These facilities house the servers that process nearly all digital activity, from online shopping and streaming to banking and health care.

With the AI boom, construction of new data centers has skyrocketed, and not without consequence — some communities that count ...

A report released Tuesday by Western Resource Advocates warns of the need to be prepared for the amount of energy and water that data centers demand, especially in the dry interior West. “The ...

(The Center Square) – Data centers may not be visible to most Americans, but they are shaping everything from electricity use to how communities grow. These facilities house the servers that process ...

Meanwhile, in the Great Lakes states, a new report warned that hyper-scale data centers could use up to 365 million gallons ...

US company Atlas Renewable is reportedly aiming to develop data centers in Brazil. The company plans to develop at least ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — If you live in or around Tucson, it's hard to avoid hearing about Project Blue. The large proposed data center would be built on 290 acres near the Pima County Fairgrounds. The company ...

According to PBS News, the average nationwide increase is 6%, and some regions are seeing as much as 14% higher electrical ...

Artificial intelligence runs off of data centers, which require clean water to keep computers cool. Does that impact the environment? (Oct. 5, 2025) ...