The facilities power everything from streaming to AI. Thousands more are planned, raising questions about electricity, water, jobs and costs.

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state regulators to pause new data center connections to the Texas power grid pending a comprehensive audit. ERCOT is reviewing 474 gigawatts in connection requests—5x peak ...

Data centers are expected to use one-fifth of the electricity generated in the U.S. by 2035, four times that of today, according to a new report from BloombergNEF. A surge in AI compute will push data ...

WASHINGTON – Federal regulators on Thursday ordered regional grid operators to help large energy users connect more quickly to the nation’s inefficient and aging electric transmission system, a step ...

A Nevada utility just told 49,000 Lake Tahoe residents that it’s redirecting 75% of their electricity supply to data centers — and they have less than a year to find a new power source. It’s one of ...

This session addresses the dual challenge facing today’s data center developers: securing reliable power in an increasingly constrained utility landscape, and transforming that power infrastructure ...

Nowhere is the US data center boom bigger than in Texas. But less than a year after declaring Texas the “epicenter of AI development,” Governor Greg Abbott has declared a moratorium on all new power ...

A curious case in Georgia serves as a warning for many parts of the US hastily approving data center developments without first updating their water systems to better monitor for severe upticks in ...

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A clutch of states is trying to limit or ban data centers, giant operations known for their massive energy and water consumption. The National Conference of State Legislators puts the number at 14.

Data centers have requested roughly as much electricity across the middle swath of the United States as it takes to power ...