AI is trained on huge amounts of data – the more data, the better the model, thus the desire for bigger data centers. Because they must be built out, rather than up, hyperscalers typically go to ...

Data centers power AI, but growing concerns over water use, energy demand and local impacts are fueling opposition nationwide.

A readers asks whether data centers provide enough benefit to justify potential local harm.

Whether on social media or in real life, you might have heard someone — perhaps even political candidates this midterm cycle — talk about data centers. Some welcome them, others shun them. So, what ...

Data centers are essential infrastructure, but also an ongoing topic of debate in communities across America. In the process ...

A UC Davis environmental law expert has warned that Proposition 45 could accelerate data center development across California ...

Not In My Back Yard is becoming the rallying cry across the nation for opposition to facilities which house computer servers, networking equipment and data-storage systems.

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Data centers, once unseen infrastructure, are now being built everywhere. The brief ...

Nine months after its formation, Oregon’s Data Center Advisory Committee released its preliminary report on data center ...

The sun sets behind the Stargate data center on May 2, 2026, in Abilene. In the span of a couple years, hundreds of massive electricity- and water-hungry data centers have proposed construction in ...

Power constraints are driving significant double-digital growth for critical infrastructure vendors and their channel partners as AI data center construction accelerates.

AI systems require large amounts of computing capacity to train and operate advanced models. The International Energy Agency projects that worldwide data center electricity consumption could more than ...