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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 Equinix signs wind PPA with Neoen
Equinix signs wind PPA with Neoen
July 26, 2022

Equinix signs wind PPA with Neoen

Equinix

Equinix has announced that it has signed a second PPA with Neoen in Finland in a 10-year deal. The deal will see Neoen (which owns an 80% stake in the project) and project developer Prokon (owning 20%) provide at least 42MW of wind capacity from the 53MW Lumivaara wind park which is currently ...

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Read Irish Premier Micheál Martin says no data center moratoriums ahead
Irish Premier Micheál Martin says no data center moratoriums ahead
July 26, 2022

Irish Premier Micheál Martin says no data center moratoriums ahead

Republic of Ireland

According to Taoiseach Micheál Martin, despite EirGrid warning that data centers are an energy drain and could also prevent the country from reaching its sustainability goals, there will be no data center moratoriums ahead. This news comes following the latest report from the Environmental Pro...

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Read Stoneshield looking to Raise €300 million ($307.3m) to Fund 100MW Madrid Campus
July 25, 2022

Stoneshield looking to Raise €300 million ($307.3m) to Fund 100MW Madrid Campus

Madrid

According to Cinco Dias, Spanish data center developer Xdata is looking to offload a stake in its company to help fund its 100MW Madrid data center campus development. The company has reportedly contacted CBRE and Morgan Stanley to seek an investor. Stoneshield established XData Properties in ...

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Read JLL's new report on sustainability reveals there's room for improvement in the APAC region
JLL's new report on sustainability reveals there's room for improvement in the APAC region
July 25, 2022

JLL's new report on sustainability reveals there's room for improvement in the APAC region

Asia-Pacific (APAC)

According to a recent report by real estate consultant JLL, which surveyed 505 data centers across 13 countries in the Asia Pacific region, data center operators are still failing to take charge of their sustainability pledges. While 85% of data center managers believe that sustainability will...

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Read Equinix sued over alleged patent infringement
Equinix sued over alleged patent infringement
July 25, 2022

Equinix sued over alleged patent infringement

Equinix

Equinix is being faced with a lawsuit from Cloud Conductor LLC, a multi-cloud management firm, over accusations that the colocation giant stole its technology that was placed in one of its data centers. According to the filing, Equinix began offering a cloud connectivity service identical to ...

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Read Sabey Developing a 72MW in Round Rock, Texas
Sabey Developing a 72MW in Round Rock, Texas
July 25, 2022

Sabey Developing a 72MW in Round Rock, Texas

Sabey Data Centers

Sabey Data Centers has announced that work has started on a new data center campus in Round Rock, Texas. The company broke ground on the new 40-acre site. The facility will also span 40,000 square meters (430,000 square feet) across two buildings. It will also have up to 72MW in capacity upon ...

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Read Microsoft Might Be Planning To Develop its First Data Center in Romania
Microsoft Might Be Planning To Develop its First Data Center in Romania
July 25, 2022

Microsoft Might Be Planning To Develop its First Data Center in Romania

Microsoft Azure

Romanian media Profit.ro reports that Microsoft plans to develop its first data center in the company. Microsoft buying a plot of land in the city of Otopeni is a major catalyst of this speculation. Microsoft did not deny or confirm the story reported by Profit.ro. However, the company said it...

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Read Noise pollution from Prince William data center riles locals
Noise pollution from Prince William data center riles locals
July 22, 2022

Noise pollution from Prince William data center riles locals

Northern Virginia

 Prince William County, North Virginia, is often in the spotlight when it comes to locals' gripes and complaints regarding noise and environmental pollution. With the number of facilities in the area growing year on year, a recent report in June estimated that by 2035, the County could run out...

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Read Singapore authorities to begin taking applications for new data centers
Singapore authorities to begin taking applications for new data centers
July 22, 2022

Singapore authorities to begin taking applications for new data centers

Singapore

Singapore has announced the end of its data center moratorium and is now accepting new applications for facilities, following Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Economic Development Board's (EDB) pilot scheme launch. The moratorium was originally put in place back in 2019 due to S...

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Read Loudoun County is updating its guidelines for future data center development
Loudoun County is updating its guidelines for future data center development
July 22, 2022

Loudoun County is updating its guidelines for future data center development

Northern Virginia

Loudoun County, which currently has more data centers than anywhere else in the world, is reportedly updating its guidelines around the development of future data centers in response to the incredible industry growth at work in the area and opposition from locals over noise pollution and data ...

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Read Aruba announces launch date for delayed Rome data center
Aruba announces launch date for delayed Rome data center
July 22, 2022

Aruba announces launch date for delayed Rome data center

Aruba S.p.A.

Aruba has announced a new completion date for its delayed Rome data center, Hyper Cloud Data Center (IT4). When complete, it will be the largest in Rome, comprising five independent 6MW data centers, totaling 30MW with 2N redundancy at full build-out. Although first announced in 2018 and orig...

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Read Stack Acquires Land in Portland For Expansion
Stack Acquires Land in Portland For Expansion
July 22, 2022

Stack Acquires Land in Portland For Expansion

STACK Portland POR03

Stack Infrastructure is expanding in the Hillsboro area of Portland, Oregon, after acquiring more land in the area. The company announced that it is expanding its Portland data center campus to 200MW with the land acquisition. Upon full build-out, the company’s total capacity in Portland will ...

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Read Abortion surveillance: Tech giants prepare for "legal chaos" from abortion data subpoenas
Abortion surveillance: Tech giants prepare for "legal chaos" from abortion data subpoenas
July 20, 2022

Abortion surveillance: Tech giants prepare for "legal chaos" from abortion data subpoenas

United States

On June 24th, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade, ruling that there is no constitutional right to abortion in the US. Called a "tragic error" by President Joe Biden, the ruling means that individual states can now decide on the legality of abortions, and it's estimated that around hal...

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Read Crypto and fossil fuels
Crypto and fossil fuels
July 20, 2022

Crypto and fossil fuels

United States

Some have argued that cryptocurrency has the potential to pave the way for more renewable energy developments, spurring on growth. This has been met with skepticism from critics, who have said that while it might be a renewable energy catalyst, considering the huge amount of energy sucked up b...

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Read Big tech and hyperscalers show concern for economic slowdown
Big tech and hyperscalers show concern for economic slowdown
July 20, 2022

Big tech and hyperscalers show concern for economic slowdown

United States

Recently, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said that the outlook for the global economy has "darkened significantly" in recent months, as a global recession looks increasingly likely. This is sending shockwaves across the world, and even big tech companies are wavering in the shadow of economic ...

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Read UK data center operators battle the heat with hosepipes, while Google and Oracle face service disruption
UK data center operators battle the heat with hosepipes, while Google and Oracle face service disruption
July 20, 2022

UK data center operators battle the heat with hosepipes, while Google and Oracle face service disruption

Google

The UK’s heatwave pushed temperatures to a record-breaking 40C this week, causing transport delays and service disruptions. To battle the heat, some data center operators have been using hose pipes to cool their facilities. According to a report by Bloomberg, staff in London have been spraying...

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Read Berkshire Partners To Acquire 49% Stake in MedOne for $215 million
July 20, 2022

Berkshire Partners To Acquire 49% Stake in MedOne for $215 million

Israel

Berkshire Partners is moving to acquire a 49 percent stake in MedOne, an Israeli data center company. The US private investment company is leading a coalition of companies to make the acquisition possible. MedOne currently operates more than 270,000 square feet (25,000 square meters) of data c...

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Read All-time high global temperatures: Data centers under microscope
All-time high global temperatures: Data centers under microscope
July 19, 2022

All-time high global temperatures: Data centers under microscope

United States

As the US's Lake Mead, the country's largest reservoir, reaches 'dead pool' levels and the Southwest experiences a record drought, the incredible amount of water guzzled by data centers is increasingly being put under the microscope. Despite a raft of sustainability pledges being made by big t...

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Read Keppel Reveals Plans For Beijing Data Center
Keppel Reveals Plans For Beijing Data Center
July 19, 2022

Keppel Reveals Plans For Beijing Data Center

Keppel Data Center REIT

Keppel has announced that it is developing a data center in Greater Beijing, China. According to the Singaporean company, its Keppel Data Centre Fund II LP (KDCF II) has partnered with Heying to develop a greenfield data center facility in Greater Beijing, China. KDCF II is managed by Keppel’s...

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Read Microsoft To Develop a Data Center campus in Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Microsoft To Develop a Data Center campus in Mecklenburg County, Virginia
July 19, 2022

Microsoft To Develop a Data Center campus in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has filed to develop three data center buildings in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. The company wants to develop the buildings at a greenfield site in the County. The site is located at 210 Tunstall Road, Mecklenburg County. The data center buildings will be developed on a 132-acre sit...

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