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  • Scala AI City: Scala pitches $50bn Brazil data center campus of up to 4.7GW - [DCD-20240911]
    • "DigitalBridge-owned Scala Data Centers plans to build an enormous data center campus in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The company has pitched developing a campus that could cost R$300 billion (US$50bn) and grow to 4.75GW. But, for now, it will build a 54MW data center for an investment of R$3bn (US$500m)."

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