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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 Crusoe Tied to Proposed Data Center Development in Virginia's Franklin County
A proposed data center project could be coming to Franklin County, Virginia. Local media report that county officials have been in discussions with Crusoe over the potential "Project Flash" develop...
July 16, 2026

Crusoe Tied to Proposed Data Center Development in Virginia's Franklin County

Crusoe

A proposed data center project could be coming to Franklin County, Virginia. Local media report that county officials have been in discussions with Crusoe over the potential "Project Flash" development since November. Few details have been disclosed, but the project is reportedly being considered...

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Read PowerX and Highreso Partner on Data Center and BESS Collaboration
Japanese battery energy storage system (BESS) developer PowerX and data center operator Highreso have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on deploying battery storage at Highr...
July 16, 2026

PowerX and Highreso Partner on Data Center and BESS Collaboration

Japan

Japanese battery energy storage system (BESS) developer PowerX and data center operator Highreso have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on deploying battery storage at Highreso's data centers and expanding its GPU data center business. Highreso operates the GPUSOROBAN GPU ...

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Read Macquarie DC Acquires 34,200 sqm Sydney Site for 200MW Data Center Campus
Macquarie Technology Group subsidiary Macquarie Data Centres has exercised its option to acquire a 34,200 sqm (368,125 sq ft) site in Sydney's Macquarie Park for a planned 200MW data center campus....
July 16, 2026

Macquarie DC Acquires 34,200 sqm Sydney Site for 200MW Data Center Campus

Australia

Macquarie Technology Group subsidiary Macquarie Data Centres has exercised its option to acquire a 34,200 sqm (368,125 sq ft) site in Sydney's Macquarie Park for a planned 200MW data center campus. The AU$240 million (US$167.95 million) acquisition is expected to close in the coming weeks followi...

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Read SLB Partners With Liberty Energy On Data Center Power Solutions
SLB and Liberty Energy are partnering to deliver modular power and infrastructure solutions for AI and high-performance data centers. The companies aim to accelerate deployments through behind-the-...
July 15, 2026

SLB Partners With Liberty Energy On Data Center Power Solutions

United States

SLB and Liberty Energy are partnering to deliver modular power and infrastructure solutions for AI and high-performance data centers. The companies aim to accelerate deployments through behind-the-meter power systems that bypass traditional grid connection timelines. "The bottleneck in AI infrast...

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Read Developer Withdraws Proposal To Convert El Segundo Hotel Into Data Center
Eight Form has withdrawn its proposal to replace a Hyatt Place hotel in El Segundo, California, with a data center. The plan involved demolishing the hotel at 750 N. Nash Street to build a five-sto...
July 15, 2026

Developer Withdraws Proposal To Convert El Segundo Hotel Into Data Center

California

Eight Form has withdrawn its proposal to replace a Hyatt Place hotel in El Segundo, California, with a data center. The plan involved demolishing the hotel at 750 N. Nash Street to build a five-story, 230,780 sq ft (21,440 sqm) facility with 50MW of capacity. Eight Form withdrew the proposal foll...

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Read Data Centers Accounted For 23% Of Ireland’s Electricity Consumption In 2025
Data centers in Ireland accounted for 23 percent of the country’s total metered electricity use in 2025. According to the Central Statistics Office, facilities consumed 7,663GWh during the year, a ...
July 15, 2026

Data Centers Accounted For 23% Of Ireland’s Electricity Consumption In 2025

Northern Ireland

Data centers in Ireland accounted for 23 percent of the country’s total metered electricity use in 2025. According to the Central Statistics Office, facilities consumed 7,663GWh during the year, a 10 percent increase from 6,973GWh in 2024. Data centers in Ireland now consume nearly as much electr...

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Read QTS To Develop 11 Data Centers At Lancium Campus In Hall County, Texas
QTS is set to develop data centers at Lancium’s Clean Campus in Hall County, Texas. The companies plan to invest $10 billion to build up to 11 data center buildings across 465 acres near Turkey, Te...
July 15, 2026

QTS To Develop 11 Data Centers At Lancium Campus In Hall County, Texas

Texas

QTS is set to develop data centers at Lancium’s Clean Campus in Hall County, Texas. The companies plan to invest $10 billion to build up to 11 data center buildings across 465 acres near Turkey, Texas. The site is supported by a 1GW grid connection. “We are excited about the potential to expand i...

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Read Former Bank Data Center To Be Redeveloped As Warehouse In Leicestershire, UK
The former Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) data center in Kegworth, Leicestershire, has been demolished to make way for a new industrial warehouse development. Hobden Estates received approval to demo...
July 14, 2026

Former Bank Data Center To Be Redeveloped As Warehouse In Leicestershire, UK

United Kingdom

The former Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) data center in Kegworth, Leicestershire, has been demolished to make way for a new industrial warehouse development. Hobden Estates received approval to demolish the site in 2024 and has since submitted plans for a Class E commercial building with office sp...

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Read Microsoft Secures Capacity At Pure DC Data Center In Finland
Pure DC has launched the first phase of its Seinäjoki, Finland, data center project, with Microsoft reportedly among the customers leasing capacity at the site. The initial phase will deliver 110MW...
July 14, 2026

Microsoft Secures Capacity At Pure DC Data Center In Finland

Microsoft Azure

Pure DC has launched the first phase of its Seinäjoki, Finland, data center project, with Microsoft reportedly among the customers leasing capacity at the site. The initial phase will deliver 110MW of capacity with an estimated investment of $1.7 billion. Pure DC has been developing plans for the...

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Read Former Ethanol Plant Near Richmond, Virginia, Targeted For 20MW Data Center Development
A former ethanol plant in Hopewell, Virginia, near Richmond, is being evaluated for redevelopment into a data center. Data center consulting firm Volterra Advisors is studying the site at 701 S 6th...
July 14, 2026

Former Ethanol Plant Near Richmond, Virginia, Targeted For 20MW Data Center Development

Virginia

A former ethanol plant in Hopewell, Virginia, near Richmond, is being evaluated for redevelopment into a data center. Data center consulting firm Volterra Advisors is studying the site at 701 S 6th Ave, with plans potentially calling for a 20MW facility spanning 50,000–70,000 sq ft (4,645–6,505 s...

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Read Google Revealed As Customer Behind 2.7GW Data Center Campus Near Cheyenne, Wyoming
Google has been identified as the company behind the 2.7GW Project Tembo data center campus, formerly known as Project Jade, near Cheyenne, Wyoming. The 716-acre campus in Switchgrass Industrial Pa...
July 14, 2026

Google Revealed As Customer Behind 2.7GW Data Center Campus Near Cheyenne, Wyoming

Google

Google has been identified as the company behind the 2.7GW Project Tembo data center campus, formerly known as Project Jade, near Cheyenne, Wyoming. The 716-acre campus in Switchgrass Industrial Park will include four data halls, along with office, logistics, and network buildings. Construction i...

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Read Meta Expands Louisiana Data Center Campus To 5GW
Meta plans to more than double its Richland Parish, Louisiana, data center campus to 5GW of capacity. The site, known as the Hyperion data center project, was previously planned as a 2GW developmen...
July 13, 2026

Meta Expands Louisiana Data Center Campus To 5GW

Meta

Meta plans to more than double its Richland Parish, Louisiana, data center campus to 5GW of capacity. The site, known as the Hyperion data center project, was previously planned as a 2GW development. Announced in late 2024, Hyperion was originally designed as a 4 million sq ft (372,000 sqm) campu...

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Read Top Data Center News for 6th- 11th July, 2026
**[Meta Plans $9.17 Billion Gigawatt-Scale Data Center in Alberta, Canada](https://baxtel.com/news/meta-plans-9-17-billion-gigawatt-scale-data-center-in-alberta-canada)** **Meta is planning an AI ...
July 13, 2026

Top Data Center News for 6th- 11th July, 2026

United States

Meta Plans $9.17 Billion Gigawatt-Scale Data Center in Alberta, Canada Meta is planning an AI focused 1GW data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta with a CA$13 billion (US$9.17 billion) investment on the facility expected to scale up to 1.8GW of capacity, marking the company’s first facility in Ca...

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Read Vocus-Occupied Data Center Outside Perth Sold
A data center near Perth, leased to Australian telecommunications company Vocus, has been sold. CBRE recently announced the off-market sale of 5 Watts Place, a mixed-use data center and office faci...
July 13, 2026

Vocus-Occupied Data Center Outside Perth Sold

Australia

A data center near Perth, leased to Australian telecommunications company Vocus, has been sold. CBRE recently announced the off-market sale of 5 Watts Place, a mixed-use data center and office facility located within Bentley Technology Park, for AU$13.13 million (US$9.1 million). The property was...

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Read First Nation Opposes Proposed AI Data Center in Pocatello, Idaho
A Native American tribe is opposing plans for a $2.6 billion AI data center near Pocatello, Idaho. Lex Developments plans to build the facility on the site of the former Hoku Materials polysilicon ...
July 13, 2026

First Nation Opposes Proposed AI Data Center in Pocatello, Idaho

Idaho

A Native American tribe is opposing plans for a $2.6 billion AI data center near Pocatello, Idaho. Lex Developments plans to build the facility on the site of the former Hoku Materials polysilicon plant in the southeastern Idaho city. The project was denied planning approval in May, but the compa...

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Read Mara Acquires 1,200-Acre Texas Site for 2GW Data Center Campus
Cryptocurrency and AI data center developer Mara has agreed to acquire a powered land site in Matagorda County, Texas, from e-fuels company HIF USA. Located about 90 miles (144km) from Houston, the...
July 13, 2026

Mara Acquires 1,200-Acre Texas Site for 2GW Data Center Campus

Texas

Cryptocurrency and AI data center developer Mara has agreed to acquire a powered land site in Matagorda County, Texas, from e-fuels company HIF USA. Located about 90 miles (144km) from Houston, the site covers more than 1,200 acres and is expected to provide up to 1GW of power capacity by October...

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Read Construction Starts on Municipal Data Center in Meppen, Germany
A new municipal data center is under construction in Meppen, Lower Saxony, Germany, as part of Emsland’s broader IT infrastructure upgrade. The €3.4 million ($3.8 million) facility is expected to b...
July 11, 2026

Construction Starts on Municipal Data Center in Meppen, Germany

Germany / Deutschland

A new municipal data center is under construction in Meppen, Lower Saxony, Germany, as part of Emsland’s broader IT infrastructure upgrade. The €3.4 million ($3.8 million) facility is expected to be completed by the end of 2027, though local authorities have not disclosed its planned capacity. Th...

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Read Meeza Completes Data Center Expansion for Major Hyperscaler
Qatari data center operator Meeza has completed a 4MW expansion project for an unnamed global hyperscaler, delivering the facility nine months ahead of schedule. The project follows a QAR 350 milli...
July 11, 2026

Meeza Completes Data Center Expansion for Major Hyperscaler

Meeza

Qatari data center operator Meeza has completed a 4MW expansion project for an unnamed global hyperscaler, delivering the facility nine months ahead of schedule. The project follows a QAR 350 million ($96 million) hosting agreement signed in 2025, under which Meeza will provide the customer with ...

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Read HyperDataGrid Eyes New Data Center Development Outside Lufkin, Texas
HyperDataGrid is planning a new data center outside Lufkin, Texas, at the former Northern Chip Mill site on Highway 103 West. The proposed facility would be developed on the 40-acre former timber p...
July 10, 2026

HyperDataGrid Eyes New Data Center Development Outside Lufkin, Texas

Texas

HyperDataGrid is planning a new data center outside Lufkin, Texas, at the former Northern Chip Mill site on Highway 103 West. The proposed facility would be developed on the 40-acre former timber processing site located along Ben Dunn Road. Angelina County Judge Keith Wright said HyperDataGrid ha...

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Read Microsoft Reports 25% Rise in CO₂ Emissions Amid Data Center Expansion
Microsoft reported a 25 percent year-on-year rise in carbon emissions, with total Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions increasing to 20.29 million metric tons of CO₂e as data center expansion accelerated. T...
July 10, 2026

Microsoft Reports 25% Rise in CO₂ Emissions Amid Data Center Expansion

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft reported a 25 percent year-on-year rise in carbon emissions, with total Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions increasing to 20.29 million metric tons of CO₂e as data center expansion accelerated. The company said the jump was largely due to its decision to stop using unbundled renewable energy ce...

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