This Week's Top Five Stories in the Data Centre Industry
Edged US has unveiled a new data centre in Mesa, Arizona, built for AI and inference at scale.
The facility delivers 36MW of critical capacity to a growing technology corridor while focusing on resource efficiency in a region facing water constraints.
The site has opened with support from local stakeholders including Mesa city officials, and Light Source Communications, which was the first network provider to build into the facility, establishing fibre connectivity to support high-performance and AI-driven workloads.
OpenAI Stargate Project Faces Threats from Iranian Military
War in the Middle East is placing data centre infrastructure under direct pressure, with AI facilities and power systems emerging as exposed assets.
A US$30bn OpenAI data centre project in the UAE has become a focal point after it was referenced in a video by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, which threatens "complete and utter annihilation".
It is not the first time that data centre infrastructure in the Middle East has been targeted, following reports by the Financial Times on 2 April that Iran missiles hit an AWS cloud site in Bahrain.
Behind Digital Realty’s Tokyo Data Centre Capacity Expansion
Digital Realty has opened its NRT14 data centre in Inzai City, Chiba Prefecture – the third facility at its NRT campus in Japan.
The site builds on NRT10, which began operating in 2021, and NRT12, which opened in 2024, taking total IT capacity at the campus to nearly 100MW.
"As one of Asia Pacific's largest economies and a critical technology hub, Japan plays a vital role in the region's digital infrastructure ecosystem,” Managing Director and Head of Asia-Pacific at Digital Realty, Serene Nah says.
How Soluna Links Data Centres to Owned Wind Power in Texas
Data centre operators are changing how they secure energy as demand for AI workloads expands.
Soluna Holdings (Soluna) has now stepped further into that shift, acquiring the 150MW Briscoe Wind Farm in West Texas for US$53m and linking generation directly to its data centre estate.
The move reflects a broader rethink across the sector. For years, operators have relied on power purchase agreements – long-term contracts that secure renewable electricity without owning the underlying infrastructure.
Stargate UK: Why is OpenAI Halting its AI Data Centre Deal?
OpenAI has officially paused its Stargate UK infrastructure project.
The AI developer cited high energy costs and ongoing regulatory uncertainty as the primary drivers behind the decision to suspend the data centre rollout.
Announced in September 2025 alongside hardware partners Nscale and NVIDIA, the initiative was designed to significantly enhance the UK's sovereign computing capabilities.
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