$130 billion in data center projects blocked by protests so far this year

Data Center Watch, a project from AI intelligence firm 10a Labs that tracks data center fights around the US, reported that ...

Billionaire Robin Khuda’s AirTrunk To Invest Over $30 Billion In India Data Center Projects By 2030

AirTrunk—the data center company founded by Australian billionaire Robin Khuda and backed by U.S. private equity firm ...
The Next Web

Meta’s $200 billion Hyperion data centre in Louisiana is the most expensive private infrastructure project in American history

Meta’s Hyperion AI data centre campus in Richland Parish, Louisiana, now carries a projected cost exceeding $200 billion. The facility spans nearly 4,000 acres, will require 10 gas-fired power plants ...
Reuters

Google in talks with SpaceX for Suncatcher orbital data center project

May 12 (Reuters) - Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google on Tuesday said it has been in discussions with Elon Musk's SpaceX and others regarding future launches for its Project Suncatcher, an ...
24/7 Wall St

The AI Data Center Backlash Is Growing. Kevin O’Leary’s $1 Billion Stratos Project Reveals Why

Artificial intelligence is setting off the biggest infrastructure buildout since the early internet boom. Only this time, the stakes are larger, the power demands are higher, and the local pushback is ...
CNN

Why Utah residents are protesting a massive AI data center project backed by Kevin O’Leary

Building a plant to power the data center is intended to ensure the project won’t strain the local grid and hike electricity costs for nearby residents, as has happened in other areas with AI data ...
11Alive

Citizens sue to stop data center project in Coweta County

COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — Several citizens are suing in Coweta County to stop a data center project that was approved last month. Project Sail, as it's known, was given a green light by the Coweta County ...
Gizmodo

Kevin O’Leary’s Massive Data Center Project in Utah Gets the Greenlight, Locals Are Furious

The project would be more than twice the size of Manhattan and could consume more electricity than the entire state currently uses. Reading time 2 minutes Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary has joined the AI ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

After delaying a decision, Box Elder County is set to vote on a hyperscale data center project. Here’s what we know.

A project billed as one of the biggest deals to ever blow through Utah hinges on a single vote in Box Elder County. On Monday, the county’s three commissioners are set to decide whether to approve a ...
The Business Journals

Rundown of Triad data-center projects in Forsyth, Stokes, Rockingham and Guilford counties

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Work has started on one Triad ...
Ars Technica

Drone strikes on data centers spook Big Tech, halting Middle East projects

A data center developer has paused all Middle East project investments after one of its facilities was damaged by an Iranian missile or drone attack. The decision comes as the Iran war is forcing ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Project Jupiter developers overhaul data center's power plan

The developers of a controversial data center in Doña Ana County have abandoned a plan to power the facility with natural gas turbines, turning instead to natural gas-powered fuel cells. The new plan ...