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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 ABB Invests $200m in Europe to Boost Medium-Voltage Production for Data Centers
ABB Invests $200m in Europe to Boost Medium-Voltage Production for Data Centers
May 11, 2026

ABB Invests $200m in Europe to Boost Medium-Voltage Production for Data Centers

Europe

ABB has unveiled a $200 million investment plan to expand its medium-voltage manufacturing capacity across Europe over the next three years, aiming to strengthen power infrastructure supply for utilities, industrial operators, and data centers.“This $200 million investment will strengthen ABB’...

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Read A Utility in Ypsilanti has Placed a One-year Freeze on Providing Electricity to New Data Centers
A Utility in Ypsilanti has Placed a One-year Freeze on Providing Electricity to New Data Centers
May 11, 2026

A Utility in Ypsilanti has Placed a One-year Freeze on Providing Electricity to New Data Centers

Michigan

The primary utility serving Ypsilanti has approved a one-year moratorium on providing water and sewage services to new data center developments. The decision was backed by both the Ypsilanti City Council and the Charter Township Board of Trustees, which voted in favor on March 3 and April 15, ...

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Read Florida Passed a Data Center Law on Rates, Water, and Zoning
Florida Passed a Data Center Law on Rates, Water, and Zoning
May 11, 2026

Florida Passed a Data Center Law on Rates, Water, and Zoning

Florida

Ron DeSantis has signed a new law in Florida regulating how large data centers are built, powered, and financed. The law, SB 484, prevents utilities from shifting data center infrastructure costs onto residential and small-business customers, requires large users to pay their full service cost...

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Read Top Data Center News for 4th-9th of May, 2026
Top Data Center News for 4th-9th of May, 2026
May 11, 2026

Top Data Center News for 4th-9th of May, 2026

United States

706-Acre Data Center Development Approved Near San Antonio, TexasCloudBurst has received approval for a 706-acre data center development outside San Antonio, Texas, where it plans to invest $14.5 billion to construct between 10 and 12 data center buildings in the project expected to span aroun...

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Read Concerns Grow Over Proposed 300-acre Land Sale for Data Center Project in Hillsboro
Concerns Grow Over Proposed 300-acre Land Sale for Data Center Project in Hillsboro
May 11, 2026

Concerns Grow Over Proposed 300-acre Land Sale for Data Center Project in Hillsboro

Texas

Residents in Hillsboro gathered in large numbers at a public meeting to raise concerns about a proposed data center that could be developed in the city. The project may be built on a 300-acre property currently owned by the Hillsboro Economic Development Corporation. Real estate company Provid...

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Read Two Data Centers with 5MW Combined Capacity Planned in Nepal
Two Data Centers with 5MW Combined Capacity Planned in Nepal
May 09, 2026

Two Data Centers with 5MW Combined Capacity Planned in Nepal

United States

A pair of data centers with a combined capacity of 5MW is planned for development in Nepal. Local operator Bichuten Data Vault announced that the facilities will also represent Nepal’s first Tier IV hyperscale data center. The two planned facilities will be located in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capita...

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Read Algeria and Oman Governments Partner to Develop Data Centers
Algeria and Oman Governments Partner to Develop Data Centers
May 09, 2026

Algeria and Oman Governments Partner to Develop Data Centers

Oman

Oman and Algeria are set to collaborate on developing data centers, alongside broader initiatives in artificial intelligence and digital government, according to Algerie Direct. The agreement focuses on exchanging expertise and exploring opportunities in digital transformation and innovation, ...

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Read Prime Begins Construction on New Data Center in Sacramento, California
Prime Begins Construction on New Data Center in Sacramento, California
May 08, 2026

Prime Begins Construction on New Data Center in Sacramento, California

Prime Data Centers

Prime Data Centers has begun construction on a new facility in California. This week, the company broke ground on SMF02, the second data center within its Sacramento campus. Located near its existing SMF01 site at 2408 AK Street, the new facility will span 150,000 square feet (13,935 sqm) and ...

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Read Developers Submit Plans for $1.6 Billion Data Center in Cleveland, Ohio
Developers Submit Plans for $1.6 Billion Data Center in Cleveland, Ohio
May 08, 2026

Developers Submit Plans for $1.6 Billion Data Center in Cleveland, Ohio

Ohio

Private credit firm Lakeland Equity Group has filed plans for a $1.6 billion data center project in Cleveland, Ohio. The proposal outlines a 150MW campus on a 35-acre site at 3560 E 55th St, currently owned by trucking company Morabito Enterprises. The development could include three two-story...

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Read Zerra DC Submits Plans for Six-Building Data Center Campus in Melbourne, Australia
Zerra DC Submits Plans for Six-Building Data Center Campus in Melbourne, Australia
May 08, 2026

Zerra DC Submits Plans for Six-Building Data Center Campus in Melbourne, Australia

Australia

Data center developer Zerra DC has acquired a former automotive manufacturing site in Melbourne, Australia, for a potential new campus. According to The Urban Developer and Green Street News, the company purchased the former Ford car assembly plant site for redevelopment into a data center cam...

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Read Stockland Submits Plans for 250MW Data Center Campus in Melbourne, Australia
Stockland Submits Plans for 250MW Data Center Campus in Melbourne, Australia
May 08, 2026

Stockland Submits Plans for 250MW Data Center Campus in Melbourne, Australia

Stockland Corp. Ltd

Australian real estate company Stockland has submitted plans for a new data center campus in Melbourne, Australia. According to Victoria’s planning register, the company has applied for a permit to develop two two-story data centers with a combined capacity of 250MW at 72–76 Cherry Lane in Lav...

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Read CyrusOne to Internalize US Data Center Operations
CyrusOne to Internalize US Data Center Operations
May 07, 2026

CyrusOne to Internalize US Data Center Operations

CyrusOne

US data center operator CyrusOne is bringing a significant portion of its on-site operations in-house, ending large sections of its existing outsourcing partnership with JLL. The KKR-owned company confirmed to DCD this week that it is restructuring its US operating model by internalizing on-si...

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Read 706-Acre Data Center Development Approved Near San Antonio, Texas
706-Acre Data Center Development Approved Near San Antonio, Texas
May 07, 2026

706-Acre Data Center Development Approved Near San Antonio, Texas

Texas

A 706-acre data center project has been approved for development outside San Antonio, Texas. CloudBurst received approval from the Guadalupe Commissioners Court on April 21, following the authorization of a $500 million tax abatement and a development agreement for the project. The company pla...

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Read nLighten Secures Major Geneva Data Center Services Contract
nLighten Secures Major Geneva Data Center Services Contract
May 07, 2026

nLighten Secures Major Geneva Data Center Services Contract

nLighten

The canton of Geneva, Switzerland, has signed a new data center colocation agreement with nLighten. As detailed in a tender issued by the Geneva Cantonal Office for Information Systems and Digital Technology (OCSIN), the 10-year contract with the European operator’s Swiss subsidiary is worth C...

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Read Gorilla Technology Plans 200MW Data Center Development in Thailand
Gorilla Technology Plans 200MW Data Center Development in Thailand
May 07, 2026

Gorilla Technology Plans 200MW Data Center Development in Thailand

Thailand / Prathet Thai

Technology company Gorilla Technology Group is preparing to develop a new data center campus in Thailand. The Nasdaq-listed firm announced this week that it has secured a strategic site in Korat for a planned 200MW AI-focused data center development. Located in Nakhon Ratchasima, around 260km ...

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Read Cerebras Secures 40MW at Digi Power X Alabama Facility
Cerebras Secures 40MW at Digi Power X Alabama Facility
May 06, 2026

Cerebras Secures 40MW at Digi Power X Alabama Facility

Cerebras Systems

Wafer-scale chip company and cloud provider Cerebras has signed an agreement to lease 40MW of capacity at a Digi Power X data center in Columbiana, Alabama. The contract has an initial term of 10 years and is valued at $1.1 billion, with the potential to be extended to a total value of $2.5 bi...

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Read Anthropic to Tap Entire Colossus 1 AI Compute Cluster
Anthropic to Tap Entire Colossus 1 AI Compute Cluster
May 06, 2026

Anthropic to Tap Entire Colossus 1 AI Compute Cluster

United States

Anthropic plans to use the full compute capacity of xAI’s Colossus 1 data center as part of a partnership with SpaceX, the company’s owner. The agreement gives Anthropic access to more than 300MW of capacity and over 220,000 Nvidia GPUs within the month. The generative AI company said the addi...

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Read Iren Powers up Initial Phase of Sweetwater Data Center Campus
Iren Powers up Initial Phase of Sweetwater Data Center Campus
May 06, 2026

Iren Powers up Initial Phase of Sweetwater Data Center Campus

IREN

Data center and cloud firm Iren has energized a new campus in Texas. The Nasdaq-listed company this week announced the successful energization of its 1.4GW Sweetwater 1 data center site in West Texas. The firm’s two Sweetwater campuses, both located outside Sweetwater in Fisher County, are exp...

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Read 500-Acre Texas Data Center Project Eyed by PowerHouse
500-Acre Texas Data Center Project Eyed by PowerHouse
May 06, 2026

500-Acre Texas Data Center Project Eyed by PowerHouse

Texas

A 500-acre data center campus could be developed near Austin, Texas. Data center developer PowerHouse Data Centers is planning a facility in Caldwell County, located between Austin and San Antonio. While details remain limited, the company is understood to be targeting the Caldwell Valley Tech...

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Read New DMO Data Center Goes Live in Germany
New DMO Data Center Goes Live in Germany
May 05, 2026

New DMO Data Center Goes Live in Germany

Germany / Deutschland

Datacenter Münster Osnabrück (DMO) has brought its data center outside Münster, Germany, online. Located at Münster Osnabrück Airport, the first phase of the facility offering 1MW of capacity has been operational since April 15.The facility has been in development since 2022, with construction...

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