth Amendment protections. Hexa argues the application was rejected because of the township’s opposition to d...

August 01, 2026

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Read Google Explores Data Center Development In New Mexico
Google is exploring a new data center project in Lea County, New Mexico. The company has not disclosed further details, including the site location or facility specifications. “Though many deta...
September 19, 2026

Google Explores Data Center Development In New Mexico

Google

Google is exploring a new data center project in Lea County, New Mexico. The company has not disclosed further details, including the site location or facility specifications. “Though many details remain outstanding, we’re excited about the possibilities that exist in Lea County, and look forward...

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Read Russia Claims De Novo Data Center In Kyiv Was Hit In Strikes
Russia claims it struck the De Novo data center in Kyiv, Ukraine, one of the country’s largest data centers. According to Russian state news agency TASS, Russian forces carried out strikes earlier ...
September 19, 2026

Russia Claims De Novo Data Center In Kyiv Was Hit In Strikes

Russia / Россия

Russia claims it struck the De Novo data center in Kyiv, Ukraine, one of the country’s largest data centers. According to Russian state news agency TASS, Russian forces carried out strikes earlier this week targeting Ukrainian industrial and infrastructure sites, including defense, energy, metall...

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Read Bitdeer AI Secures 65MW Data Center Lease In Johor, Malaysia
Bitdeer AI has signed a 10-year data center services agreement for the 65.1MW A202 facility in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The liquid-cooled facility will host Nvidia GB300 and NVL72 systems and is Bitd...
September 18, 2026

Bitdeer AI Secures 65MW Data Center Lease In Johor, Malaysia

BitDeer

Bitdeer AI has signed a 10-year data center services agreement for the 65.1MW A202 facility in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The liquid-cooled facility will host Nvidia GB300 and NVL72 systems and is Bitdeer’s largest single capacity addition in Southeast Asia. Located alongside the 21.7MW A201 facility...

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Read Loudoun County Board Votes To Pause New Data Center Applications
Virginia’s Loudoun County has approved a 12-month moratorium on new data center applications, effective immediately. The Board of Supervisors voted 7-1 for the pause, with Supervisor Kristen Umstat...
September 18, 2026

Loudoun County Board Votes To Pause New Data Center Applications

Virginia

Virginia’s Loudoun County has approved a 12-month moratorium on new data center applications, effective immediately. The Board of Supervisors voted 7-1 for the pause, with Supervisor Kristen Umstattd voting against and Caleb Kershner abstaining. The motion was introduced by Algonkian District Sup...

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Read PGIM Sells Munich Data Center Development Site
Asset manager PGIM has sold a data center development site near Munich, Germany, to an unnamed European infrastructure investor. The 30MW project in Unterschleissheim has secured a building permit ...
September 18, 2026

PGIM Sells Munich Data Center Development Site

PGIM Real Estate

Asset manager PGIM has sold a data center development site near Munich, Germany, to an unnamed European infrastructure investor. The 30MW project in Unterschleissheim has secured a building permit and regulatory approvals. PGIM’s European Value Partners II fund acquired the site in 2024. Details ...

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Read Crusoe Secures $3.9B For AI Data Center Expansion
AI data center and cloud company Crusoe has raised $3.9 billion in a Series F funding round, valuing the company at $30.9 billion. The round was co-led by Atreides Management, Mubadala Capital, and...
September 18, 2026

Crusoe Secures $3.9B For AI Data Center Expansion

Crusoe

AI data center and cloud company Crusoe has raised $3.9 billion in a Series F funding round, valuing the company at $30.9 billion. The round was co-led by Atreides Management, Mubadala Capital, and Valor Equity Partners, with additional investment from Founders Fund, GIC, Nvidia, QIA, Radical Ven...

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Read Magnora Partners On Estonia Data Center Projec
European data center developer Magnora has acquired a 50 percent stake in the Risti Kampus data center project in Estonia through a joint venture with energy company Sunly AS. Located 60km south of...
September 17, 2026

Magnora Partners On Estonia Data Center Projec

Magnora

European data center developer Magnora has acquired a 50 percent stake in the Risti Kampus data center project in Estonia through a joint venture with energy company Sunly AS. Located 60km south of Tallinn, the campus could deliver 180MW in its first phase and eventually reach 400MW. It will conn...

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Read NorthC Begins Construction Of Data Center In Frankfurt, Germany
European data center operator NorthC has begun construction of a new facility in Frankfurt, Germany. “A new chapter begins for NorthC Datacenters Deutschland on Mainzer Landstraße: The preparato...
September 17, 2026

NorthC Begins Construction Of Data Center In Frankfurt, Germany

NorthC Datacenters

European data center operator NorthC has begun construction of a new facility in Frankfurt, Germany. “A new chapter begins for NorthC Datacenters Deutschland on Mainzer Landstraße: The preparatory construction work for our new FRA01 data center has begun,” the company said on LinkedIn this week. ...

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Read Aligned Begins Construction On Gigawatt-Scale Data Center Campus In Pennsylvania
Aligned Data Centers has broken ground on Project Phoenix, a new 2GW data center campus in Shippingport, Pennsylvania. Located in Shippingport Industrial Park, the campus will comprise three facili...
September 17, 2026

Aligned Begins Construction On Gigawatt-Scale Data Center Campus In Pennsylvania

Aligned

Aligned Data Centers has broken ground on Project Phoenix, a new 2GW data center campus in Shippingport, Pennsylvania. Located in Shippingport Industrial Park, the campus will comprise three facilities. It is next to the former Shippingport Power Station, which is being redeveloped into a natural...

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Read Scottish Parliament Set To Vote On National Data Center Moratorium
Scotland’s parliament is set to vote on a proposed moratorium on new hyperscale data centers above 50MW. The Scottish Green Party wants large projects paused until a national data center strategy a...
September 17, 2026

Scottish Parliament Set To Vote On National Data Center Moratorium

Scotland

Scotland’s parliament is set to vote on a proposed moratorium on new hyperscale data centers above 50MW. The Scottish Green Party wants large projects paused until a national data center strategy and clear planning rules are established. It says 24 proposed projects could consume 1.5 times Scotla...

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Read Goodman Raises $455M For Hong Kong Data Center Partnership
Goodman Group has raised $455 million for its Hong Kong Data Centre Partnership (GHKDCP). The funds will mainly finance the mechanical and electrical fit-out of Goodman HKG10 in Tsuen Wan, which Go...
September 16, 2026

Goodman Raises $455M For Hong Kong Data Center Partnership

Goodman Group

Goodman Group has raised $455 million for its Hong Kong Data Centre Partnership (GHKDCP). The funds will mainly finance the mechanical and electrical fit-out of Goodman HKG10 in Tsuen Wan, which Goodman will operate. The data center will be built inside an existing Goodman warehouse, with initial...

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Read Schneider Electric Launches 2.5MW Power Modules For AI Data Centers
Schneider Electric has launched a new range of 2.5MW power modules for hyperscale, neocloud, colocation, and AI data centers. The standardized, prefabricated modules and power skids use Schneider’s...
September 16, 2026

Schneider Electric Launches 2.5MW Power Modules For AI Data Centers

Hyperscale Data, Inc.

Schneider Electric has launched a new range of 2.5MW power modules for hyperscale, neocloud, colocation, and AI data centers. The standardized, prefabricated modules and power skids use Schneider’s Galaxy VXL UPS technology and are based on reference designs developed with Nvidia for its GB300 NV...

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Read Serverfarm Expands North American Data Center Fund To $3.89B
US data center company Serverfarm has increased its existing revolving credit facility to $3.89 billion after securing an additional $895 million. The funding, secured last month, will support Serv...
September 16, 2026

Serverfarm Expands North American Data Center Fund To $3.89B

ServerFarm Realty

US data center company Serverfarm has increased its existing revolving credit facility to $3.89 billion after securing an additional $895 million. The funding, secured last month, will support Serverfarm’s North American data center projects, including campuses in Houston, Texas, Clarksville, Ark...

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Read Digital Parks Africa Expands Into Nigeria With Planned Lagos Data Center
South African data center operator Digital Parks Africa is expanding into Nigeria with plans for a new facility in Lagos. The carrier-neutral site, called Nigeria Data Centre 1 (NDC1), will mark th...
September 15, 2026

Digital Parks Africa Expands Into Nigeria With Planned Lagos Data Center

Nigeria

South African data center operator Digital Parks Africa is expanding into Nigeria with plans for a new facility in Lagos. The carrier-neutral site, called Nigeria Data Centre 1 (NDC1), will mark the company’s entry into West Africa. Details such as its exact location and capacity have not yet bee...

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Read Vantage Data Centers Raises $2B For North American Development Portfolio
Vantage Data Centers has secured $2 billion in financing to support early-stage development across its North American portfolio. The five-year revolving credit facility initially covers three devel...
September 15, 2026

Vantage Data Centers Raises $2B For North American Development Portfolio

Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers has secured $2 billion in financing to support early-stage development across its North American portfolio. The five-year revolving credit facility initially covers three development assets, with more eligible to be added. Vantage said the funding will accelerate project deli...

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Read AVK Launches Funding Arm For Data Center Onsite Power Solutions
Data center on-site power developer AVK has launched AVK Capital, a new entity that will fund, own, and operate on-site power infrastructure for customers. The unit is backed by AVK’s recent invest...
September 15, 2026

AVK Launches Funding Arm For Data Center Onsite Power Solutions

United States

Data center on-site power developer AVK has launched AVK Capital, a new entity that will fund, own, and operate on-site power infrastructure for customers. The unit is backed by AVK’s recent investment from Partners Group, which acquired a majority stake and plans to invest more than $1 billion i...

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Read Bell Canada To Quadruple Capacity At Planned Saskatchewan Data Center Campus
Bell plans to expand its Saskatchewan AI data center campus by up to 900MW, with potential to reach 1.2GW. The project could attract more than $50 billion in total investment and will use natural g...
September 15, 2026

Bell Canada To Quadruple Capacity At Planned Saskatchewan Data Center Campus

Canada

Bell plans to expand its Saskatchewan AI data center campus by up to 900MW, with potential to reach 1.2GW. The project could attract more than $50 billion in total investment and will use natural gas power generation and closed-loop cooling that does not require municipal water. Development will ...

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Read Damac And Vodafone Launch Data Center In Turkey
Damac Digital and Vodafone Türkiye have launched the first phase of a new data center in Izmir, Turkey, initially providing 4MW of capacity with plans to scale to 20MW. The project was announced in...
September 14, 2026

Damac And Vodafone Launch Data Center In Turkey

Turkey

Damac Digital and Vodafone Türkiye have launched the first phase of a new data center in Izmir, Turkey, initially providing 4MW of capacity with plans to scale to 20MW. The project was announced in 2024 and was originally planned as a $100 million, 6MW facility. Damac later increased the investme...

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Read Top Data Center News for 7th- 12th September, 2026
**[Microsoft Plans 38GW Of Data Center Capacity By 2032](https://baxtel.com/news/microsoft-plans-38gw-of-data-center-capacity-by-2032)** **Microsoft has revealed its plans to more than triple its ...
September 14, 2026

Top Data Center News for 7th- 12th September, 2026

United States

Microsoft Plans 38GW Of Data Center Capacity By 2032 Microsoft has revealed its plans to more than triple its data center capacity over the next five years, targeting 38GW by 2032, up from its current 12GW with spending continuing to rise, from $55.7 billion in 2024 to $115.9 billion and $145.3 b...

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Read Thor Equities Plans 150MW Data Center In Georgia, US
Real estate investment firm Thor Equities has submitted plans for a 150MW data center in Kingston, Bartow County, Georgia. Filed through Thor Acquisitions WC LLC, the $1 billion project is targeted...
September 14, 2026

Thor Equities Plans 150MW Data Center In Georgia, US

Thor Equities Group

Real estate investment firm Thor Equities has submitted plans for a 150MW data center in Kingston, Bartow County, Georgia. Filed through Thor Acquisitions WC LLC, the $1 billion project is targeted for completion in 2030. Dubbed the Kingston Technology Hub, the project is expected to generate aro...

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