The spike in data centers is one of the main contributors to electricity demand and blackout risks this winter

Increasing energy demand driven by data centers is making grids more vulnerable to winter storms, especially in Texas and the ...

Future data centers are driving up forecasts for energy demand. States want proof they’ll get built

Utilities are producing eye-popping forecasts about the amount of electricity they'll need to power massive new data centers ...

Data center planned for Decatur Township site meets hostile neighborhood crowd at town hall

A Decatur Township town hall got heated Tuesday night as the crowd repeatedly shouted over a data center operator wanting to ...

Study shows state and local opposition to new data centers is gaining steam

As political resistance builds and local organizing becomes more coordinated, this is now a sustained and intensifying trend, ...
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Explained: This is how data centers can lead to higher electric bills

From surging utility demand to costly grid upgrades, several factors tie AI's growing footprint to the steady rise in energy use across the US.

First it was GPUs and electricity, now AI is eating up the memory industry

"All of those things are essentially PCs. Any embedded device, game consoles, specialized medical equipment, those are all ...

A top commodities guru says these 4 assets are about to join the data center-fueled bull market

There's an under-the-radar area of the market set to win big from data centers. Four commodities in particular stand to gain, ...

Data centers are spiking electricity costs in Maryland. It’s the ‘tip of the iceberg,’ one expert warns

Data centers have powered the internet for years, but with the rise of artificial intelligence, they are projected to need eye-popping amounts of power, along with costly infrastructure upgrades to ...