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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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Read CyrusOne’s European data center portfolio now 100 percent powered by renewable energy
CyrusOne’s European data center portfolio now 100 percent powered by renewable energy
June 02, 2021

CyrusOne’s European data center portfolio now 100 percent powered by renewable energy

CyrusOne

CyrusOne just announced that all of its data centers in Europe are now running on 100% renewable energy. The Company has facilities in Dublin, London, Frankfurt, and Amsterdam, currently operating on renewable tariffs. Besides, the Company recently promised to be carbon neutral by 2040, and t...

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Read Microsoft Begins Using Eco-Diesel in Data Center Generators
Microsoft Begins Using Eco-Diesel in Data Center Generators
June 01, 2021

Microsoft Begins Using Eco-Diesel in Data Center Generators

Hyperscale Data Center

Ahead of its 2030 goal of eliminating its reliance on diesel fuel for backup power, Microsoft has announced that it would be the first to use a lower carbon renewable fuel for backup power in its Sweden datacenter region. Microsoft’s backup generators in the Sweden region will run on Preem Evo...

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Read Facebook releases Renewable Impact Study
Facebook releases Renewable Impact Study
May 27, 2021

Facebook releases Renewable Impact Study

Meta

A new study into the impacts of Facebook's renewable energy projects was recently released. The report, commissioned by Facebook, and conducted by RTI International, a nonprofit research institute, revealed the social media company's renewable energy efforts have had widespread positive econom...

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Read STACK to run on 100 percent renewable energy by end of 2021
STACK to run on 100 percent renewable energy by end of 2021
May 19, 2021

STACK to run on 100 percent renewable energy by end of 2021

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

Stack Infrastructure has announced that it would be running 100% on renewable energy by the end of 2021. The Company made the promise of running all its current and future data centers with 100% green energy while launching its new social responsibility program. The Chief strategy officer at S...

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Read Google to use Geothermal Energy for Nevada Data Center Campus
Google to use Geothermal Energy for Nevada Data Center Campus
May 18, 2021

Google to use Geothermal Energy for Nevada Data Center Campus

Hyperscale Data Center

Google has announced that it would soon start using geothermal energy to power its Nevada data center. The announcement will see Google become the first hyper-scale cloud operator to use the earth’s heat to power its servers. Fervo Energy, a clean energy startup, will be helping Google develop...

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Read Google plans to use greener energy by moving workloads between data centers
Google plans to use greener energy by moving workloads between data centers
May 18, 2021

Google plans to use greener energy by moving workloads between data centers

Google

Google will be moving workloads to data centers where renewable energy is available to boost renewable energy usage. Ross Koningstein, Co-founder of Google’s Carbon Intelligence Computing program, said that shifting compute tasks across locations is the Company’s first step in carbon-aware ...

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Read ERG To Provide Italian Telco TIM With 3.4 Terawatt Hours of Green Energy
ERG To Provide Italian Telco TIM With 3.4 Terawatt Hours of Green Energy
May 17, 2021

ERG To Provide Italian Telco TIM With 3.4 Terawatt Hours of Green Energy

TIM Group

TIM, an Italian Telco, has announced its new ten-year deal with ERG. The deal will see ERG provide TIM with 3.4 Terawatt hours of green energy across the country through its wind farms. The deal is expected to start next year, and it would see 20% of TIM’s total energy usage come from renewab...

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Read Vantage provides more Renewable Energy options to Customers
Vantage provides more Renewable Energy options to Customers
May 06, 2021

Vantage provides more Renewable Energy options to Customers

Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers has announced that it is now providing its customers access to renewable energy at each of its North American and European campuses. This development will help its customers reduce their carbon emissions. Currently, four of the campuses are now being powered by 99% renewab...

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Read Equinix prices $2.6 billion "Green" Bond Sale
Equinix prices $2.6 billion "Green" Bond Sale
May 04, 2021

Equinix prices $2.6 billion "Green" Bond Sale

Equinix

Equinix has announced that it priced $2.6 billion principal amount of notes, including $1.0 billion of green bonds in its third green bond offering. The green bonds will be used to help advance the company's longstanding commitment to sustainability leadership and reducing its environmental im...

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Read AES to provide Google with 500 MW of Green Power in Northern Virginia
AES to provide Google with 500 MW of Green Power in Northern Virginia
May 04, 2021

AES to provide Google with 500 MW of Green Power in Northern Virginia

Hyperscale Data Center

An agreement has been reached between AES and Google for AES to supply Google’s Northern Virginia data centers with renewable energy. The deal will see AES construct 500 MW of renewable energy and storage projects with a mix of wind, solar, hydro, and battery storage for Google’s data centers ...

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Read STT GDC to go carbon neutral by 2030
STT GDC to go carbon neutral by 2030
March 31, 2021

STT GDC to go carbon neutral by 2030

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

STT Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has pledged to become carbon-neutral by 2030 it unveiled in its new environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy. This strategy marks out the group's goals and targets for the next 5-10 years. Currently, 43% of the group’s electricity consump...

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Read NEXTDC launches NEXTneutral, its carbon neutrality program
NEXTDC launches NEXTneutral, its carbon neutrality program
March 17, 2021

NEXTDC launches NEXTneutral, its carbon neutrality program

NEXTDC

NEXTDC recently reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability by announcing its new data center carbon neutrality program, NEXTneutral. It is the first carbon-neutral colocation solution available in the local market and accredited as 100% carbon neutral under the Australian Federal Government's...

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Read Facebook signs for 150 MW of Solar Power from TVA
Facebook signs for 150 MW of Solar Power from TVA
March 04, 2021

Facebook signs for 150 MW of Solar Power from TVA

Hyperscale Data Center

Tennessee Valley Authority has clinched a deal to partner with Origis Energy to build a 150 MW solar farm and a 50 MW battery energy storage system for Facebook. TVA and Origis Energy will build this project in Lowndes County, Mississippi which will support Facebook’s two data centers in the T...

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Read QTS acquires 100% Renewable Energy for its Groningen Data Center in the Netherlands
QTS acquires 100% Renewable Energy for its Groningen Data Center in the Netherlands
March 12, 2020

QTS acquires 100% Renewable Energy for its Groningen Data Center in the Netherlands

QTS Groningen

QTS Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS) has announced that it has signed agreements to purchase renewable energy via European Guarantees of Origin equal to the expected electricity needs of the company’s newly acquired data centre in Groningen, Netherlands. Under the agreement, QTS has purchased environm...

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Read Google is Planning the Biggest Solar + Storage Array
Google is Planning the Biggest Solar + Storage Array
January 09, 2020

Google is Planning the Biggest Solar + Storage Array

Hyperscale Data Center

Google and NV Energy have agreed to power a new $600 million data center in Henderson, NV, through what they say is the world’s biggest battery-backed solar deal for a corporate customer. The agreement involves roughly 350 MW of solar photovoltaics and between 250 and 280 MW of battery storage...

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Read Silicon Ranch to build 107 MW solar plant to power Facebook data center in Georgia
Silicon Ranch to build 107 MW solar plant to power Facebook data center in Georgia
November 21, 2019

Silicon Ranch to build 107 MW solar plant to power Facebook data center in Georgia

Hyperscale Data Center

 Silicon Ranch has agreed to build a 107-megawatt solar project to power the Facebook data center in Newton County, Ga. Silicon Ranch, the U.S. solar platform for Shell and one of the largest independent solar power producers in the country, contracted with Walton Electric Membership Corporati...

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Read Kao Data deploys 100% renewable energy at London One campus
Kao Data deploys 100% renewable energy at London One campus
June 05, 2019

Kao Data deploys 100% renewable energy at London One campus

Kao Data: Harlow KLON-01

June 5th, 2019, London, United Kingdom, Kao Data, the home of innovation and UK’s leading entrant to the wholesale colocation data centre market, has announced it will operate using 100 percent renewable energy and be cost neutral to its customers. When the campus is operating at full load (4...

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Read First Solar, Rocky Mountain Power to Build 122 MW Solar Facility to Support Facebook's Utah Data Center
First Solar, Rocky Mountain Power to Build 122 MW Solar Facility to Support Facebook's Utah Data Center
May 30, 2019

First Solar, Rocky Mountain Power to Build 122 MW Solar Facility to Support Facebook's Utah Data Center

Hyperscale Data Center

The 122-MW Cove Mountain 2 solar plant will support the Facebook data center through a PPA with Rocky Mountain Power, a division of PacifiCorp and part of Berkshire Hathaway Energy. The facility will be built near the town of Enterprise in Iron County, Utah, and is scheduled to begin operation...

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Read Microsoft and EDP Renewables Execute a Wind Energy Agreement in Ohio
Microsoft and EDP Renewables Execute a Wind Energy Agreement in Ohio
March 07, 2019

Microsoft and EDP Renewables Execute a Wind Energy Agreement in Ohio

Ohio

HOUSTON, and REDMOND, Wash. — March 7, 2019 — EDP Renewables SA (EDPR), through its fully owned subsidiary EDP Renewables North America LLC, and Microsoft Corp. have executed two 15-year power purchase agreements (PPA) totaling 125 megawatts (MW) that will bring the Timber Road IV Wind Farm t...

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Read Google data center in Clarksville to get power from Yum Yum solar farm
Google data center in Clarksville to get power from Yum Yum solar farm
February 15, 2019

Google data center in Clarksville to get power from Yum Yum solar farm

Hyperscale Data Center

The Yum Yum solar farm will be about 175 miles southeast of the Clarksville site. The solar farm is expected to produce about 150 megawatts of clean energy. A large solar farm in West Tennessee will provide carbon-free renewable power for tech giant Google’s data center in Clarksville. Chica...

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