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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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New Jersey

Read Top Data Center News for 16th-22nd of February, 2026.
Top Data Center News for 16th-22nd of February, 2026.
February 23, 2026

Top Data Center News for 16th-22nd of February, 2026.

United States

Kevin O’Leary Targets 7.5GW Data Center Development in UtahTV’s Kevin O’Leary is plotting a second “Wonder Valley” development, this time in the US state of Utah, and says the scheme could offer up to 7.5GW of power for hyperscale data centers.Adani Plans to Develop 5GW of Data Center Capacity...

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Read Modular vs. Traditional Data Centers: Which Design Wins?
Modular vs. Traditional Data Centers: Which Design Wins?
February 23, 2026

Modular vs. Traditional Data Centers: Which Design Wins?

United States

The global digital economy depends on data centers. Every AI model trained, financial transaction processed, cloud application delivered, and video streamed relies on physical infrastructure engineered for reliability, scalability, and efficiency. As demand increases, driven by artificial inte...

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Read US Utility PPL Reports 23% Increase in Data Center Pipeline, Reaching 25.2GW.
US Utility PPL Reports 23% Increase in Data Center Pipeline, Reaching 25.2GW.
February 23, 2026

US Utility PPL Reports 23% Increase in Data Center Pipeline, Reaching 25.2GW.

United States

In its latest earnings report, the utility said that it now expects at least 10GW of data center load to be signed under Electricity Service Agreements (ESA) by the end of Q1. Vincent Sorgi, president of PPL, said during the call that he believes “ all of the 25.2GW of projects have a high pro...

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Read NDSU and RII Launch Study Exploring the Reuse of Data Center Waste Heat for Greenhouses in North Dakota
NDSU and RII Launch Study Exploring the Reuse of Data Center Waste Heat for Greenhouses in North Dakota
February 23, 2026

NDSU and RII Launch Study Exploring the Reuse of Data Center Waste Heat for Greenhouses in North Dakota

North Dakota

Researchers at North Dakota State University (NDSU) and Resource Innovation Institute have formally launched a public-private research initiative to assess the possibility of colocating large-scale greenhouses with data centers in North Dakota.As part of the initiative, US data center operator...

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Read Meta Plans to Deploy 366MW of Modular Gas-fired Units to Support a 1GW Data Center in El Paso, Texas
Meta Plans to Deploy 366MW of Modular Gas-fired Units to Support a 1GW Data Center in El Paso, Texas
February 23, 2026

Meta Plans to Deploy 366MW of Modular Gas-fired Units to Support a 1GW Data Center in El Paso, Texas

Meta

The 1GW project, which broke ground in October, would be powered by 813 modular generators, slated to come online by 2027. The units are expected to cost $473 million. The proposal has also drawn opposition from environmental and community organizations. For instance, the Sembrando Esperanza C...

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Read Starwood is Seeking to Acquire County-owned Land in Fairfax, Virginia, For The Development of a Data Center
Starwood is Seeking to Acquire County-owned Land in Fairfax, Virginia, For The Development of a Data Center
February 23, 2026

Starwood is Seeking to Acquire County-owned Land in Fairfax, Virginia, For The Development of a Data Center

Starwood Digital Ventures

As reported by Bizjournal and others, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors last week authorized a public meeting on plans to sell county-owned land to SCG Global Holdings LLC, a known affiliate of Starwood.The 28-acre property at 3721 Stonecroft Boulevard in Chantilly is currently home to t...

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Read 115-acre Data Center May be Developed in Osawatomie, Kansas
115-acre Data Center May be Developed in Osawatomie, Kansas
February 21, 2026

115-acre Data Center May be Developed in Osawatomie, Kansas

Kansas

A 115-acre data center project could come to Osawatomie, Kansas, says the local government.“The city has entered into a predevelopment agreement with Alcove Development to explore the feasibility of a potential data center campus,” reads a post by the City of Osawatomie. Alcove’s proposed data...

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Read Local Officials Reject Proposed Data Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey
Local Officials Reject Proposed Data Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey
February 21, 2026

Local Officials Reject Proposed Data Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey

New Jersey

Local authorities in New Brunswick, New Jersey, voted on Wednesday against allowing the construction of a data center on a plot of land slated for redevelopment, instead requiring that a park be built on the site. The New Brunswick City Council was reviewing a proposal for the Jersey-Sandford ...

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Read UK Energy Regulator Launches Consultation to Overhaul Grid Access, Focusing Heavily on Data Center Demand
UK Energy Regulator Launches Consultation to Overhaul Grid Access, Focusing Heavily on Data Center Demand
February 21, 2026

UK Energy Regulator Launches Consultation to Overhaul Grid Access, Focusing Heavily on Data Center Demand

United Kingdom

The UK’s energy regulator Ofgem has launched a wide-ranging review of electricity demand connection rules, with data center growth a primary driver. Data center projects now account for roughly 50GW of the UK’s energy connection queue. This massive pipeline is under intense government scrutiny...

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Read PJM Greenlights $11.8bn Transmission Expansion as Data Center Growth Surges
PJM Greenlights $11.8bn Transmission Expansion as Data Center Growth Surges
February 21, 2026

PJM Greenlights $11.8bn Transmission Expansion as Data Center Growth Surges

Virginia

 US’ largest grid operator, PJM Interconnection, has approved an $11.8 billion transmission expansion plan to keep up with surging data center connection requests across its footprint. The Regional Transmission Operator (RTO) serves all or parts of 15 states across the East Coast and South of ...

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Read Ontario Legislator Says Data Center May be Headed to Sarnia-Lambton
Ontario Legislator Says Data Center May be Headed to Sarnia-Lambton
February 21, 2026

Ontario Legislator Says Data Center May be Headed to Sarnia-Lambton

Ontario

A new data center could be coming to Ontario, Canada. Bob Bailey, a member of Ontario’s Provincial Parliament, said on Thursday that a data center could be coming to the southern border city of Sarnia.Bailey suggested the proposed data center would deliver at least 100MW of capacity, noting th...

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Read SpaceX Unveils Space Tracking Platform, Plans to Share Data At No Cost
SpaceX Unveils Space Tracking Platform, Plans to Share Data At No Cost
February 20, 2026

SpaceX Unveils Space Tracking Platform, Plans to Share Data At No Cost

United States

 Satellite operator SpaceX unveiled Stargaze, a novel SSA platform that uses 30,000 star trackers on its 9,600-satellite fleet to track surrounding objects in orbit and measure their speeds. “While Stargaze embodies a major improvement to the ability of any operator to fly safely, it is impera...

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Read STT GDC India Opens New Chennai Data Center, Eyes Potential IPO
STT GDC India Opens New Chennai Data Center, Eyes Potential IPO
February 20, 2026

STT GDC India Opens New Chennai Data Center, Eyes Potential IPO

India / Bhārata

APAC data center firm ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has launched a new facility in Chennai, India. It made the announcement this week with the opening of its second campus in the city, at Siruseri.Bimal Khandelwal, STT GDC India CEO, said: “The launch of our fourth data centre in ...

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Read Proposed Moratorium Puts Planned Maine Data Center at Risk
Proposed Moratorium Puts Planned Maine Data Center at Risk
February 20, 2026

Proposed Moratorium Puts Planned Maine Data Center at Risk

Maine

Proposals to bring in a data center moratorium in Maine have threatened plans for a new campus in the Pine Tree State. The proposed bill, sponsored by Representative Melanie Sachs, includes a two-year moratorium on facilities above 20MW in the state while the impacts of data centers are studie...

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Read DG Matrix Secures $60m to Scale Solid-State Transformer for Data Center Market
DG Matrix Secures $60m to Scale Solid-State Transformer for Data Center Market
February 19, 2026

DG Matrix Secures $60m to Scale Solid-State Transformer for Data Center Market

United States

US solid state transformer developer DG Matrix has raised $60 million as part of its Series A funding, led by Engine Ventures.“This Series A marks our transition from breakthrough technology to scaled infrastructure deployment,” said Haroon Inam, CEO of DG Matrix. “We are working with hypersca...

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Read Plans Unveiled for Data Center on 60-hectare site in Finnish Lapland
Plans Unveiled for Data Center on 60-hectare site in Finnish Lapland
February 19, 2026

Plans Unveiled for Data Center on 60-hectare site in Finnish Lapland

Finnish Lapland

Finnish energy company Pohjan Voima is looking to develop a project in Keminmaa. In other Finnish news, Compute Nordic is expanding its landholdings in Mikkeli, while another company is targeting a development in Närpiö on the country's west coast.“The project would be of great importance to K...

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Read OpenAI Teams up with Tata to Expand Data Center Capacity in India
OpenAI Teams up with Tata to Expand Data Center Capacity in India
February 19, 2026

OpenAI Teams up with Tata to Expand Data Center Capacity in India

OpenAI

TCS’ HyperVault unit and OpenAI have agreed to a multi-year partnership to develop AI infrastructure in India. In the initial phase, TCS will develop AI infrastructure with 100MW of capacity, with an option to scale to 1GW.Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI, said: “India is already leading the way in AI ...

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Read Kevin O’Leary Targets 7.5GW Data Center Development in Utah
Kevin O’Leary Targets 7.5GW Data Center Development in Utah
February 18, 2026

Kevin O’Leary Targets 7.5GW Data Center Development in Utah

Utah

TV’s Kevin O’Leary is plotting a second “Wonder Valley” development, this time in the US state of Utah, and says the scheme could offer up to 7.5GW of power for hyperscale data centers."We have under development approximately 26,000 acres across two jurisdictions with the infrastructure necess...

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Read Cryptominer NFN8 Files for Bankruptcy after Data Center Fire and Bitcoin Slump
Cryptominer NFN8 Files for Bankruptcy after Data Center Fire and Bitcoin Slump
February 18, 2026

Cryptominer NFN8 Files for Bankruptcy after Data Center Fire and Bitcoin Slump

United States

Cryptominer NFN8 Group has filed for bankruptcy protection in Texas, with all of its assets put up for sale. The company pointed to a number of business challenges that had put pressure on its revenue line, but blamed a late 2025 data center fire for causing bankruptcy."For lessors whose miner...

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Read 50MW Data Center Proposal Progresses in Certosa di Pavia, Italy
50MW Data Center Proposal Progresses in Certosa di Pavia, Italy
February 18, 2026

50MW Data Center Proposal Progresses in Certosa di Pavia, Italy

Italy

Plans by Italian real estate developer GSM to build a 50MW data center outside the town of Certosa di Pavia in Italy’s Lombardy region have advanced.“We consider this project an affront to our territory and, for this reason, we are carefully analyzing the technical documentation, which has onl...

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