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• Aug 4, 2026

  New Data Center Developments: August 2026

  This article is a curated monthly roundup of data center news, summarizing multiple announcements, reported deals, and policy actions across regions.

  • It highlights several new project announcements and construction updates, including Meta’s 5 GW Hyperion expansion, OpenAI’s Project Camellia in Georgia, Iron Mountain’s 48 MW RCH-1 break ground, and Meta’s 1 GW Canadian campus in Alberta.
  • It also covers policy and market developments such as New York’s permit pause for sites over 50 MW, Texas’s ERCOT queue audit, North Carolina’s tax change, Nebraska’s incentive block, plus large capital figures including €1.5 billion, $38.4 billion, $500 million, $400 million, and $10 billion across various projects.