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Read Prologis looking to develop data center in Northern Virginia
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Prologis looking to develop data center in Northern Virginia

December 19, 2021 Northern Virginia

Reports have it that Prologis has filed for permission to convert an industrial site in Sterling, Northern Virginia, into a data center. The company aims to develop a 500,000 square feet data center on its existing 19.5-acre industrial site. The development project is referred to as Prologis NOVA...

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Read H5 Data Centers to expand its Atlanta data center
H5 Data Centers to expand its Atlanta data center

H5 Data Centers to expand its Atlanta data center

December 17, 2021 H5 Atlanta

H5 Data Centers has announced that it is expanding its facility in Atlanta. The firm revealed that its data center at 345 Court will be have an expansion of over 1,900 square meters (20,000 square feet). The facility will also be increased by over 3MW. The CEO and founder of H5 Data Centers, Josh...

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Read DataBank to expand Plano data center
DataBank to expand Plano data center

DataBank to expand Plano data center

December 16, 2021 DataBank: DFW3

DataBank has announced that it is expanding its presence in Dallas, Texas, with the addition of two data halls to its Plano facility. This adds 22,000 sqft of space and a capacity of 3MW. According to the company, the two data halls (Data Halls 5 and 6) are expected to be completed by the second...

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Read Meta/Facebook's Altoona campus to be its largest after latest expansion
Meta/Facebook's Altoona campus to be its largest after latest expansion

Meta/Facebook's Altoona campus to be its largest after latest expansion

December 16, 2021 Hyperscale Data Center

Meta/Facebook has revealed that it is expanding its Altoona, Iowa data center facility again. The company announced that it is developing two new buildings at the campus that will bring the facility to five million square feet. Meta noted that the expansion will be its seventh, and by so doing,...

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Read DataBank Expands Atlanta Facility
DataBank Expands Atlanta Facility

DataBank Expands Atlanta Facility

December 16, 2021 DataBank Atlanta ATL3

DataBank will be expanding its data center in Atlanta, Georgia. This will be the company’s second expansion announcement this week, as it announced the expansion of its Plano facility earlier. DataBank will be adding over 22,000 square feet of data center space to its ATL3 facility. The company...

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Read Ascenty opens two data centers in Rio & Hortolândia, Brazil
Ascenty opens two data centers in Rio & Hortolândia, Brazil

Ascenty opens two data centers in Rio & Hortolândia, Brazil

December 15, 2021 Ascenty Rio de Janeiro

Ascenty has announced the opening of two new data centers in Hortolândia and Janeiro, Brazil. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and Digital Realty jointly own the data center firm. Ascenty opened its second data center at its RIO campus with 3MW of power and 3,000 square meters (32,300 square...

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Read Netrality reveals new data center in Shawnee, Kansas
Netrality reveals new data center in Shawnee, Kansas

Netrality reveals new data center in Shawnee, Kansas

December 09, 2021 Netrality: Kansas City 7801 Nieman

Netrality has revealed plans for a new facility in Shawnee, Kansas. The company announced that it acquired a property at 7801 Nieman Road. The facility will be Netrality’s second data center in Kansas as it currently operates one at 1102 Grand Blvd, Kansas. The new facility has up to 2MW of...

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Read Deep Edge Realty expands in Reno
Deep Edge Realty expands in Reno

Deep Edge Realty expands in Reno

December 09, 2021 CENTRA: 200 S Virginia (RNO01)

Deep Edge Realty is expanding in Reno following the signing of a long-term lease at Basin Street Properties 200 South Virginia building. The company’s data center will be located on the sixth floor and offer interconnections to over ten regional service providers as well as the Tahoe Internet...

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Read Data center plans threaten Manassas National Battlefield Park say critics
Data center plans threaten Manassas National Battlefield Park say critics

Data center plans threaten Manassas National Battlefield Park say critics

December 09, 2021 Northern Virginia

Plans to build data centers opposite the Manassas National Battlefield Park are being opposed. Critics are warning that the proposal, known as "PW Digital Gateway", is the "Single greatest threat to Manassas National Battlefield Park in nearly three decades," compromising the environmental...

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Read Elk Grove Data Center rezone to go forward
Elk Grove Data Center rezone to go forward

Elk Grove Data Center rezone to go forward

December 09, 2021 Illinois

Data center plans are moving ahead in Elk Grove Village as officials have announced their expectation to close on the sale of four parcels totaling 17.5 acres later this month. The sale will be made to Prime Data Centers Corp for $21.3 million. This follows planning commissioners voting...

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Read Iron Mountain signs 20MW lease with existing customer at Va-2
Iron Mountain signs 20MW lease with existing customer at Va-2

Iron Mountain signs 20MW lease with existing customer at Va-2

December 08, 2021 Iron Mountain VA-1

Iron Mountain has announced that it has signed a 20MW lease agreement with an existing Fortune 100 customer for its Va-2 data center in Manassas, Virginia. The new lease agreement now sees Iron Mountain sign leases of up to 44MW since the beginning of the year. The new lease will start in phases...

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Read Connecticut towns plan to stop data center development projects
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Connecticut towns plan to stop data center development projects

December 08, 2021 Connecticut

Towns in Connecticut want to stop a new company from building data centers. Gotspace Data Partners LLC plans to build five data centers across Connecticut. The company plans to build data centers in Griswold, Groton, Wallingford, Bozrah, and Norwich. However, according to reports, the Wallingford...

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Read OneX announces expansion in Brazil
OneX announces expansion in Brazil

OneX announces expansion in Brazil

December 08, 2021 Brazil / Brasil

OneX, a data center newcomer, has announced that by the end of 2023, it plans to construct five data centers, with an investment of 75mn reais (US$13.2mn). The first of the five, based in the Vale do Aço (steel valley) region of Minas Gerais, was inaugurated on Tuesday. This data center,...

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Read Codisa to develop a 3.5MW data center in El Salvador
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Codisa to develop a 3.5MW data center in El Salvador

December 01, 2021 El Salvador

Costa Rican firm Codisa has begun construction on a new data center in El Salvador. The IT firm will partner with real estate firm Aristos Group to develop the data center. The facility will have a total capacity of 3.5MW, and it will house 322 racks. The facility is named DataTrust and it is...

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Read Virginia Commonwealth University announced plans to build new data center in Richmond
Virginia Commonwealth University announced plans to build new data center in Richmond

Virginia Commonwealth University announced plans to build new data center in Richmond

November 30, 2021 Richmond

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) has announced proposals for a data center located in Richmond, Virginia, at 707 W. Broad St. The planned facility will span 30,000-square-foot (2,800 sqm). According to reports, the data center will cost around $42-44 million and will be divided between both...

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Read Hermosa Ranch data center pushback
Hermosa Ranch data center pushback

Hermosa Ranch data center pushback

November 29, 2021 Arizona

The proposed Hermosa Ranch data center in Avondale, Arizona, is being faced with pushback amid water concerns. TGV Investments Voting Trust and Rexco DC LLC are the companies proposing the construction of the Hermosa Ranch Tech Campus, which would involve changing city plans from installing a...

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Read Chandler's new legislation proposal and what it means for data centers
Chandler's new legislation proposal and what it means for data centers

Chandler's new legislation proposal and what it means for data centers

November 24, 2021 Arizona

Chandler may introduce new legislation that will introduce a more rigorous process when it comes to building more data centers in the area. This news comes with the region coming out third nationally for data center construction in the first half of 2021; concerns are mainly rooted in the...

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Read Vantage Data Centers tops-out of first data center in Goodyear, Arizona
Vantage Data Centers tops-out of first data center in Goodyear, Arizona

Vantage Data Centers tops-out of first data center in Goodyear, Arizona

November 24, 2021 Vantage: AZ11

Vantage Data Centers has expanded its data center campus in Goodyear, Arizona, by completing the construction of a new data center. The company revealed that it topped out its first 32MW data center on the Phoenix campus. Vantage acquired land in 2019 and began construction on the site. The first...

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Read Microsoft announces opening of two new data centers in Wyoming
Microsoft announces opening of two new data centers in Wyoming

Microsoft announces opening of two new data centers in Wyoming

November 23, 2021 Hyperscale Data Center

Microsoft has announced the launch of two new data center facilities in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The facilities are located in Bison Business Park and the Cheyenne Business Parkway. The facilities will support Microsoft’s West Central US Azure region. VP of core operations for data centers at...

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Read Grid vulnerability warnings in Texas
Grid vulnerability warnings in Texas

Grid vulnerability warnings in Texas

November 22, 2021 Texas

There are growing concerns around grid availability in Texas after the announcement that as much as 5,000MW of cryptocurrency load could be added to the grid by 2023. According to reports, operator Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) will oversee 3,000-5,000 MW added in addition to the...

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