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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 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...
June 16, 2026

NFD Korea to Develop 300MW Campus Near Seoul

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 ground...

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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...
June 15, 2026

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

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 Cas...

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Read Top Data Center News for 8th-13th of June, 2026
**[OpenAI in Early Talks for 10GW Data Center Lease in Ohio](https://baxtel.com/news/openai-in-early-talks-for-10gw-data-center-lease-in-ohio)** **OpenAI is in advanced talks to lease a proposed 1...
June 15, 2026

Top Data Center News for 8th-13th of June, 2026

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OpenAI in Early Talks for 10GW Data Center Lease in Ohio OpenAI is in advanced talks to lease a proposed 10GW data center in Ohio which could be built in phases starting with an 800MW first stage expected in 2028, with full build-out estimated to cost up to $500 billion.  Microsoft Acquires 470-A...

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Read AiOnX Completes $500 Million Genesis Digital Assets Deal and Transitions Facilities to AI
AiOnX has acquired a 77 percent stake in cryptomining firm Genesis Digital Assets for $500 million, gaining access to 15 data centers across the US and Sweden with 1.3GW of power capacity. The faci...
June 15, 2026

AiOnX Completes $500 Million Genesis Digital Assets Deal and Transitions Facilities to AI

Genesis Digital Assets

AiOnX has acquired a 77 percent stake in cryptomining firm Genesis Digital Assets for $500 million, gaining access to 15 data centers across the US and Sweden with 1.3GW of power capacity. The facilities will be converted to support AI and HPC workloads, increasing AiOnX’s total data center footp...

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Read Hyperco Files Plans for New Data Center in Kouvola
Nordic data center developer Hyperco is planning another facility in Finland, with local reports indicating the company has applied to build a second data center in Kouvola. The proposed two-story ...
June 15, 2026

Hyperco Files Plans for New Data Center in Kouvola

Hyperco Oy

Nordic data center developer Hyperco is planning another facility in Finland, with local reports indicating the company has applied to build a second data center in Kouvola. The proposed two-story facility in the Koria district would span 56,670 sqm (609,990 sq ft) and offer up to 100MW of capaci...

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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...
June 15, 2026

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

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 lif...

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Read Private Equity Firm Acquires Croatia’s ‘Fort Knox’ Data Center
Gnomon Capital has acquired 100% of Croatian data center DC North, known as the “Fort Knox” facility, in a deal involving former owners Cratis and Muraplast. Court records show the transfer was com...
June 13, 2026

Private Equity Firm Acquires Croatia’s ‘Fort Knox’ Data Center

Meta

Gnomon Capital has acquired 100% of Croatian data center DC North, known as the “Fort Knox” facility, in a deal involving former owners Cratis and Muraplast. Court records show the transfer was completed in late May, with Gnomon now listed as the sole shareholder. DC North was launched by Cratis ...

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Read Iron County, Utah Data Center Proposal Gets Green Light
Plans for a 640-acre data center in Iron County, Utah, have been approved by local authorities. The Iron County Planning Commission voted in favor of the proposal during a meeting on June 4. The...
June 13, 2026

Iron County, Utah Data Center Proposal Gets Green Light

Switch

Plans for a 640-acre data center in Iron County, Utah, have been approved by local authorities. The Iron County Planning Commission voted in favor of the proposal during a meeting on June 4. The Antelope Data Center campus will include five buildings totaling around 1.35 million sq ft (125,000 sq...

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Read Blue Owl Secures $975M Financing for Northern Virginia Data Center
Corscale Data Centers has secured $975 million in financing from Blue Owl for Project Helios, a newly built data center in Prince William County, Virginia. The funding was arranged by Newmark on be...
June 12, 2026

Blue Owl Secures $975M Financing for Northern Virginia Data Center

Amazon AWS

Corscale Data Centers has secured $975 million in financing from Blue Owl for Project Helios, a newly built data center in Prince William County, Virginia. The funding was arranged by Newmark on behalf of a joint venture between Corscale and Affinius Capital. The facility is fully leased to an in...

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Read Jinko Power Targets 1GW Solar-Backed AI Data Center Project in Western China
Chinese solar developer Jinko Power, a subsidiary of the broader Jinko Solar Group, is planning a 1GW data center project in Ningxia, western China, that will be powered directly by a dedicated sol...
June 12, 2026

Jinko Power Targets 1GW Solar-Backed AI Data Center Project in Western China

Google

Chinese solar developer Jinko Power, a subsidiary of the broader Jinko Solar Group, is planning a 1GW data center project in Ningxia, western China, that will be powered directly by a dedicated solar facility. According to a report by Nikkei, the company has signed a framework investment agreemen...

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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-...
June 12, 2026

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

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 Microsoft Begins Construction on Alviso Data Center Campus in San Jose
Microsoft has started construction on its Alviso data center campus in San Jose, California. The 48MW facility will be the company's first wholly owned and operated data center in the city and is e...
June 12, 2026

Microsoft Begins Construction on Alviso Data Center Campus in San Jose

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has started construction on its Alviso data center campus in San Jose, California. The 48MW facility will be the company's first wholly owned and operated data center in the city and is expected to be completed in 2028. The project is forecast to create around 600 construction jobs and ...

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Read Sentinel DC Withdraws Maine Paper Mill Data Center Proposal
Sentinel Data Centers has reportedly abandoned plans to develop a data center at a former paper mill site in Jay, Maine. The decision was first reported by the Sun Journal.JGT2 Redevelopment, which...
June 11, 2026

Sentinel DC Withdraws Maine Paper Mill Data Center Proposal

Sentinel Data Centers

Sentinel Data Centers has reportedly abandoned plans to develop a data center at a former paper mill site in Jay, Maine. The decision was first reported by the Sun Journal.JGT2 Redevelopment, which had planned to partner with Sentinel on the $550 million project, told Jay officials that the data ...

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Read Amazon Data Centers Consumed 2.5 Billion Gallons of Water in 2025
Amazon said its data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025. Water withdrawals at facilities it owns and operates fell 2% from 2024 despite an increase in the number of data centers, whi...
June 11, 2026

Amazon Data Centers Consumed 2.5 Billion Gallons of Water in 2025

Amazon AWS

Amazon said its data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025. Water withdrawals at facilities it owns and operates fell 2% from 2024 despite an increase in the number of data centers, while the company did not disclose water use at leased sites. AWS owned about 28.4 million square feet ...

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Read Keel Infrastructure Obtains $458 Million Funding for AI Data Center Buildout
Digital and energy infrastructure provider Keel Infrastructure has completed a $458 million convertible senior notes offering, allocating part of the proceeds toward its data center developments. T...
June 11, 2026

Keel Infrastructure Obtains $458 Million Funding for AI Data Center Buildout

Keel Infrastructure

Digital and energy infrastructure provider Keel Infrastructure has completed a $458 million convertible senior notes offering, allocating part of the proceeds toward its data center developments. The offering, consisting of 1.250% convertible senior notes due 2032, closed on June 9. Initial purch...

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Read STT GDC Opens New Jakarta Data Center and Breaks Ground on Two More Facilities
Asia-Pacific data center operator ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) is expanding its Jakarta campus with a series of new developments in Indonesia. The company has launched STT Jakarta 2, ...
June 11, 2026

STT GDC Opens New Jakarta Data Center and Breaks Ground on Two More Facilities

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

Asia-Pacific data center operator ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) is expanding its Jakarta campus with a series of new developments in Indonesia. The company has launched STT Jakarta 2, completed the topping-out of STT Jakarta 3, and broken ground on STT Jakarta 5 and STT Jakarta 6. Co...

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Read Meta Signs 168MW Data Center Pact at Reliance Gujarat Campus
Meta and Reliance are partnering to develop a 168MW data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. Reliance will build the facility, which Meta will lease to run AI workloads. The project may be expanded...
June 10, 2026

Meta Signs 168MW Data Center Pact at Reliance Gujarat Campus

Meta

Meta and Reliance are partnering to develop a 168MW data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. Reliance will build the facility, which Meta will lease to run AI workloads. The project may be expanded in the future, though no launch timeline has been disclosed. Meta will cover power and water costs,...

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Read OpenAI in Early Talks for 10GW Data Center Lease in Ohio
OpenAI is in advanced talks to lease a proposed 10GW data center in Ohio being developed by SB Energy on US Department of Energy land at the Portsmouth Site in Pike County. The project, backed by S...
June 10, 2026

OpenAI in Early Talks for 10GW Data Center Lease in Ohio

OpenAI

OpenAI is in advanced talks to lease a proposed 10GW data center in Ohio being developed by SB Energy on US Department of Energy land at the Portsmouth Site in Pike County. The project, backed by SoftBank Group, could be built in phases starting with an 800MW first stage expected in 2028, with fu...

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Read Crusoe Temporarily Stops 1.8GW Data Center Build in Wyoming
Crusoe has paused development of Project Jade, a planned 1.8GW data center campus in Cheyenne, Wyoming that was announced last year and designed to potentially scale up to 10GW. The project was bei...
June 10, 2026

Crusoe Temporarily Stops 1.8GW Data Center Build in Wyoming

Crusoe

Crusoe has paused development of Project Jade, a planned 1.8GW data center campus in Cheyenne, Wyoming that was announced last year and designed to potentially scale up to 10GW. The project was being developed in partnership with Blackstone-backed energy company Tallgrass. Crusoe said it has paus...

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Read Switch Expands Debt Facility to $9.5B to Fund AI Data Center Expansion
Data center firm Switch has increased its available debt capacity to $9.5 billion. The company now has access to a more than $6 billion corporate revolving credit facility, alongside an expanded $3...
June 10, 2026

Switch Expands Debt Facility to $9.5B to Fund AI Data Center Expansion

Switch

Data center firm Switch has increased its available debt capacity to $9.5 billion. The company now has access to a more than $6 billion corporate revolving credit facility, alongside an expanded $3.5 billion syndicated uncommitted performance letter of credit facility (LCF). In April, Switch repo...

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