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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

Posted by: Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

New Jersey

Read PDG is Seeking to Sell its Data Center Assets in China
PDG is Seeking to Sell its Data Center Assets in China
May 22, 2026

PDG is Seeking to Sell its Data Center Assets in China

China

Princeton Digital Group, backed by Warburg Pincus, is reportedly planning to sell its data centers in China, according to the Financial Times. The deal could be valued at up to $1 billion, based on sources familiar with the process. PDG currently operates about 286MW of capacity in China acros...

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Read Data Center Operators are Hiring Laid-off Meta Platforms Workers
Data Center Operators are Hiring Laid-off Meta Platforms Workers
May 22, 2026

Data Center Operators are Hiring Laid-off Meta Platforms Workers

Meta

Several data center operators have pointed to open roles after Meta Platforms began laying off around 8,000 employees, about 10% of its workforce. The cuts affected staff across all levels, including some in data center roles. On LinkedIn, multiple data center firms expressed support for affec...

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Read PDC Breaks Ground on Three Buildings at Phoenix Campus
PDC Breaks Ground on Three Buildings at Phoenix Campus
May 22, 2026

PDC Breaks Ground on Three Buildings at Phoenix Campus

Prime Data Centers

Prime Data Centers has broken ground on three of five buildings at its 240MW PHX01 campus in Phoenix. Each 267,000 sq ft facility will deliver 48MW of IT capacity, while the campus’ new 250MW substation is expected to provide 144MW of IT load in Phase I.The campus is being developed on a 66.5-...

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Read Nebius will Deploy Bloom Energy Fuel Cells to Supply Power for its U.S. Data Centers
Nebius will Deploy Bloom Energy Fuel Cells to Supply Power for its U.S. Data Centers
May 21, 2026

Nebius will Deploy Bloom Energy Fuel Cells to Supply Power for its U.S. Data Centers

Nebius

Nebius has signed a deal with Bloom Energy to deploy solid oxide fuel cells for its U.S. AI infrastructure buildout. The first project will deliver 328MW of behind-the-meter power for Nebius’ AI cloud platform at an undisclosed site, with operations expected to begin later this year.“Power rem...

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Read Sembcorp Plans a 280MW Data Center in Teesside, UK
Sembcorp Plans a 280MW Data Center in Teesside, UK
May 21, 2026

Sembcorp Plans a 280MW Data Center in Teesside, UK

United Kingdom

Sembcorp is planning a 280MW data center at Wilton International in Teesside, UK, in partnership with Digital Reef. The project would include three buildings on a 154,553 sqm site acquired for £3.5 million ($4.7m) in July 2025. Sembcorp has filed plans for a 280MW air-cooled data center at Wil...

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Read U.S. Department of Energy Launches Data Center rid Test-bed at National Laboratory of the Rockies
U.S. Department of Energy Launches Data Center rid Test-bed at National Laboratory of the Rockies
May 21, 2026

U.S. Department of Energy Launches Data Center rid Test-bed at National Laboratory of the Rockies

United States

U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) in Applewood, Colorado has launched “Agora,” a data center grid integration test bed aimed at improving grid reliability. Funded by the DOE’s Office of Electricity and industry partners, it is described as the only dedicated ...

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Read Fleet Breaks Ground on a New Data Center Project Outside Reno, Nevada
Fleet Breaks Ground on a New Data Center Project Outside Reno, Nevada
May 21, 2026

Fleet Breaks Ground on a New Data Center Project Outside Reno, Nevada

Nevada

Fleet has begun construction on its first data center facility near Reno, Nevada. Local reports say the company broke ground this week at an event attended by Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo. The project will deliver a 230MW data center on a 256-acre site in Storey County owned by Tract.The Fleet...

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Read Nvidia Reports Record $81.6bn Revenue, Splits Data Center and Edge Segments
Nvidia Reports Record $81.6bn Revenue, Splits Data Center and Edge Segments
May 20, 2026

Nvidia Reports Record $81.6bn Revenue, Splits Data Center and Edge Segments

NVIDIA

Nvidia reported record Q1 2027 revenue of $81.6 billion, up 85 percent year-over-year and 20 percent from the previous quarter. Data center revenue reached $75.2 billion for the quarter ending April 26, marking annual and quarterly growth of 92 percent and 21 percent, respectively. Alongside i...

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Read Armada Raises $230M ln Latest Funding Round
Armada Raises $230M ln Latest Funding Round
May 20, 2026

Armada Raises $230M ln Latest Funding Round

Edge Centres

Armada has raised $230 million in an oversubscribed Series B round, its largest funding to date, bringing total capital to nearly $500 million. The round was co-led by Overmatch, BlackRock, and 8090 Industries, with participation from investors including Johnson Controls, NightDragon, Mitsui, ...

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Read Denver City Council Approves a One-year Moratorium on Data Centers
Denver City Council Approves a One-year Moratorium on Data Centers
May 20, 2026

Denver City Council Approves a One-year Moratorium on Data Centers

Denver

Denver City Council voted Monday to approve a one-year moratorium on new data center developments. The measure temporarily halts the acceptance, processing, and approval of zoning permits, site development plans, and amendment applications related to data centers. However, the moratorium exclu...

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Read Meta Begins Laying off 8,000 Employees, Including Data Center Staff
Meta Begins Laying off 8,000 Employees, Including Data Center Staff
May 20, 2026

Meta Begins Laying off 8,000 Employees, Including Data Center Staff

Meta

Meta has begun laying off 8,000 employees globally as part of a broader restructuring tied to its growing AI and data center investments. The company plans to reduce its workforce by around 10 percent to free up cash flow for expanded data center spending. At the same time, Meta has canceled p...

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Read Donald Trump has Invested Millions in Data Center Industry Companies
Donald Trump has Invested Millions in Data Center Industry Companies
May 19, 2026

Donald Trump has Invested Millions in Data Center Industry Companies

United States

Donald Trump has bought millions of dollars’ worth of shares in data center-related firms this year, according to newly released financial disclosures. The 113-page filing shows he made hundreds of investments in publicly traded companies in 2026, including data center power and cooling firms ...

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Read PowerX Unveils Mounted BESS for Data Centers
PowerX Unveils Mounted BESS for Data Centers
May 19, 2026

PowerX Unveils Mounted BESS for Data Centers

Japan

PowerX, a Japanese energy storage firm, has unveiled a mounted battery energy storage system for data centers. The product concept, dubbed "PowerX Energy Blade," is a high-output, rack-mounted lithium-ion battery storage system. The company claims that the unit will be optimized for rapid char...

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Read Panattoni Takes over Meta Platforms-Backed Data Center Plan in southern Wisconsin
Panattoni Takes over Meta Platforms-Backed Data Center Plan in southern Wisconsin
May 19, 2026

Panattoni Takes over Meta Platforms-Backed Data Center Plan in southern Wisconsin

Panattoni Development Company

Panattoni has taken over a Meta Platforms-backed plan to build a 430-acre data center in southern Wisconsin, spanning the towns of Beloit and Turtle. The project was previously being developed under Cambrin LLC, which shares contact details with an entity linked to Meta’s confirmed Beaver Dam ...

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Read Omnia Signs $2bn Wind Deal with Casa dos Ventos to Power a ByteDance Data Center in Brazil
Omnia Signs $2bn Wind Deal with Casa dos Ventos to Power a ByteDance Data Center in Brazil
May 19, 2026

Omnia Signs $2bn Wind Deal with Casa dos Ventos to Power a ByteDance Data Center in Brazil

Brazil / Brasil

Omnia, a Brazilian data center platform, has signed a 20-year power supply agreement with renewable energy firm Casa dos Ventos to support a data center planned for ByteDance. According to Reuters, the $2 billion deal will power the facility located at the Pecém port complex in Ceará, in north...

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Read $1.6bn Cleveland Data Center Plan Rejected
$1.6bn Cleveland Data Center Plan Rejected
May 18, 2026

$1.6bn Cleveland Data Center Plan Rejected

Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio, has turned down Lakeland Equity Group’s $1.6 billion plan to develop a data center campus. Mayor Justin M. Bibb announced on May 14 that the city had denied the permit for the proposed facility, which was planned for a 35-acre site at 3560 E 55th St. Lakeland described the pro...

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Read Digital Realty Launches New Data Center in Barcelona
Digital Realty Launches New Data Center in Barcelona
May 18, 2026

Digital Realty Launches New Data Center in Barcelona

MC Digital Realty

Digital Realty has opened a new data center in Barcelona, marking its first facility in the city. The BCN1 site is located at Av. del Maresme, 43 in the Sant Adrià de Besòs innovation district. Digital Realty, through its subsidiary Interxion, announced plans in 2022 for a 15MW data center in ...

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Read Techno Digital and RailTel Corporation of India Launch Edge Data Center in Mumbai
Techno Digital and RailTel Corporation of India Launch Edge Data Center in Mumbai
May 18, 2026

Techno Digital and RailTel Corporation of India Launch Edge Data Center in Mumbai

Techno Digital

An edge data center has been launched in Mumbai by Techno Digital, the digital infrastructure arm of Techno Electric & Engineering Company Limited (TEECL). The Mumbai Edge Data Center, located in Mahalakshmi, South Mumbai, delivers 800kW of capacity across 55 racks and is connected to Rail...

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Read Top Data Center News for 11th-16th May, 2026
Top Data Center News for 11th-16th May, 2026
May 18, 2026

Top Data Center News for 11th-16th May, 2026

United Kingdom

Malaysian Operator and Chinese Tech Firm to Develop Digital Park in PerakMalaysian data center developer Cahya Suria Services and Chinese tech firm Suzhou EnnoThing Technology have teamed up to develop a digital park in Perak, Malaysia known as the NexQuantum AI Digital Park. It will be develo...

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Read Magnora Secures Milan-Area Land for 30 MW Data Center, Its Second Italy Project
Magnora Secures Milan-Area Land for 30 MW Data Center, Its Second Italy Project
May 18, 2026

Magnora Secures Milan-Area Land for 30 MW Data Center, Its Second Italy Project

Magnora

Norwegian renewables and data center developer Magnora ASA has secured land for a new 30 MW data center project in the Milan area, the company announced on Monday. The wholly owned project is Magnora's second in Italy and brings its data center development portfolio to 585 MW gross and 460 MW ...

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