NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Michael Thomas, CEO of Cleanview, about his new report on tech companies' plans to build their own off-grid power plants to provide energy for data centers.
The AI and data center boom is here, but communities nationwide are pushing back. Here is a closer look at the industry and ...
The OpenAI deal fallout exposes the fundamental danger of being the most leveraged player in a market where the chip cycle moves faster than the concrete dries.
Demands that tech companies provide their own power highlights the electricity and water demands of data centers, impacting Pa.'s grid and residents.
Voters, astronomers and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are all trying to restrain the growth of data centers in Adams ...
The attacks were believed to be the first time data centers had been attacked with drones. It likely won’t be the last, ...
OpenAI's Sam Altman says AI's water concerns are "totally fake." The truth about AI's impact on natural resources is more complicated.
The electricity needed to power new Pennsylvania data centers already in advanced stages of planning could power 11 million homes – nearly twice the total number of households in the state. Companies ...
The governor plans to allow faster permitting for PA data centers built with consideration for water, energy, and local jobs.
The city-owned utility is staring down an unprecedented explosion in demand fueled by AI and other large load customers that ...
State Senator Katie Muth wants to change that. She is expected to introduce legislation halting any data center development for 3 years, allowing local government to catch up. Data Center Developer ...
Scranton issued a public notice Saturday announcing the city’s intent to regulate data centers. The public notice in Saturday ...