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Read New Mexico Rejects Gas Pipeline for Oracle's 2.5GW Project Jupiter Data Center
Oracle’s planned 2.5GW Project Jupiter data center in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, has faced another regulatory setback. The New Mexico State Land Office rejected Energy Transfer’s permit applicati...

New Mexico Rejects Gas Pipeline for Oracle's 2.5GW Project Jupiter Data Center

July 20, 2026 Oracle

Oracle’s planned 2.5GW Project Jupiter data center in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, has faced another regulatory setback. The New Mexico State Land Office rejected Energy Transfer’s permit application for the Green Chile Project, a 17-mile natural gas pipeline extension intended to supply fuel for...

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Read Google Revealed As Customer Behind 2.7GW Data Center Campus Near Cheyenne, Wyoming
Google has been identified as the company behind the 2.7GW Project Tembo data center campus, formerly known as Project Jade, near Cheyenne, Wyoming. The 716-acre campus in Switchgrass Industrial Pa...

Google Revealed As Customer Behind 2.7GW Data Center Campus Near Cheyenne, Wyoming

July 14, 2026 Google

Google has been identified as the company behind the 2.7GW Project Tembo data center campus, formerly known as Project Jade, near Cheyenne, Wyoming. The 716-acre campus in Switchgrass Industrial Park will include four data halls, along with office, logistics, and network buildings. Construction...

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Read NTT Facilities Creates Modular Design for Hyperscale Data Centers
NTT’s Facilities division says it has developed a prefabricated construction method, Hyper Ready Module, designed to speed up hyperscale data center delivery. The modular system uses prebuilt units...

NTT Facilities Creates Modular Design for Hyperscale Data Centers

July 03, 2026 NTT

NTT’s Facilities division says it has developed a prefabricated construction method, Hyper Ready Module, designed to speed up hyperscale data center delivery. The modular system uses prebuilt units that can be transported and assembled on-site, with the company claiming it could reduce delivery...

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Read Digital Realty Buys Blackstone Stake in Three Virginia Data Centers for $3.5 Billion
Digital Realty is acquiring a stake in three Northern Virginia data centers from Blackstone. The deal covers 288MW of fully leased capacity across two sites in Manassas and one at the Digital Dulle...

Digital Realty Buys Blackstone Stake in Three Virginia Data Centers for $3.5 Billion

July 01, 2026 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty is acquiring a stake in three Northern Virginia data centers from Blackstone. The deal covers 288MW of fully leased capacity across two sites in Manassas and one at the Digital Dulles campus in Sterling, all 100% leased to hyperscale customers. Blackstone is selling a 64% interest...

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Read Google Plans $1.5 Billion Expansion of Alabama Data Center Campus
Google will invest an additional $1.5 billion to expand its data center campus in Jackson County through 2027. The site, built on the former Widows Creek coal plant, has been operational since 2019...

Google Plans $1.5 Billion Expansion of Alabama Data Center Campus

June 16, 2026 Google

Google will invest an additional $1.5 billion to expand its data center campus in Jackson County through 2027. The site, built on the former Widows Creek coal plant, has been operational since 2019. According to Baxtel, it currently includes two 135,000 sq ft (12,540 sqm) data center buildings,...

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Read Top Data Center News for 8th-13th of June, 2026
**[OpenAI in Early Talks for 10GW Data Center Lease in Ohio](https://baxtel.com/news/openai-in-early-talks-for-10gw-data-center-lease-in-ohio)**
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Top Data Center News for 8th-13th of June, 2026

June 15, 2026 Google

OpenAI in Early Talks for 10GW Data Center Lease in Ohio OpenAI is in advanced talks to lease a proposed 10GW data center in Ohio which could be built in phases starting with an 800MW first stage expected in 2028, with full build-out estimated to cost up to $500 billion. Microsoft Acquires...

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Read Jinko Power Targets 1GW Solar-Backed AI Data Center Project in Western China
Chinese solar developer Jinko Power, a subsidiary of the broader Jinko Solar Group, is planning a 1GW data center project in Ningxia, western China, that will be powered directly by a dedicated sol...

Jinko Power Targets 1GW Solar-Backed AI Data Center Project in Western China

June 12, 2026 Google

Chinese solar developer Jinko Power, a subsidiary of the broader Jinko Solar Group, is planning a 1GW data center project in Ningxia, western China, that will be powered directly by a dedicated solar facility. According to a report by Nikkei, the company has signed a framework investment...

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Read Google to Pay SpaceX-xAI $920 Million Per Month for AI Data Center Capacity
Google has entered into an agreement with SpaceX to secure large-scale computing capacity. According to a regulatory filing submitted by SpaceX on June 5, Google will lease roughly 110,000 GPUs, CP...

Google to Pay SpaceX-xAI $920 Million Per Month for AI Data Center Capacity

June 08, 2026 Google

Google has entered into an agreement with SpaceX to secure large-scale computing capacity. According to a regulatory filing submitted by SpaceX on June 5, Google will lease roughly 110,000 GPUs, CPUs, memory modules, and related infrastructure for approximately $920 million per month. The...

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**[Polar DC Secures €800 Million for Norway Data Center Project](https://baxtel.com/news/polar-dc-secures-800-million-senior-secured-bond-for-norway-data-center-project)**
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June 08, 2026 Google

Polar DC Secures €800 Million for Norway Data Center Project Nordic AI data center developer Polar DC has raised €800 million ($932.2 million) for the development of its Norway data center project in a transaction representing a “new record” in terms of deal size in the Nordic market. Brookfield...

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Read Google Targets Net Positive Water Use at Data Centers by 2030
Google has pledged to replenish more water than it consumes across its data centers by 2030. The company plans to upgrade water and wastewater systems, work with utilities in local communities, and...

Google Targets Net Positive Water Use at Data Centers by 2030

June 05, 2026 Google

Google has pledged to replenish more water than it consumes across its data centers by 2030. The company plans to upgrade water and wastewater systems, work with utilities in local communities, and prioritize air-cooled technologies to reduce water use. It also aims to expand the use of reclaimed...

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Read Digital Realty Plans New Data Center in Seattle, Washington
Digital Realty is planning a new data center in Seattle, Washington, as the city considers a moratorium on new developments. According to BizJournal and other reports, the company has filed plans w...

Digital Realty Plans New Data Center in Seattle, Washington

June 05, 2026 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty is planning a new data center in Seattle, Washington, as the city considers a moratorium on new developments. According to BizJournal and other reports, the company has filed plans with the Seattle City Council to replace the existing retail building and parking garage at 301...

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Read Gigawatt Scale Data Center and Energy Project Kicks Off in Texas
Google and Intersect Power have begun construction at the Meitner Energy Center, a colocated data center and energy project spanning Gray and Roberts Counties, Texas. The development combines a dat...

Gigawatt Scale Data Center and Energy Project Kicks Off in Texas

June 04, 2026 Google

Google and Intersect Power have begun construction at the Meitner Energy Center, a colocated data center and energy project spanning Gray and Roberts Counties, Texas. The development combines a data center with more than 1GW of wind, solar, and battery storage capacity. The companies said the...

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Read EdgeConneX Proposes twin 730,000 sq ft Data Centers in Bastrop County
EdgeConneX Proposes twin 730,000 sq ft Data Centers in Bastrop County

EdgeConneX Proposes twin 730,000 sq ft Data Centers in Bastrop County

June 03, 2026 EdgeConneX

US operator EdgeConneX has filed plans to construct two 730,000-square-foot (67,820 sqm) data centers in Bastrop County, Texas. Named EDCAUS11 and EDCAUS12, the projects are planned for a 180-acre site at 6682 FM 535 in Cedar Creek, which the company acquired in November 2025. The parcel is...

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Read Google Breaks Ground on Swedish data center in Horndal
Google Breaks Ground on Swedish data center in Horndal

Google Breaks Ground on Swedish data center in Horndal

June 02, 2026 Google

Google has officially broken ground on a new data center in Horndal, Sweden. Located in Avesta Municipality in Dalarna County, the facility will be the company’s first self-developed, owned, and operated data center in the country. While limited details have been released, Google says the site...

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Read Rowan Secures $3bn in Green Financing for Texas Data Center Campus
Rowan Secures $3bn in Green Financing for Texas Data Center Campus

Rowan Secures $3bn in Green Financing for Texas Data Center Campus

May 28, 2026 Rowan Digital Infrastructure

Rowan Digital Infrastructure has secured nearly $3 billion in debt financing to support construction of its turnkey data center campus in Temple. The company said the deal marks the largest financing in its history and will fund development of the 300MW campus. The financing was arranged under...

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Read EdgeConneX Plans a €3 Billion Investment in Data Centers in Italy
EdgeConneX Plans a €3 Billion Investment in Data Centers in Italy

EdgeConneX Plans a €3 Billion Investment in Data Centers in Italy

May 23, 2026 EdgeConneX

The government of Italy has described EdgeConneX’s €3 billion investment as being of “national strategic interest.” The EdgeConneX Campus Italia program, announced on May 14 during a council of ministers chaired by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, will develop three data center campuses in the...

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Read CoreWeave Anchors Phase 1 of eStruxture's 90 MW Calgary CAL-3
CoreWeave Anchors Phase 1 of eStruxture's 90 MW Calgary CAL-3

CoreWeave Anchors Phase 1 of eStruxture's 90 MW Calgary CAL-3

May 17, 2026 CoreWeave

eStruxture has signed CoreWeave as the anchor tenant for Phase 1 of CAL-3, its 90 MW AI-ready data center in Rocky View County just outside Calgary, eStruxture announced on May 14. The Tier III facility is the largest data center under construction in Alberta and is targeted for commercial...

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Read Google Launches $15bn Data Center Build in India
Google Launches $15bn Data Center Build in India

Google Launches $15bn Data Center Build in India

April 28, 2026 Google

Google has broken ground on its $15 billion data center project in Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh, India. The company held a groundbreaking ceremony on April 28 to mark the start of construction. The event was jointly hosted by Google, AdaniConneX, and Nxtra by Airtel, and was attended by...

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Read Oracle Lands Financing for Michigan Data Center Project
Oracle Lands Financing for Michigan Data Center Project

Oracle Lands Financing for Michigan Data Center Project

April 27, 2026 Oracle

Oracle has secured financing for its planned $16 billion data center project in Michigan, bringing months of negotiations to a close. To fund the development, Bank of America sold $14 billion in bonds tied to the project, with Pimco acquiring $10 billion, according to Bloomberg. The remaining...

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Read Google Starts Work on New Data Center in Austria
Google Starts Work on New Data Center in Austria

Google Starts Work on New Data Center in Austria

April 23, 2026 Google

Google has broken ground on its data center development in Kronstorf, Austria. The facility will be the company’s first self-built and owned data center in the country. Set to span 42,000 sqm (452,000 sq ft) on a 70-hectare site in central Austria, Google received planning permission for the...

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