Big Tech’s fast-expanding plans for data centers are running into stiff community opposition

Tech companies looking to plunge billions of dollars into ever-bigger data centers to power artificial intelligence and cloud ...

Big Tech blocked California data center legislation, leaving only a study requirement

Tools that power artificial intelligence devour energy. But attempts to shield regular Californians from footing the bill in 2025 ended with a law requiring regulators to write a report about the ...
BizTech Magazine

Considering a Cloud Migration? Do This First

Before shifting away from on-premises data centers, small businesses should learn about costs and other considerations with ...
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Google plans 2027 test launches for orbital AI data center project

Google's Project Suncatcher will begin test launches in 2027, marking the first concrete step toward orbital AI ...

Even the Sky May Not Be the Limit for A.I. Data Centers

Some tech leaders are concerned that the artificial intelligence race will exhaust available land and energy. The solution ...
Ars Technica

Senators count the shady ways data centers pass energy costs on to Americans

Senators launched a probe Tuesday demanding that tech companies explain exactly how they plan to prevent data center projects from increasing electricity bills in communities where prices are already ...
The Shreveport Times

What is a data center? Here's what it does, why it matters

Data centers are facilities that house equipment to store, process and deliver large amounts of digital data. These centers power common online services like websites, cloud storage, streaming and ...
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The AI Boom Is Pushing Data Centers Past the Thermal Wall

The rapid deployment of high-performance computing and AI workloads is creating extreme thermal densities in data centers that conventional air-cooling systems can no longer efficiently manage. The ...
Los Angeles Times

Data centers for AI could nearly triple San José’s energy use. Who foots the bill?

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The county seat of Santa Clara is touting its partnership with Pacific Gas & Electric, claiming the city is “the ...
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Documents show proposed Shreveport data center would use 7.5 million gallons of water daily

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - City and parish documents reviewed by KSLA Investigates reveal more about the potential impacts of a proposed data center facility. A packet of documents from a Shreveport ...
The Conversation

Data centers need electricity fast, but utilities need years to build power plants – who should pay?

Theodore Kury is the Director of Energy Studies at the University of Florida’s Public Utility Research Center, which is sponsored in part by the Florida electric and gas utilities, the Florida Public ...
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Lackawanna County leaders learn about data centers on trip to Virginia's 'Data Center Alley' | Action 16 Investigates

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. — Elected officials and economic development leaders from Lackawanna County took a trip to a place known as "Data Center Alley" on Wednesday. The goal—to see the industry at work ...