If you’re worried about data centers and AI inflating your electricity bill, you’re not alone. A California watchdog released a report Tuesday urging policymakers to act fast on the state’s ...

A large data center is under construction in Gilroy. But some community members are fearful of potential consequences. From lithium battery fires to excessive use of ...

The six-hour meeting was full of good news for data centers' ardent opponents.

The AI and data center boom is here, but communities nationwide are pushing back. Here is a closer look at the industry and ...

The Monterey Park council will take up whether to extend a moratorium on a proposed data center in town. Developers say the project will help revitalize a blighted patch in town. Critics worry ...

Data centers will likely double in the region in the coming years despite bureaucratic hurdles and high energy costs.

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Data centers are an economic boom in some areas and are behind the artificial intelligence economy. However, the cost to ...

A new data center planned for Perry Township would create 670 construction jobs. Its developer has released new details about the project.

Texas and Northern Virginia are the pre-eminent data center capitals in the U.S., but even development-averse Southern California is set to greatly expand its digital infrastructure supply.

The rapid expansion of U.S. data centers is creating environmental and public health burdens that extend well beyond electricity consumption, according to federal regulators, state agencies, and ...

Tools that power artificial intelligence devour energy. But attempts to shield regular Californians from footing the bill in 2025 ended with a law requiring regulators to write a report about the ...