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EdgeCore will invest $17 billion to develop a 1.1GW, 3.9 million sq ft data center campus on 697 acres in Louisa County, Virginia. The project will feature closed-loop air cooling and be powered by Rappahannock Electric Cooperative. The site is within Shannon Hill Regional Business Park.

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Nova Infrastructure acquired a majority stake in DartPoints from Astra Capital, investing $250M with Orion Infrastructure Capital. The funds will support DartPoints’ growth via expansion and acquisitions. Founded in 2012, DartPoints operates 11 data centers in five states, serving 900+ clients including universities, hospitals, and Fortune 500 companies.

Dominion Energy will invest $121 million to build seven miles of 230kV lines in Chesterfield County, Virginia, to power a 900MW hyperscale data center. Construction begins in February 2027 and ends by June 2028. The data center will receive power in three 300MW phases from 2031 to 2033.

PowerTransitions plans to convert an 85-acre former power plant in Kansas City into a 192MW data center. Owned by the Unified Government and BPU, the site was decommissioned in 2019. A 2023 RFP was issued; construction may begin by 2027–2028, faster than greenfield projects.

C3ntro Telecom’s Tikva Project is a 2,500 km underground fiber network connecting Phoenix and Querétaro. It’s the first cross-border long-haul build in 25 years, offering low-latency, multi-duct 100/400/800Gb services. Construction began March 2025, with service by Q4 2026. It targets hyperscalers and links key AI data center hubs.

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A homeless encampment along Alviso-Milpitas Road in San José was cleared for a Microsoft data center campus on a 64-acre site bought in 2017 for $73.2M. Microsoft also plans another campus on a 22-acre site purchased in 2021 for $78M. Construction timelines for both projects remain undisclosed.

Microsoft aims to rezone 40 acres of farmland in Indiana, expanding its data center plans near 929 acres bought in 2023 for $77.5M. The land lies southwest of Cleveland and Currant Roads. The Area Plan Commission approved the request; final approval awaits the County Council. Project details remain undisclosed.