Local fights against new data centers are gaining bipartisan support across the US. Local fights against new data centers are gaining bipartisan support across the US. is a senior science reporter ...

Alec Willis moved to Monrovia, Indiana, weeks before learning he would soon have a new neighbor: a 390-acre Google data center campus that will require twice the electricity of all Indianapolis ...

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 ...

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 ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A proposed data center in Ellenwood is sparking community concern, with nearly 100 residents gathering at the Wesley Chapel Library on Tuesday night to voice their opposition. The ...

Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is lobbying for a controversial AI data center in Chandler. The project faces opposition from some city officials and residents over concerns about water and energy use ...

The effort is drawing bipartisan support and is expected to come up again next year as officials grapple with the artificial intelligence boom’s side effects. States facing drought and dwindling ...

As wealthier areas are pushing back against huge A.I. data centers, speculators are pitching places like Doña Ana County, N.M., on their vision. Local officials are eager for a deal — even if they don ...

Policymakers across various levels of government can take several steps to support data center builds while protecting public interest, according to a new resource released by the nonprofit Public ...

Dominion Energy says its upcoming $11-a-month rate hike is driven by grid upgrades and inflation — not Virginia’s rapidly growing data-center industry. Critics note that Virginia hosts one of the ...

Big Tech has come to town. Billion-dollar companies are in a race to build “hyperscale” data centers to fuel their push to power artificial intelligence and cloud computing technologies. The rural ...

Despite the opposition of residents who urged them to delay or reject the deal, Lancaster City Council voted Thursday night to approve a community benefits agreement with the owners of two proposed ...