Google already owns a minority stake in Intersect from a previous funding round. Once the deal closes, Intersect will be expected to help bring new data centers and power generation online faster, ...
Fisk Coal Station, a century-old electric generating plant shut down in 2012 after more than a century of operation, sits mostly dormant in Pilsen, a predominantly Mexican community in Chicago, ...
Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL) is buying data center and energy infrastructure solutions company Intersect for $4.75B, the Google parent said Monday, as the tech giant bolsters its computing power ...
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, announced on Monday that it will acquire the data center and energy infrastructure company Intersect for $4.75 billion in cash and “the assumption of debt.” ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Federal regulators will allow tech companies to effectively plug massive data centers directly into power plants, issuing a long-awaited order Thursday, as the Trump ...
Three Democrats are seeking information from tech firms about the growing energy use of data centers and the utility bills of individuals and other businesses. By Ivan Penn and Karen Weise Three ...
This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When a derecho slammed into the Duane Arnold nuclear plant in 2020, Diana Lokenvitz had time for ...
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 ...
To hear Silicon Valley tell it, artificial intelligence is outgrowing the planet that gave birth to it. Data centers will account for nearly half of U.S. electricity demand growth between now and 2030 ...
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When a derecho slammed into the Duane Arnold nuclear plant in 2020, Diana Lokenvitz had time for exactly one glance out her window. A wall of clouds had poured in from the west, swallowing Palo, Iowa, ...
With data centers flooding into Georgia, utility regulators face a big decision: Should they let Georgia Power Co. spend more than $15 billion to increase its electricity capacity by 50% over the next ...