BROOKINGS, S.D. — Hyperscale data centers moving to upper Midwest communities is a growing concern for many rural residents. Across the region, such data centers already are in operation, are under ...

Data center proposals across the country are stoking wide-ranging questions and concerns tied to their consumption of electric power. The facilities store racks of computing equipment, in row after ...

The US federal government’s central energy information agency is planning to implement a mandatory nationwide survey of data centers focused on their energy use, according to a letter seen by WIRED.

Multiple reports show the data centers used to store, train and operate AI models use significant amounts of energy and water, with a rippling impact on the environment and public health. According to ...

A proposed Google data center in Michigan is notable for its use of renewable energy and its ability to ramp down power use during periods of high demand. The plan, announced last week, is a ...

Officials who operate the Texas grid issued a forecast this week predicting that the state’s electricity demand could more than quadruple by 2032 to a whopping 368 gigawatts — mostly because of new ...

Data centers and energy used to be separate conversations. Today, they’re the same conversation. The rapid rise of AI-driven ...

Louisiana Economic Development (LED) announced Feb. 23 that Amazon selected the state for $12 billion data center campuses in Caddo and Bossier Parish. LED announced Dec. 17, 2025, that West Feliciana ...