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Read Google acquires Project Maize data center campus in Indiana
Google acquires Project Maize data center campus in Indiana

Google acquires Project Maize data center campus in Indiana

April 20, 2026 Google

Google has taken over the controversial Project Maize data center development in Michigan City, Indiana. The Michigan City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) confirmed that Google acquired the project, located at 402 Royal Road, last week.The project will redevelop a long-vacant building at...

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Read Google Secures Capacity at Nscale Facility in West London
Google Secures Capacity at Nscale Facility in West London

Google Secures Capacity at Nscale Facility in West London

April 15, 2026 Google

Google has reportedly agreed to take capacity at an Nscale data center in West London, UK. The facility is separate from those that OpenAI had previously been expected to lease from Nscale in the country.According to a Bloomberg report, citing a source familiar with the matter, the agreement will...

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Read Google Advances Plans for its First French Data Center
Google Advances Plans for its First French Data Center

Google Advances Plans for its First French Data Center

April 13, 2026 Google

Google is reportedly moving forward with plans for its first data center in France, with a preliminary consultation set to assess the project’s environmental impact. The French National Commission for Public Debate (CNDP), which oversees public consultations for major infrastructure projects, has...

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Read Google Acquires Land to Develop $15 Billion Data Center in India
Google Acquires Land to Develop $15 Billion Data Center in India

Google Acquires Land to Develop $15 Billion Data Center in India

April 07, 2026 Google

Google is set to begin work on its $15 billion data center projects in Andhra Pradesh later this month. According to Economic Times Telecom, the land has been handed over to Google’s subsidiary, Raiden Infotech India Private Limited, with groundbreaking expected on April 28, 2026.Google confirmed...

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Read $500m Data Center Approved For Construction Outside Indianapolis
$500m Data Center Approved For Construction Outside Indianapolis

$500m Data Center Approved For Construction Outside Indianapolis

April 02, 2026 Indianapolis

A $500 million data center has been approved in Martindale Brightwood, northeast of Indianapolis, Indiana. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission approved Metrobloks’ request to rezone a 14-acre site at 2505 North Sherman Drive for the project.The site, vacant since 1983 and...

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Read Baker Hughes, Google Cloud Team on Data Center AI
Baker Hughes, Google Cloud Team on Data Center AI

Baker Hughes, Google Cloud Team on Data Center AI

March 27, 2026 Google

US energy firm Baker Hughes has partnered with Google Cloud to develop AI tools aimed at optimizing power use and improving data center sustainability. The collaboration targets growing energy demand driven by AI and cloud expansion, with both companies exploring how to better leverage industrial...

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Read Google Buys Land for Data Center in West Virginia for Billion Dollar Project
Google Buys Land for Data Center in West Virginia for Billion Dollar Project

Google Buys Land for Data Center in West Virginia for Billion Dollar Project

March 27, 2026 Google

Google plans to build a data center in Putnam County, West Virginia. Governor Patrick Morrisey announced that the company has purchased land and received approval for a multi-billion-dollar “High Impact Development Project.”The project is still in its early stages, with Google set to meet local...

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Read Metrobloks Plans Three-building Data Center Campus in Kansas City, Missouri
Metrobloks Plans Three-building Data Center Campus in Kansas City, Missouri

Metrobloks Plans Three-building Data Center Campus in Kansas City, Missouri

March 24, 2026 Metrobloks

Metrobloks plans to build a data center campus near Kansas City, Missouri. The company announced this week that it will invest $1.4 billion in a campus in Liberty, a city north of Kansas City in Clay County.The three-building campus will total 568,800 sq ft (52,770 sqm), though full project...

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Read Google Outlines Plans for Data Center in Botetourt County, Virginia
Google Outlines Plans for Data Center in Botetourt County, Virginia

Google Outlines Plans for Data Center in Botetourt County, Virginia

March 11, 2026 Google

Google has outlined plans for a proposed data center development in Botetourt County, Virginia. Known as Project Raspberry, details of the project were revealed in a notice issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers’ Norfolk District.Planned for a 343.6-acre site within the Greenfield Industrial...

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Read Meta Signs Pre-development Agreement for Data Center in Beloit, Wisconsin
Meta Signs Pre-development Agreement for Data Center in Beloit, Wisconsin

Meta Signs Pre-development Agreement for Data Center in Beloit, Wisconsin

March 05, 2026 Meta

Meta Platforms has reportedly signed a pre-development agreement with the Town of Beloit for a potential data center project in southern Wisconsin. According to the Beloit Daily News, the facility could be built on a 430-acre site located between Town Line Road, South Prairie Avenue, and East...

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Read Google has Confirmed it is the Company Behind the Planned 403-acre Data Center Campus in Hermantown, Minnesota
Google has Confirmed it is the Company Behind the Planned 403-acre Data Center Campus in Hermantown, Minnesota

Google has Confirmed it is the Company Behind the Planned 403-acre Data Center Campus in Hermantown, Minnesota

March 04, 2026 Google

Google has confirmed it is the company behind the 403-acre data center campus project in Hermantown, Minnesota. As reported by MPRNews, Google has confirmed its role in the development, describing the area as a "natural fit for this project, offering a climate that supports energy-efficient air...

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Read Google has Acquired a 900-hectare Site in Finland for the Development of a New Data Center
Google has Acquired a 900-hectare Site in Finland for the Development of a New Data Center

Google has Acquired a 900-hectare Site in Finland for the Development of a New Data Center

February 27, 2026 Google

The municipality of Vaala this week announced Google has acquired some 900 hectares in the area. The site is about six kilometres (3.7 miles) from the center of Vaala, near Fingrid's Nuojua substation on both sides of Ouluntie (Highway 22). Full details of the planned development haven’t been...

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Read Vantage and Altarea Plan 400MW Data Center Development in Bordeaux, France
Vantage and Altarea Plan 400MW Data Center Development in Bordeaux, France

Vantage and Altarea Plan 400MW Data Center Development in Bordeaux, France

February 25, 2026 Vantage Data Centers

The campus, to be built on land owned by Altarea, is expected to rank among the largest data center developments in France, according to the companies. Altarea has already secured a 400MW grid connection for the site. However, the exact location and construction timeline have not been disclosed....

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Read Google Plans to Develop a “Clean Energy” Colocated Data Center in Wilbarger County, Texas
Google Plans to Develop a “Clean Energy” Colocated Data Center in Wilbarger County, Texas

Google Plans to Develop a “Clean Energy” Colocated Data Center in Wilbarger County, Texas

February 24, 2026 Google

Google has announced a new data center in Wilbarger County, Texas, to be powered by onsite ‘clean energy’ from US energy firm AES. AES has secured the land and grid interconnection agreements for the project and will construct the shared electrical infrastructure needed to support the co-located...

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Read Meta Plans to Deploy 366MW of Modular Gas-fired Units to Support a 1GW Data Center in El Paso, Texas
Meta Plans to Deploy 366MW of Modular Gas-fired Units to Support a 1GW Data Center in El Paso, Texas

Meta Plans to Deploy 366MW of Modular Gas-fired Units to Support a 1GW Data Center in El Paso, Texas

February 23, 2026 Meta

The 1GW project, which broke ground in October, would be powered by 813 modular generators, slated to come online by 2027. The units are expected to cost $473 million. The proposal has also drawn opposition from environmental and community organizations. For instance, the Sembrando Esperanza...

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Read Google Begins Construction on Second Data Center Campus in Kansas City, Missouri
Google Begins Construction on Second Data Center Campus in Kansas City, Missouri

Google Begins Construction on Second Data Center Campus in Kansas City, Missouri

February 13, 2026 Google

Google has begun construction of a second data center campus in Kansas City, Missouri. Dubbed "Project Mica," Google has long been linked to the project but only officially confirmed its involvement this week.It is set to be on a 500-acre site, off the northeast corner of Interstate 435 and 169...

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Read Meta Unveils Plans for a 1GW Data Center Campus in Indiana
Meta Unveils Plans for a 1GW Data Center Campus in Indiana

Meta Unveils Plans for a 1GW Data Center Campus in Indiana

February 11, 2026 Meta

Meta is building a gigawatt-scale data center campus near Indianapolis, Indiana. “This facility represents an investment of over $10 billion in data center infrastructure and the surrounding community, one of our largest infrastructure investments to date,” the company said.“The data center will...

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Read Vantage Refused Approval For Data Center Project Outside Frankfurt.
Vantage Refused Approval For Data Center Project Outside Frankfurt.

Vantage Refused Approval For Data Center Project Outside Frankfurt.

February 08, 2026 Vantage Data Centers

US data center firm Vantage has been denied the chance to develop a new campus outside Frankfurt, Germany. The Groß-Gerau city council this month voted against entering into contract negotiations with the company Vantage Data Centers regarding the establishment of a data center.SPD parliamentary...

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Read Google Signs 100MW PPA with EnBW for Power
Google Signs 100MW PPA with EnBW for Power

Google Signs 100MW PPA with EnBW for Power

February 07, 2026 Google

Google has signed a 100MW Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with German power company EnBW for energy from the He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.The 15-year deal will see the hyperscaler offtake power from the under-construction wind farm, which, when complete, will have an...

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Read American Tower Pauses Plans for Edge Data Center in Indianapolis, Indiana
American Tower Pauses Plans for Edge Data Center in Indianapolis, Indiana

American Tower Pauses Plans for Edge Data Center in Indianapolis, Indiana

February 06, 2026 American Tower Corporation

US tower and data center firm American Tower has dropped plans to develop an Edge facility at a telecoms site in Indianapolis, Indiana.The single-story building would have totaled 4MW on seven acres of the 53-acre property. The company was planning to use a closed-loop cooling system and not...

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