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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

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Microsoft Signs Community Solar Deal with Nexamp in US market
May 10, 2025

Microsoft Signs Community Solar Deal with Nexamp in US market

Microsoft has signed a long-term agreement with Nexamp to develop a portfolio of community solar projects across the US. As part of the agreement, Microsoft will purchase renewable energy certificates (REC) from the solar portfolio to help meet its 2030 carbon negative commitment.The partnersh...

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Read Edged Breaks Ground on data center in Des Moines, Iowa
Edged Breaks Ground on data center in Des Moines, Iowa
May 09, 2025

Edged Breaks Ground on data center in Des Moines, Iowa

Edged this week announced the groundbreaking of its newest data center in Ankeny, located just north of Des Moines. The 13.2MW, 105,000-square-foot (9,755 sqm) facility, built for high-density artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, will be equipped with a closed-loop waterless cooling system....

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Read AWS Launches Wavelength Zone Edge Location in Kansas
AWS Launches Wavelength Zone Edge Location in Kansas
May 09, 2025

AWS Launches Wavelength Zone Edge Location in Kansas

Amazon this week announced the general availability of AWS Wavelength in partnership with Verizon in the Lenexa area of Kansas City. AWS’ US East (N. Virginia) Region is the parent of the new Wavelength location. Wavelength embeds AWS compute and storage services at the Edge of communications ...

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Read Microsoft Expands Carbon Removal Agreement with Stockholm Exergi
Microsoft Expands Carbon Removal Agreement with Stockholm Exergi
May 09, 2025

Microsoft Expands Carbon Removal Agreement with Stockholm Exergi

Microsoft has extended a carbon removal agreement for bio-energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) firm Stockholm Exergi. The revised agreement will increase the quantity of carbon removal credits from 3.33 million tons to 5.08 million tons. The credits will be generated by Stockholm’s B...

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Read PJM Selects 51 Projects for Fast Track Interconnection
PJM Selects 51 Projects for Fast Track Interconnection
May 09, 2025

PJM Selects 51 Projects for Fast Track Interconnection

US Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) PJM Interconnection, has selected 51 projects for its fast-track interconnection review process to meet surging energy demand primarily from the data center market. The projects selected have a combined capacity of 11.8GW. Of that, gas-fired generati...

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Read Roblox Breaks Ground on Data Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Roblox Breaks Ground on Data Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil
May 09, 2025

Roblox Breaks Ground on Data Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil

The company behind video game platform Roblox has broken ground on a data center in São Paulo, Brazil. The company announced the new infrastructure development on its DevForum site, writing: "You asked. We listened. Brazil servers are coming to São Paulo in early 2026!"Jerret West, chief marke...

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Read Amazon to Invest $4bn in Chile Region
Amazon to Invest $4bn in Chile Region
May 08, 2025

Amazon to Invest $4bn in Chile Region

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has committed to investing more than $4 billion in developing a cloud region in Chile by the end of 2026. The investment will support the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of data centers in the country. At launch, the region will have three availab...

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Read Virginia Governor Vetoes Bipartisan Data Center Oversight Bill
Virginia Governor Vetoes Bipartisan Data Center Oversight Bill
May 08, 2025

Virginia Governor Vetoes Bipartisan Data Center Oversight Bill

The Governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, this week vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have installed new oversight measures for planned data centers in the state, in a rejection of calls for increased environmental and community protections.Democrat Josh Thomas proposed this bill which inclu...

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Read Google Partners with Elementl for 'Advanced' Nuclear Projects in US
Google Partners with Elementl for 'Advanced' Nuclear Projects in US
May 07, 2025

Google Partners with Elementl for 'Advanced' Nuclear Projects in US

Google has signed a strategic agreement with advanced nuclear power developer, Elementl Power, to develop three nuclear energy projects in the US. Each project is expected to generate at least 600MW of capacity, with Google provided the option for commercial offtake when the projects reach ope...

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Read AWS Revenue Reaches $29.3bn for Q1 2025
AWS Revenue Reaches $29.3bn for Q1 2025
May 07, 2025

AWS Revenue Reaches $29.3bn for Q1 2025

Amazon Web Services (AWS) brought in $29.3 billion in Q1 2025, up 17 percent year over year (YoY). Despite the number being higher than the previous quarter's $28.8 billion, this was the slowest growth seen by the company in the past year. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and CFO Brian Olsavsky remain po...

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Read Meta Signs Two Solar Contracts in Texas
Meta Signs Two Solar Contracts in Texas
May 07, 2025

Meta Signs Two Solar Contracts in Texas

Meta has signed two Environmental Attribute Purchase Agreements (EAPA) with Sunraycer Renewables for the entire capacity of two solar projects in Texas. Meta will purchase 100 percent of the “environmental attributes” from the 127MWdc (97.5MWac) Midpoint Solar project in Hill County and the 18...

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Read 5C Plans Data Center in Memphis, Tennessee
5C Plans Data Center in Memphis, Tennessee
May 06, 2025

5C Plans Data Center in Memphis, Tennessee

US firm 5C is planning to develop a data center in Memphis, Tennessee and has reportedly submitted pland to Shelby County late last year to turn a multi-story warehouse and office at 4300 Getwell Road into a data center that will support an initial 15MW IT load in its first phase.A project man...

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Read Everest Infrastructure Partners Acquires 70 towers from Tower Ventures
Everest Infrastructure Partners Acquires 70 towers from Tower Ventures
May 06, 2025

Everest Infrastructure Partners Acquires 70 towers from Tower Ventures

Everest Infrastructure Partners has acquired 70 telecom towers from Tower Ventures. Memphis-based Tower Ventures states on its website that it owns more than 400 towers across the US. The company has previously sold 202 towers to Phoenix Tower International.Everest notes that the tower portfol...

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Read From Silicon Valley to Shanghai: The Top Colocation Providers Globally
From Silicon Valley to Shanghai: The Top Colocation Providers Globally
May 05, 2025

From Silicon Valley to Shanghai: The Top Colocation Providers Globally

In today’s digital era, where data has become as valuable as gold and as elusive as a shadow, it has become paramount for businesses worldwide, regardless of size or strength, to safeguard and properly manage all digital assets. Colocation providers play a crucial role in the tech industry by ...

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Read Top Data Center News for 28th April - 2nd May 2025
Top Data Center News for 28th April - 2nd May 2025
May 05, 2025

Top Data Center News for 28th April - 2nd May 2025

Rio de Janeiro to Host Latin America’s Largest Data Center CampusMaking its mark as the "Innovation Capital of Latin America," Rio de Janeiro has announced the“Rio AI City” project, set to be the largest data center campus in Latin America and one of the largest worldwide.Chillmine and Energyw...

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Read Keppel Signs 10-year PPA with Greencoat
Keppel Signs 10-year PPA with Greencoat
May 03, 2025

Keppel Signs 10-year PPA with Greencoat

Keppel DC REIT has signed a ten year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Greencoat Renewables to power two data centers in Dublin, Ireland. This PPA will see Keppel purchase the entire capacity generated from Greencoat's 13.3MW Ballingcollig onshore wind farm in County Kerry. The wind farm is ...

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Read Hudson IX to Expand Presence at the 60 Hudson Street Carrier Hotel
Hudson IX to Expand Presence at the 60 Hudson Street Carrier Hotel
May 03, 2025

Hudson IX to Expand Presence at the 60 Hudson Street Carrier Hotel

US data center firm Hudson InterXchange (Hudson IX) is expanding its presence at the 60 Hudson Street carrier hotel in New York City with the addition of a 2MW data hall. The expansion, integrated into Hudson IX’s sixth floor data center, is designed to deliver up to 40kW of capacity per cabin...

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Read Meta Raises AI Data Center Capex Forecast to up to $72bn
Meta Raises AI Data Center Capex Forecast to up to $72bn
May 03, 2025

Meta Raises AI Data Center Capex Forecast to up to $72bn

Meta reported strong earnings and growing AI data center spend in its latest quarter,expecting its 2025 capital expenditure to increase to between $64 billion and $72bn, up from the $60bn to $65bn it previously planned to spend.CFO Susan Li  noted in an earnings call that the increase is parti...

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Read OData Launches First Phase of Mexican Facility
OData Launches First Phase of Mexican Facility
May 03, 2025

OData Launches First Phase of Mexican Facility

Latin American data center firm OData this week announced the launch of the first 75MW facility at its DC QR03 campus, located in the PyME Industrial Park in Querétaro. At full build-out, the campus will see an investment of more than $3 billion and provide up to 300MW of IT capacity across fi...

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Read Phoenix Group Adds 52MW of Bitcoin Mining Capacity to Ethiopia Facility
Phoenix Group Adds 52MW of Bitcoin Mining Capacity to Ethiopia Facility
May 03, 2025

Phoenix Group Adds 52MW of Bitcoin Mining Capacity to Ethiopia Facility

Bitcoin mining company Phoenix Group has announced plans to add 52MW of cryptomining capacity to its existing site in Ethiopia which already has an 80MW mining capacity. The new expansion takes the company’s total capacity in Ethiopia to 132MW, and will raise its global capacity to more than 5...

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