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Read Norway Ammonia Plant Plans Dropped as Company Eyes Data Center Development
Norway Ammonia Plant Plans Dropped as Company Eyes Data Center Development

Norway Ammonia Plant Plans Dropped as Company Eyes Data Center Development

March 07, 2026 Norway

Plans for a proposed ammonia plant in Norway have been scrapped, with the developer now exploring the site for potential data center use. The shift comes after delays caused the project to lose its grid capacity allocation with the local grid operator Iverson eFuels has decided to terminate plans...

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Read Muhlenberg, Ohio, Imposes One-year Moratorium on New Data Center Projects
Muhlenberg, Ohio, Imposes One-year Moratorium on New Data Center Projects

Muhlenberg, Ohio, Imposes One-year Moratorium on New Data Center Projects

February 17, 2026 Ohio

The Ohio township of Muhlenberg has introduced a 12-month moratorium on planning applications for new data centers after residents voiced concerns about a digital infrastructure and energy campus being planned nearby.In comments reported by the Circleville Herald, trustee Jeff Wippel said the...

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Read Meta Signs 176MWdc solar PPA with Zelestra in Texas
Meta Signs 176MWdc solar PPA with Zelestra in Texas

Meta Signs 176MWdc solar PPA with Zelestra in Texas

February 07, 2026 Texas

Meta has signed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Spanish renewable energy firm Zelestra for energy from the 176 MWdc (136MWac) Skull Creek Solar Plant in Texas. According to Meta, the PPA will support its efforts to add new clean energy to the grid and support its drive to match...

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Read Multi-gigawatt Data Center Campus Planned in East Texas
Multi-gigawatt Data Center Campus Planned in East Texas

Multi-gigawatt Data Center Campus Planned in East Texas

February 06, 2026 Texas

A 2.1GW data center campus is being planned in East Texas. Amp Z is set to acquire land outside Lufkin in Angelina County, some 120 miles (193km) north of Houston.Citing county property records, the Lufkin Daily reports Verdant Industries, LLC, and Verdant Industries Realty, LLC, granted Amp Z...

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Read Aker Nscale Plans 96MW Data Center in Skien, Norway
Aker Nscale Plans 96MW Data Center in Skien, Norway

Aker Nscale Plans 96MW Data Center in Skien, Norway

January 28, 2026 Norway

Aker Nscale has entered into an agreement with Løvenskiold-Fossum Kraft Drift to develop a 96MW data center in Skien, Norway. The company aims to establish a data center capable of supporting AI workloads and has applied for grid capacity from Statnett.Leopold Løvenskiold, the general manager and...

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Read Meta Inks Solar PPA with Origis Energy in Texas
Meta Inks Solar PPA with Origis Energy in Texas

Meta Inks Solar PPA with Origis Energy in Texas

January 19, 2026 Texas

Social media giant Meta has signed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with US renewable energy developer Origis Energy to offtake power from a solar plant in Texas."We are thrilled to partner with Origis Energy and bring an additional 240 MWac of solar energy to the local grid. With this...

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Read SB Energy to Build and Operate OpenAI's 1.2GW Stargate Data Center in Milam County, Texas
SB Energy to Build and Operate OpenAI's 1.2GW Stargate Data Center in Milam County, Texas

SB Energy to Build and Operate OpenAI's 1.2GW Stargate Data Center in Milam County, Texas

January 09, 2026 Texas

SoftBank subsidiary SB Energy has partnered with OpenAI to build and operate the previously announced 1.2 GW Stargate data center in Milam County, Texas. SB Energy will provide the project's powered infrastructure, while SoftBank and OpenAI invest $1 billion in the company to support its growth,...

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Read 500,000 Square Feet Data Center Development Targeted for Scioto County, Ohio
500,000 Square Feet Data Center Development Targeted for Scioto County, Ohio

500,000 Square Feet Data Center Development Targeted for Scioto County, Ohio

January 08, 2026 Ohio

A company behind the affiliate Tilted Gate LLC is looking to develop a data center in Scioto County. The Scioto County commission said the center would be built in the Franklin Furnace area, specifically the Haverhill part of the county. The Scioto County commission has made its own announcement...

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Read Rowan Starts Work on 300MW Data Center in Temple, Texas
Rowan Starts Work on 300MW Data Center in Temple, Texas

Rowan Starts Work on 300MW Data Center in Temple, Texas

January 07, 2026 Texas

US data center firm Rowan Digital Infrastructure this week announced it has broken ground on a new $700 million project in the Bell County city. The company is developing on some 700 acres along Bob White Road. At full build-out, the campus could reach 300MW. “This campus will help unlock the...

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Read VivoPower Acquires 40MW Data Center in Norway
VivoPower Acquires 40MW Data Center in Norway

VivoPower Acquires 40MW Data Center in Norway

January 04, 2026 Norway

VivoPower International has signed an exclusive heads-of-agreement to acquire the facility from an undisclosed firm. According to Vivo, the data center has a further 40MW of capacity earmarked for potential approval in 2026 and is powered exclusively by hydroelectric energy.Vivo intends to...

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Read New Era Energy to Acquire SharonAI's 50 Percent Share in Texas Critical Data Centers
New Era Energy to Acquire SharonAI's 50 Percent Share in Texas Critical Data Centers

New Era Energy to Acquire SharonAI's 50 Percent Share in Texas Critical Data Centers

December 26, 2025 Texas

New Era Energy & Digital has signed a binding agreement to acquire Sharon AI’s 50 percent stake in Texas Critical Data Centers (TCDC), a joint venture between the two companies, which is developing an AI data center in Ector County, Texas.New Era Energy & Digital will pay SharonAI an...

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Read New Era Energy to Acquire SharonAI's 50 Percent Share in Texas Critical Data Centers
New Era Energy to Acquire SharonAI's 50 Percent Share in Texas Critical Data Centers

New Era Energy to Acquire SharonAI's 50 Percent Share in Texas Critical Data Centers

December 26, 2025 Texas

New Era Energy & Digital has signed a binding agreement to acquire Sharon AI’s 50 percent stake in Texas Critical Data Centers (TCDC), a joint venture between the two companies, which is developing an AI data center in Ector County, Texas.New Era Energy & Digital will pay SharonAI an...

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Read Kevin O’Leary's Bitzero Signs 10MW PPA in Norway
Kevin O’Leary's Bitzero Signs 10MW PPA in Norway

Kevin O’Leary's Bitzero Signs 10MW PPA in Norway

December 16, 2025 Norway

Cryptomine and HPC data center firm Bitzero announced it had secured a new 10MW power purchase agreement (PPA) at its data center site in Namsskogan, Norway. The company said the deal locks in power at approximately $0.02 per kWh. The new total blended cost of $0.03–0.035 per kWh for the 40MW...

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Read $10bn Data Center Project Recieves Approval in Lacy Lakeview, Texas
$10bn Data Center Project Recieves Approval in Lacy Lakeview, Texas

$10bn Data Center Project Recieves Approval in Lacy Lakeview, Texas

December 13, 2025 Texas

A large-scale data center project in Lacy Lakeview near Waco, Texas, has received approval from city council members. The campus in question is being proposed by InfraKey Capital, and seeks to develop up to six data centers with 1GW of capacity in total.According to the company's project site, it...

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Read $10bn Data Center Project Recieves Approval in Lacy Lakeview, Texas
$10bn Data Center Project Recieves Approval in Lacy Lakeview, Texas

$10bn Data Center Project Recieves Approval in Lacy Lakeview, Texas

December 13, 2025 Texas

A large-scale data center project in Lacy Lakeview near Waco, Texas, has received approval from city council members. The campus in question is being proposed by InfraKey Capital, and seeks to develop up to six data centers with 1GW of capacity in total.According to the company's project site, it...

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Read Magnora Plans 100MW Data Center Project in Kristiansund, Norway
Magnora Plans 100MW Data Center Project in Kristiansund, Norway

Magnora Plans 100MW Data Center Project in Kristiansund, Norway

December 08, 2025 Norway

Norwegian renewable investment firm Magnora this week announced it has launched Magnora Scale Averøya, a new 100MW data center project in Kristiansund. Timelines to develop the 120,000 sqm (1.29 million sq ft) site haven’t been shared.Magnora is working with owners of Averøy Industripark and Tore...

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Read Magnora Plans 100MW Data Center Project in Norway
Magnora Plans 100MW Data Center Project in Norway

Magnora Plans 100MW Data Center Project in Norway

December 03, 2025 Norway

Norwegian renewable investment firm Magnora has started work on a new data center project on the western coast of Norway. It has launched Magnora Scale Averøya, a new 100MW data center project in Kristiansund.Magnora is working with owners of Averøy Industripark and Tore Knapskog, who...

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Read Ethiopian Electric Utility Leases Space at Wing Ddata Center
 Ethiopian Electric Utility Leases Space at Wing Ddata Center

Ethiopian Electric Utility Leases Space at Wing Ddata Center

November 27, 2025 Addis Ababa

Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) has signed an agreement with Wingu.Africa to lease space at the latter's data center in Addis Ababa. EEU hopes to improve the reliability, security, and efficiency of its operations through the deployment, enabling it to better serve its customers across...

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Read Fossefall Acquires Data Center in Telemark, Norway
Fossefall Acquires Data Center in Telemark, Norway

Fossefall Acquires Data Center in Telemark, Norway

November 26, 2025 Norway

Fossefall this week announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Fyresdal Datacenter from Norwegian holding company Norsk Data AS to establish its first AI factory in Norway. stment firm Valinor, AI startup WAIYS, and renewable energy company Norsk Solar. "The establishment of...

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Read TRG Breaks Ground on 24MW Data Center in Houston, Texas
TRG Breaks Ground on 24MW Data Center in Houston, Texas

TRG Breaks Ground on 24MW Data Center in Houston, Texas

November 19, 2025 Texas

US operator TRG Datacenters this week announced it has broken ground on HOU2, the second data center on its Spring, Texas campus. The purpose-built HOU2, located at 2626 Spring Cyprus Road, will add 24MW across 110,000 sq ft (10,219 sqm). “TRG’s strong track record of delivering high-quality...

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