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Read Microsoft to Begin Permitting Process for 1,385-acre Data Center campus in North Carolina
Microsoft to Begin Permitting Process for 1,385-acre Data Center campus in North Carolina

Microsoft to Begin Permitting Process for 1,385-acre Data Center campus in North Carolina

February 25, 2026 North Carolina

The technology firm acquired the 1,350-acre Person County Mega Park in Woodsdale Township back in November 2024, reportedly paying $26.85 million for the land. At the time, no plans for the site were shared.Kyle Puryear, Person County board of commissioners chairman, said: “Person County is proud...

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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

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

February 23, 2026 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 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 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 Proposal Filed for 1,800-acre Data Center Campus Outside Greensboro, North Carolina
Proposal Filed for 1,800-acre Data Center Campus Outside Greensboro, North Carolina

Proposal Filed for 1,800-acre Data Center Campus Outside Greensboro, North Carolina

January 10, 2026 North Carolina

A large data center campus is being proposed outside Greensboro, North Carolina. The Stokes County board of commissioners is due to meet next week to discuss an amendment to the county’s zoning ordinance to include data centers as permitted in the heavy manufacturing conditional zoning...

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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 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 Georgia-Based Film Studio Considers Converting to Data Center
Georgia-Based Film Studio Considers Converting to Data Center

Georgia-Based Film Studio Considers Converting to Data Center

January 03, 2026 Georgia

Athens, Georgia-based Athena Studios is considering converting into a data center, its CEO Joel Harber has said. The film studio has seen a significant decline in movie production demand, according to Harber, which has led to an “oversupply of space and an undersupply of demand.”Athena Studios’...

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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 Nscale Agrees $865m Deal for 40MW of Space at WhiteFiber Data Center
Nscale Agrees $865m Deal for 40MW of Space at WhiteFiber Data Center

Nscale Agrees $865m Deal for 40MW of Space at WhiteFiber Data Center

December 24, 2025 North Carolina

Colo firm WhiteFiber has agreed a $865 million deal with Nscale that will see the neocloud take 40MW of space at an upcoming data center in North Carolina. The ten-year deal will see Nscale rent space at WhiteFiber’s NC-1 facility in Madison, North Carolina."WhiteFiber has taken a prudent and...

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Read Bolt Data Partners with TPL to Develop data Center Campuses Across West Texas
Bolt Data Partners with TPL to Develop data Center Campuses Across West Texas

Bolt Data Partners with TPL to Develop data Center Campuses Across West Texas

December 18, 2025 West Texas

Texas Pacific Land Corporation (TPL) has partnered with Bolt Data & Energy to develop data center campuses across TPL-owned land. As part of the deal, Bolt raised $150 million in capital, including $50m from TPL. In return, TPL will receive equity interest, warrants, and a right of first...

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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 Georgia Power Proposes $16bn Plan to Add 10GW of New Generation Capacity
Georgia Power Proposes $16bn Plan to Add 10GW of New Generation Capacity

Georgia Power Proposes $16bn Plan to Add 10GW of New Generation Capacity

December 11, 2025 Georgia

US utility Georgia Power and the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) have submitted a proposal to add up to 10GW of new generation capacity over the next five years. The $16 billion plan aims to meet surging demand across its footprint from the data center sector, with around 90 percent 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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Read Meta Signs 600MW Solar PPA with Engie in Texas
Meta Signs 600MW Solar PPA with Engie in Texas

Meta Signs 600MW Solar PPA with Engie in Texas

October 31, 2025 Texas

Meta has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Engie North America for 600MW of solar power from Engie’s new Swenson Ranch Solar project in Stonewall County, southeast of Lubbock, Texas. The entire capacity of the 600MW project will be supplied to Meta under the agreement. "We are excited...

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Read Core Scientific Shareholders Vote Against Acquisition by CoreWeave
Core Scientific Shareholders Vote Against Acquisition by CoreWeave

Core Scientific Shareholders Vote Against Acquisition by CoreWeave

October 30, 2025 Core Scientific

CoreWeave's planned acquisition of data center provider Core Scientific has been brought to a sudden stop. An SEC filing from Core Scientific published today, October 30, stated that at a "special meeting" to discuss the acquisition, the "requisite Company stockholders did not approve the Merger...

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Read Meta Breaks Ground on 1GW Data Center Campus in Texas
Meta Breaks Ground on 1GW Data Center Campus in Texas

Meta Breaks Ground on 1GW Data Center Campus in Texas

October 18, 2025 Texas

Social media giant Meta this week announced work had started on the 1GW site, the company’s 29th data center. Some $1.5 billion is set to be invested in the first phase of development. The site has been designed to support “both the traditional servers of today and future generations of...

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