Data Centers

The majority would support banning artificial intelligence data centers in their communities, according to a poll released by the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University.

Kentucky’s two largest power utilities are collaborating with a prefabricated nuclear reactor manufacturer in Maryland to explore producing nuclear energy in the state for the first time.

A dispute in King George County, Va., may be a harbinger of a larger political and legal battle over a budget proposal by the Virginia Senate to repeal a recent data center tax exemption.

A data center that hasn’t been built — or even formally proposed — is causing tensions in a rural Sussex County town where residents are threatening to sue local officials over the potential project.

Two developers have withdrawn plans to add large-scale data centers to Seattle's electric grid following a flood of backlash, including members of the City Council proposing a one-year moratorium.

The space is the total within the 51 cities and townships that have passed data center moratoriums, measures that temporarily pause the consideration or construction of new projects within their boundaries.

The data center industry’s rapid growth has raised concerns among state lawmakers, who are now pushing to limit AI data centers’ impact on utility bills, water use and the electric grid.

Massive data centers are rapidly being built all over the nation to provide computing power that tech companies need to train artificial intelligence or power other emerging technologies.

A year after issuing a $1.5 million grant to a data center project proposed by Indian River State College, the Florida Department of Commerce accused the college of deceiving state officials into funding the campus.

Orange County, N.C., leaders approved a one-year moratorium Tuesday night on large-scale data centers that support artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.

With AI fueling a data center boom, Minnesota cities are confronting a rising number of development proposals – and concern from residents. The debate touches everything from energy use to noise pollution.

The Apex Town Council voted unanimously to enact the moratorium on data centers, data processing facilities and cryptocurrency mining operations, following months of public opposition to a proposed project.

Bangor may fast-track an ordinance to pause data center builds for six months as the Maine state Legislature considers a longer freeze that would ban large centers for a year and a half.

Members of the House passed a bill requiring data centers to pay for increased costs associated with their energy demands. The proposed legislation now heads to the state Senate.

Officials say a new Kansas law is drawing data centers to the state as details emerge about a possible new hyperscale campus in Leavenworth County in the broader Kansas City area.

Spring days can produce an excess of surplus renewable energy in California — more power than electric lines can carry. Researchers have some ideas about where and how to harness that energy.

The Ohio House is expected to vote Wednesday on House Bill 646, which would create a Data Center Study Commission to better understand how these projects affect local communities.

Fort Worth is now considering a tax break for Edged Data Centers, a subsidiary of sustainable infrastructure company Endeavour, for a data center to be developed near the city.