Big Tech's fast-expanding plans for data centers run into stiff community opposition

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

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 ...

Caldwell County could see another massive data center development, adding to growing Central Texas hotspot

Central Texas has experienced a significant influx of data centers in recent years, with the American-Statesman identifying ...

Data Center Surge Reaches India as American Tech Giants Invest Billions

Megacities in southern India are attracting enormous investments to help build artificial intelligence infrastructure to ...
Pew Research Center

What we know about energy use at U.S. data centers amid the AI boom

Artificial intelligence has developed rapidly in recent years, with tech companies investing billions of dollars in data centers to help train and run AI models. The expansion of data centers has ...
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AI data centers use old jet engines to meet energy demand

As the demand for artificial intelligence (AI) continues to surge, data centers are exploring innovative solutions to meet their growing energy needs. One such solution involves repurposing old jet ...
WKAR

Your guide to Michigan’s data center boom — and the growing backlash

Data centers are sparking controversy in communities across Michigan. This photo was taken on a street in Ypsilanti Township. Data centers are making headlines across the country and Michigan is no ...

Big Tech blocks California data center rules, leaving only a study requirement

A new law orders regulators to study the cost impacts of fast-growing, energy-hungry AI data centers. Lawmakers are expected ...
Colorado Public Radio

As AI data centers multiply across the Mountain West, so do fears over water use

"Directions to 255 USA Parkway," Brian Armon asked his phone's AI assistant, which responded with a virtual map and a traffic report. Armon, a commercial real estate broker, was driving to the Tahoe ...
MLive

Residents raise concerns over data center proposal, as Michigan township considers 6-month pause

HOWELL TWP., MI — A Michigan community north of Ann Arbor is mobilizing around a proposed plan for a $1 billion data center campus to power artificial intelligence and other emerging computing ...
MinnPost

When done right, data centers can be community assets

During the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, a nearby data center supplied waste heat that kept the pools in the Olympic Aquatics Center warm. It is a vivid example that these facilities, often seen only ...
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Wisconsin data center energy demands, costs, capacity form puzzle

(The Center Square) – Increased energy use from artificial intelligence data centers in Wisconsin will have a cost. But the question is whether those costs will reach the residential utility payers on ...