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Companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Meta are rapidly building data centers amid the AI boom. Our interactive map shows where they are.
Over 1,500 new data centers are in development nationwide. Most will be built in rural areas, particularly the South and Midwest, marking a shift from urban locations.
As data centers spread across the U.S., many of the largest boomtowns are the country's largest gas-producing regions.
Here's what data centers do, how they affect the communities around them and how many data centers are in Florida.
Texas appears to be ground zero for a large number of data centers, at least 140, planned to be built in rural communities statewide unless local
Tech giants are pouring billions into the Texas Hill Country and reshaping a region locals have long fought to protect.
Data centers are disrupting communities across the US. But federal legislation regulating data centers is still new.