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Read California officials declare statewide grid emergency due to continued heat wave
California officials declare statewide grid emergency due to continued heat wave

California officials declare statewide grid emergency due to continued heat wave

September 06, 2022 California

California temperatures have soared to a record high, placing serious pressure on the power grid, and causing state officials to urge residents to limit their power usage. According to reports, the heat wave is most seriously affecting the Central Valley, which is projected to reach 115 degrees...

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Read HPE accelerates climate goals
HPE accelerates climate goals

HPE accelerates climate goals

June 30, 2022 California

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced that it has accelerated climate goals, bringing them down from 2050 to 2040, following its most recent Living Progress Report for Fiscal Year 2021, which it released this week. The tech giant said that it will facilitate this change by establishing a...

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Read PubMatic announces its global data centers are now fully powered by renewable energy
PubMatic announces its global data centers are now fully powered by renewable energy

PubMatic announces its global data centers are now fully powered by renewable energy

June 23, 2022 California

PubMatic has reportedly achieved 100% renewable energy across all of its data centers globally, including in California, New Jersey, London, Amsterdam, and Singapore. Sourced from wind and solar power, this achievement is a significant one for the company, whose energy usage is 90% composed of...

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Read San Jose: Microsoft to use a biofuel-powered microgrid for backup
San Jose: Microsoft to use a biofuel-powered microgrid for backup

San Jose: Microsoft to use a biofuel-powered microgrid for backup

June 16, 2022 California

Microsoft has announced that it will be using renewable natural gas to fuel its backup energy at its San Jose data center, which is currently under construction. This move aligns with the company’s target of being carbon negative by 2030, and the project will also provide power locally with...

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Read Rowan Green Data Gets Green Light For its 500MW Campus Plans in Temple, Texas
Rowan Green Data Gets Green Light For its 500MW Campus Plans in Temple, Texas

Rowan Green Data Gets Green Light For its 500MW Campus Plans in Temple, Texas

April 12, 2022 Rowan: Moriah DC

Rowan Green Data can finally go ahead with its data center development in Temple, Texas after city council officials have approved its zoning request. The company announced late last year that it wants to develop 12,500 square meters (135,000 square feet of data center buildings on a site in Bell...

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Read AWS Project Withdrawal Prompts Frederick County To Consider Amending Zoning Laws
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AWS Project Withdrawal Prompts Frederick County To Consider Amending Zoning Laws

March 04, 2022 Maryland

Frederick County officials met this week to address a data center zoning law. They are looking to change a Maryland County’s zoning law to allow the development of data centers. This move happened after Amazon Web Services rescinded a project plan because of restrictive timelines. The officials...

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Read Fueled by renewables: Rowan Green Data to expand in Texas
Fueled by renewables: Rowan Green Data to expand in Texas

Fueled by renewables: Rowan Green Data to expand in Texas

October 05, 2021 Rowan: Moriah DC

Rowan Green Data has announced big plans. The developer and infrastructure builder is to build a 500-megawatt (MW) multi-tenant campus in Temple, Texas. $300 million of investment will go into the construction of 135,000 sqft of new buildings and data center space. The project will be completed...

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Read Microsoft wants to build five more data centers in San Antonio, Texas
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Microsoft wants to build five more data centers in San Antonio, Texas

July 13, 2021 San Antonio

According to recent documents filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Microsoft has applied to build five more data centers in San Antonio, Texas. The data centers will have a total space of 350,000 square feet. It will also cost over $200 million. The construction of the...

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Read COPT forms joint ventures with Blackstone, buys two data center shells
COPT forms joint ventures with Blackstone, buys two data center shells

COPT forms joint ventures with Blackstone, buys two data center shells

June 03, 2021 Maryland

Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) has announced a new joint venture with funds affiliated with Blackstone Real Estate to purchase data center shells. The JV has acquired a 90% stake in two single-tenant data center shell properties totalling 432,000 square feet (40,100 sqm). The properties...

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