WXPR

At least four Wisconsin communities signed secrecy deals for billion-dollar data centers

Massive data center proposals are often developed in secret. Wisconsin has now joined several states with legislative ...

Meta aims to be 'water positive' with $1B Beaver Dam data center

Meta announced in November a new data center will be constructed in Beaver Dam, with an emphasis on water and energy conservation.
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Facebook owner’s data center plan faces scrutiny at community panel in Michigan town

HOWELL, MI — A local group opposed to a proposed $1 billion “hyperscale” data center reportedly backed by Facebook and Instagram owner Meta hosted a panel discussion days ahead of a pivotal ...
MLive

Facebook owner’s $1B data center project prompts Michigan town to enact 6-month pause

HOWELL, MI — Impassioned residents packed Howell High School’s auditorium Thursday, Nov. 20 to urge local officials to reject a controversial proposal for a $1 billion hyperscale data center to ...
Mother Jones

People Hate Data Centers, so the Industry Is Spending Millions to Rebrand Them

With community opposition growing, data center backers are going on a full-scale public relations blitz. Around Christmas in ...
DatacenterDynamics

Gov't of Burkina Faso launches two "mini data centers" to support data sovereignty

The Government of Burkina Faso has launched two micro data centers to support public sector workloads. As reported by ...