Batteries paired with on-site renewables can form microgrids, giving data centers greater autonomy and protection from ...

Business Insider found where 44 of Microsoft's data centers are located as of 2024. It promised this week consumers won't be on the hook for them.

Microsoft has committed to “paying its way” to ensure its data centers will not ramp up residential utility rates, becoming ...

The following analysis is intended as a high-level overview. The issue is complex and highly nuanced. Additional pieces will follow as the debate unfolds, including conversations with expert guests on ...

New study suggests the rapid construction of data centers will drive up energy bills Alan Etter/WTOP News A new analysis on the rapid proliferation of data centers indicates that the sudden demand for ...

Electricity bills are on track to rise an average of 8 percent nationwide by 2030 according to a June analysis from Carnegie Mellon University and North Carolina State University. The culprits? Data ...

A simple story has taken hold in American politics: Big Tech is consuming vast amounts of electricity to power artificial intelligence, and ordinary households are paying the price. It's a tidy ...

How Business Insider calculated data centers' true cost, from their electricity and water use to their impact on the environment and public health.

Since 2010, data centers in Virginia have not had to pay the state’s sales and use tax. At a rate of 4.3%, that foregone revenue adds up: Over the past decade, data centers have been exempt from ...

AI data centers require incredible amounts of energy to run. NPR's Planet Money investigates how that demand for power might affect your electric bills. Tech companies invested hundreds of billions of ...

Keeping up with all the news is a full-time job, so we've collated all the biggest and most impactful data center stories of 2025. Across a whole supplement, we also looked at the biggest stories in M ...