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There are over a thousand planned or existing data centers across the US, according to a BI investigation. Major tech companies are racing to construct even more as the AI boom continues. But at what ...

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REVIEW COMMITTEE APPROVED THE PROJECT IN JUNE. TONIGHT, WE’RE GETTING THE FACTS ABOUT WHAT DATA CENTERS ARE AND WHY THEY’RE SO CONTROVERSIAL. ADDIE MEINERS GOT SOME ANSWERS FROM AN EXPERT. ADDIE RICK, ...

A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers aren’t where they’re being built. An extensive new analysis looks ...

Data centers seem to be popping up everywhere, with big tech companies proposing to build them on farmland, old golf courses, downtowns and industrial parks. Many of the proposed developments are huge ...

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For nearly as long as modern computing has been around, so have the boxy, unassuming data centers that host servers and networking equipment. But the vast capacity needed for the artificial ...

Dominion Energy says its upcoming $11-a-month rate hike is driven by grid upgrades and inflation — not Virginia’s rapidly growing data-center industry. Critics note that Virginia hosts one of the ...

At least four major data center projects are in the works in southern Michigan. Some communities, like Salem Township, are less than thrilled about data centers and the power demands they require.

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