OpenAI's Sam Altman says AI's water concerns are "totally fake." The truth about AI's impact on natural resources is more complicated.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger said Wednesday she believes Virginia's data centers should pay their fair share, including ...

With the demand for data processing increasing due to the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) applications, data centers are facing unprecedented energy challenges. Natural gas is emerging ...

Multiple reports show the data centers used to store, train and operate AI models use significant amounts of energy and water ...

A new report from the climate advocacy nonprofit Food and Water Watch says artificial intelligence data centers across the ...

"If the issue is how much energy these data centers are using, well, should there be a consumption tax to make sure they are quite literally paying their fair share when it comes to energy consumption ...

How efficiently the commonwealth cools data centers has major implications for energy consumption, water demand and community impacts.

Solar developer Revity Energy wants a 30-year sales tax break to bring a "mid-sized data center" to Smithfield.

With cost and water usage at the heart of the data center debate, Consumers Energy says it's taking one concern off the table.

Virginia lawmakers under Democratic control failed to produce a budget on schedule Thursday because of heightened debates over a tax exemption for data centers. Lawmakers from both chambers adjourned ...