Data Center News

Grain Backs Parent Company of Prime Data Centers

Prime Data Centers

Grain Management has taken a stake in the owner of data center firm Prime Data Centers. The digital infrastructure-focused investment firm this week announced it has completed a significant preferred equity investment in Data Realty Holding Corp., the founding and controlling shareholder of Pr...

CyrusOne Wins Approval for Sangamon, Illinois Data Center

CyrusOne

CyrusOne has received approval to build a data center in Sangamon, Illinois. Members of the Sangamon County Board voted on Tuesday to allow construction of the $500 million project, which will span 280 acres and include four buildings at the 13000 block of Thayer Road in Waverly.CyrusOne has s...

Plans Filed for 950,000 sq ft Data Center in Hutto, Texas

Texas

A data center could be developed on a 40-acre site in Hutto, Texas. Property developer Zydeco has proposed rezoning a tract located at the southeast corner of County Road 119 and Limmer Loop to allow for the construction of a 950,000 sq ft (88,255 sqm) data center facility.Zydeco says the camp...

Edged Opens 36MW Data Center in Phoenix, Arizona

Edged Energy

US operator Edged has launched a new data center in Phoenix, Arizona. The Endeavour-owned company this month announced the opening of its PHX01-1 facility. Situated on a 12-acre site at 8811 E. Warner Road in Mesa, Maricopa County, the two-story building delivers 36MW of capacity across 210,00...

Hyperscalers Make Up Nearly Half of Global Data Center Capacity

Hyperscale Data, Inc.

Hyperscale operators now account for nearly half of global data center capacity and could exceed two-thirds of the market by 2031, according to Synergy Research Group. In its latest findings, Synergy said hyperscalers now represent 48% of worldwide data center capacity, with 60% of that total ...

Pimco to Provide $14bn for Oracle Michigan Data Center Project

Oracle

Pacific Investment Management Co. (Pimco) is reportedly in discussions with Bank of America Corp. to provide around $14 billion in debt financing to Related Digital for an Oracle data center in Michigan. According to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, the funding would position...

Google Acquires Land to Develop $15 Billion Data Center in India

Google

Google is set to begin work on its $15 billion data center projects in Andhra Pradesh later this month. According to Economic Times Telecom, the land has been handed over to Google’s subsidiary, Raiden Infotech India Private Limited, with groundbreaking expected on April 28, 2026.Google confir...

Soluna Buys 150MW Wind Farm in West Texas for 300MW Data Center Project

Soluna

The company acquired the Briscoe Wind Farm for $53 million, which is located adjacent to its Project Dorothy sites, where it currently operates two data centers, Dorothy 1 and Dorothy 2. The third facility, Dorothy 3, is slated for development on a 300-acre land parcel located next to the othe...

Yuma Hints at Possible Data Center Projects in the City

Arizona Land Consulting

Data center developers are exploring opportunities in Yuma, Arizona, according to Mayor Douglas Nicholls. Speaking on Facebook last week, Nicholls said, “Data centers are interested in coming to Yuma, and next week during our Yuma City Council retreat we will begin discussing the topic of data...

Electrovaya to Test Data Center Energy Storage Systems with $5m DOE Backing

United States

Canadian lithium-ion battery manufacturer Electrovaya is set to take part in a US Department of Energy (DOE)-funded project to test the feasibility of integrating battery energy storage systems (BESS) into a data center environment. The $5 million award, granted under the DOE’s Critical Facili...

Nscale Teams With Fortum to Develop Data Center in Harjavalta, Finland

Nscale

Neocloud provider Nscale is partnering with Finnish energy company Fortum on another Nordic data center project, this time in Finland. Planned for the Sievari industrial area on land owned by the Town of Harjavalta, the development is one of several Nscale is advancing in the country. Fortum w...

Top Data Center News for 30th March - 4th April, 2026

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft commits $1bn to cloud and AI infrastructure in ThailandMicrosoft will invest more than $1 billion in cloud and AI infrastructure in Thailand over the next two years, to be used in expanding the company's data center footprint, upskill local talent, and invest in cybersecurity and sov...

Stockland Files Proposal for 168MW Sydney Data Center

Stockland Corp. Ltd

An application has been submitted for a large-scale data center in Sydney, Australia.Filed with the New South Wales government through a SEARS application, the proposal outlines a facility at 90 Aldington Road in Kemps Creek, Western Sydney. The development would span a 92,400 sqm (994,585 sq ...

Chindata, HEC Begin Construction on 7.5MW data center in Hubei, China

Chindata Group

Data center operator Chindata and Chinese technology conglomerate HEC Group have broken ground on a 7.5MW data center in Hubei Province, China.Chindata announced on Friday, April 3, that construction on the site has begun. The 6.3-hectare campus will include both the data center and an “AI sho...

Plans Emerge For 640-acre Data Center in Iron County, Utah

Utah

A 640-acre data center could be developed in Iron County, Utah. The “Antelope Data Center,” backed by developer Pronghorn Development, LLC, was discussed last Thursday during an Iron County Planning Commission meeting.The discussion aimed to “review questions related to the proposed project,” ...

Poolside Pursues New Partners for Texas Data Center Following CoreWeave Deal Breakdown

CoreWeave

AI startup Poolside is in discussions with cloud providers, including Google, as it looks to secure a new partner for its Texas data center project. The talks follow the collapse of Poolside’s previous agreement with CoreWeave for the development.CoreWeave and Poolside reached an agreement in ...

Maine Set to Become First State to Freeze Large Data Center Construction

Maine

Maine is on track to become the first U.S. state to impose a moratorium on large data center development. The state House of Representatives passed LD 307 last month, which would prohibit state and local governments from issuing permits for data centers with electrical loads of 20 MW or more u...

10MW Data Center Proposed for Ex-cannabis Siite Outside Tulsa, Oklahoma

A developer is seeking to convert a vacant building outside Tulsa, Oklahoma, into a data center. According to local outlets including 2News and Pawhuska Today, Buckley Bros Holdings LLC is planning to acquire the 200,000 sq ft (18,580 sqm) property at 1901 E. Boundary in Pawhuska and redevelop...

Telecom Egypt Pushes Back Against Rumors of Data Center Monetization

Telecom Egypt

 Telecom Egypt has formally denied reports that it intends to convert its regional data center complex into a ‘cash-generating asset.’ The speculation originated from a March 30 report by the Egyptian newspaper Al-Mal, which suggested the move was intended to fund the company’s local expansion...

UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency Plans New Data Center

United Kingdom

The UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is seeking a new data center provider. In a tender, the agency is looking for a partner to deliver and maintain a facility supporting its Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) system.LRIT is a global satellite-based system that requires shi...