Senators count the shady ways data centers pass energy costs on to Americans

In letters to seven AI firms, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) ...

Data centers need electricity fast, but utilities need years to build power plants – who should pay?

How many data centers will be built – and how much electricity they’ll need – is uncertain. Being prepared costs money, but ...
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How To Make Data Centers Less Thirsty

A protester holds a sign while waiting for the March for Water and a Sustainable Future to begin on Aug. 19, 2025. Activists marched from San Marcos City Park to City Hall to protest proposed data ...

How the Midwest's data center gold rush may become a political reckoning

Most Midwestern states offer partial or full sales tax exemptions from 20 to 50 years. The region has also shown an openness ...

Michigan is front and center as data centers surge into Midwest

The availability of property in Michigan and other Midwest states is one of the reasons they have become a hotspot for data ...

Meta is building a massive data center. Why it's fueling fears of an AI bubble

In a rural pocket of northeastern Louisiana, Meta is building a $30 billion data center called Hyperion. The project highlights an opaque system of financing that's fueling fears of an AI bubble.

Senators Investigate Role of A.I. Data Centers in Rising Electricity Costs

Three Democrats are seeking information from tech firms about the growing energy use of data centers and the utility bills of ...