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Data Center in Florida Occupied By Sprint Up For Sale

August 23, 2022 Miami

A Sprint Telecom-occupied data center in Florida has been put up for sale. The data center is located at 360 S. Lake Destiny Drive, Orlando. According to a property listing, the data center spans 2,430 square meters (26,245 square feet). It also sits on a 3.11-acre of land. The facility currently...

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Read Dominion to reconnect new data center connections in eastern Loudoun
Dominion to reconnect new data center connections in eastern Loudoun

Dominion to reconnect new data center connections in eastern Loudoun

August 19, 2022 Northern Virginia

Dominion, the primary power provider in Loudoun county, has announced that although Loudoun County's data center industry outpaces its capacity to deliver electricity, there is a way forward. In a conversation with Biz Journals, Bob Blue, Dominion's president and CEO, said that the company had...

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Read Land meant for data center infrastructure in Fort Worth rezoned
Land meant for data center infrastructure in Fort Worth rezoned

Land meant for data center infrastructure in Fort Worth rezoned

August 18, 2022 Texas

According to reports, a parcel of land in Fort Worth, Texas, has been rezoned for residential and light industrial developments. Previously, the 361 acres of land was set aside for digital infrastructure and data center development, however this was never capitalized on. Specifically, the land...

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Read New York Internet Doubles Its Data Center Presence By Taking Over Equinix's Space at 60 Hudson Street
New York Internet Doubles Its Data Center Presence By Taking Over Equinix's Space at 60 Hudson Street

New York Internet Doubles Its Data Center Presence By Taking Over Equinix's Space at 60 Hudson Street

August 10, 2022 Equinix New York NY8

New York Internet has announced the takeover of space at the Hudson Street carrier hotel. Equinix formerly occupied the space. NYI is an infrastructure and managed services provider. It also had a presence at the building before expanding to Equinix's former space. The deal is a result of a joint...

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Read US reports billions in savings following data center closures & announces the newly proposed FDCEA
US reports billions in savings following data center closures &  announces the newly proposed FDCEA

US reports billions in savings following data center closures & announces the newly proposed FDCEA

August 05, 2022 United States

According to the US government, through the Federal Data Center Optimization Initiative (FDCOI), which saw the closure of 6,000 data centers, $5.8 billion was saved over the course of 12 years. This is announcement coincides with the newly proposed Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 2022,...

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Read Prince William County officials grant rezoning request for four million sqft data center campus in Bristow
Prince William County officials grant rezoning request for four million sqft data center campus in Bristow

Prince William County officials grant rezoning request for four million sqft data center campus in Bristow

August 04, 2022 Northern Virginia

The ever-expanding data center hub in Prince William County is to see another addition, after Prince William County Officials voted 6-1 to grant a rezoning request for a planned four million sqft data center campus in Bristow. The data center developer is Stanley Martin, which, according to...

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Read Bitzero announces intention to purchase old North Dakota missile site for data center
Bitzero announces intention to purchase old North Dakota missile site for data center

Bitzero announces intention to purchase old North Dakota missile site for data center

August 03, 2022 North Dakota

After announcing plans to build 200 megawatts of data centers in North Dakota over the next two to three years back in June, Bitzero has announced plans to redevelop a northeastern North Dakota anti-ballistic missile site into a data center. The $6 billion Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex...

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Read Dominion Energy and data center capacity issues
Dominion Energy and data center capacity issues

Dominion Energy and data center capacity issues

August 01, 2022 Northern Virginia

Dominion Energy, a Northern American utility company, has warned that it may be unable to serve new data center projects in Ashburn, Northern Virginia. According to reports, this could mean that projects, which have seen tens of millions of dollars worth of investment, are stalled and potentially...

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Read Prince William County Planning Commission delves into PW Digital Gateway data center proposal
Prince William County Planning Commission delves into PW Digital Gateway data center proposal

Prince William County Planning Commission delves into PW Digital Gateway data center proposal

July 29, 2022 Northern Virginia

Prince William County officials have begun to delve into the PW Digital Gateway data center proposal in its first public review. Since it was first proposed, the project has been controversial. Proponents argue that the project will bring significant financial gains for the area, while opponents...

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Read American Real Estate Partners (AREP) launches a new data center division called PowerHouse Data Centers
American Real Estate Partners (AREP) launches a new data center division called PowerHouse Data Centers

American Real Estate Partners (AREP) launches a new data center division called PowerHouse Data Centers

July 28, 2022 Northern Virginia

American Real Estate Partners (AREP) has announced that it has launched a new data center division named PowerHouse Data Centers, with Luke Kipfer as Vice President of Data Center Development and Construction and Jarrett Appleby as Data Center Strategy Consultant and Senior Advisor. According to...

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Read Noise pollution from Prince William data center riles locals
Noise pollution from Prince William data center riles locals

Noise pollution from Prince William data center riles locals

July 22, 2022 Northern Virginia

Prince William County, North Virginia, is often in the spotlight when it comes to locals' gripes and complaints regarding noise and environmental pollution. With the number of facilities in the area growing year on year, a recent report in June estimated that by 2035, the County could run out of...

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Read Loudoun County is updating its guidelines for future data center development
Loudoun County is updating its guidelines for future data center development

Loudoun County is updating its guidelines for future data center development

July 22, 2022 Northern Virginia

Loudoun County, which currently has more data centers than anywhere else in the world, is reportedly updating its guidelines around the development of future data centers in response to the incredible industry growth at work in the area and opposition from locals over noise pollution and data...

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Read Stack Acquires Land in Portland For Expansion
Stack Acquires Land in Portland For Expansion

Stack Acquires Land in Portland For Expansion

July 22, 2022 STACK: POR03A

Stack Infrastructure is expanding in the Hillsboro area of Portland, Oregon, after acquiring more land in the area. The company announced that it is expanding its Portland data center campus to 200MW with the land acquisition. Upon full build-out, the company’s total capacity in Portland will...

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Read Abortion surveillance: Tech giants prepare for "legal chaos" from abortion data subpoenas
Abortion surveillance: Tech giants prepare for "legal chaos" from abortion data subpoenas

Abortion surveillance: Tech giants prepare for "legal chaos" from abortion data subpoenas

July 20, 2022 United States

On June 24th, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade, ruling that there is no constitutional right to abortion in the US. Called a "tragic error" by President Joe Biden, the ruling means that individual states can now decide on the legality of abortions, and it's estimated that around half...

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Read Crypto and fossil fuels
Crypto and fossil fuels

Crypto and fossil fuels

July 20, 2022 United States

Some have argued that cryptocurrency has the potential to pave the way for more renewable energy developments, spurring on growth. This has been met with skepticism from critics, who have said that while it might be a renewable energy catalyst, considering the huge amount of energy sucked up by...

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Read Big tech and hyperscalers show concern for economic slowdown
Big tech and hyperscalers show concern for economic slowdown

Big tech and hyperscalers show concern for economic slowdown

July 20, 2022 United States

Recently, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said that the outlook for the global economy has "darkened significantly" in recent months, as a global recession looks increasingly likely. This is sending shockwaves across the world, and even big tech companies are wavering in the shadow of economic...

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Read All-time high global temperatures: Data centers under microscope
All-time high global temperatures: Data centers under microscope

All-time high global temperatures: Data centers under microscope

July 19, 2022 United States

As the US's Lake Mead, the country's largest reservoir, reaches 'dead pool' levels and the Southwest experiences a record drought, the incredible amount of water guzzled by data centers is increasingly being put under the microscope. Despite a raft of sustainability pledges being made by big tech...

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Read TAAL & Lake Parime to deploy cryptomine at nuclear station
TAAL & Lake Parime to deploy cryptomine at nuclear station

TAAL & Lake Parime to deploy cryptomine at nuclear station

July 15, 2022 Ohio

TAAL and Lake Parime have announced their intention to deploy a new cryptomine facility by an unidentified nuclear power station in Ohio, following the signing of a hosting agreement between the two. Through the deal, 3,000 TAAL-owned S19J Pro bitcoin mining units, with a capacity of 10MW, will...

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Read ERCOT requests Bitcoin miners switch off to reduce energy consumption in extreme heatwave
ERCOT requests Bitcoin miners switch off to reduce energy consumption in extreme heatwave

ERCOT requests Bitcoin miners switch off to reduce energy consumption in extreme heatwave

July 15, 2022 Texas

Texas is currently experiencing record temperatures, with the state hitting triple figures last week. Waco, for example, reached 108F, beating the 104F high set a century ago back in 1917. Last month, for instance, over a third of those in the US were urged to stay inside. This news comes as...

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Read DataBank Finally Completes ATL3 Expansion
DataBank Finally Completes ATL3 Expansion

DataBank Finally Completes ATL3 Expansion

July 15, 2022 DataBank Atlanta ATL3

DataBank has announced the completion of its ATL3 data center in Atlanta, Georgia. The data center company first started expanding the facility in 2021. It has now added over 2,050 square meters (22,000 square feet) of data center space to the facility to bring its white space capacity to 4,090...

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