Eagan plans to use data center pause to study potential impacts

The moratorium halts development of any new data center that would use more than 20 megawatts of electricity or would be ...

States take aim at data center electric rates. Here's why it won't lower your bill

As the data center boom takes hold, lawmakers in dozens of states are looking to blunt the impact of high electricity prices.
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Louisiana regulators reject investigation into Meta's AI data center financing

Advocacy groups urged Louisiana regulators to investigate how Meta's complex financial setup for its Hyperion data center ...

Burgum: Sanders data center moratorium would be like waving ‘surrender flag’ to China

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Thursday slammed Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) proposal for a national moratorium on data ...
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The Coolest Data Center Companies Of 2026: The Data Center 50

The biggest data center companies in 2026 include server, storage, network, liquid cooling, colocation, AI, chips, hardware ...
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Google promises its upcoming Texas data center won't use any water for cooling

Among the many problems posed by the rapid proliferation of data centers around the world is the strain on local water supplies. These facilities need plenty of water for cooling the vast arrays of ...
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Data centers’ share of US electricity seen doubling by 2030

The Electric Power Research Institute’s electricity-demand estimates are about 60 percent higher than the group anticipated ...

Alcoa plans to sell off 10 former facilities for use as data centers

Alcoa, the Pittsburgh-based aluminum giant, intends to sell 10 of its closed or curtailed sites for use as data centers. Alcoa CEO Bill Oplinger announced the sell-off Tuesday at the BMO Global Metals ...

Answers to FAQs about AI data centers, including water, energy usage

Journal Sentinel readers sent more than 300 questions about data centers in Wisconsin. Here is a summary of the most common questions and answers.