Future data centers are driving up forecasts for energy demand. States want proof they’ll get built
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The forecasts are eye-popping: utilities saying they’ll need two or three times more electricity within…
Data centers and rising utility bills emerge as flashpoints for 2026 elections
Voter anger over the cost of living is hurtling forward into next year’s midterm elections, when pivotal contests…
Energy Department offers $1.6 billion loan guarantee to upgrade transmission lines across Midwest
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Energy said Thursday it has finalized a $1.6 billion loan guarantee to…
‘Ice batteries’ offer sustainable air conditioning option
Every night some 74,000 gallons (280,000 liters) of water are frozen at Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.…
Graduate students at UT-Arlington are developing a way to cool data centers without water | Ap
ARLINGTON (AP) — Sai Abhideep Pundla has been awake since 3 a.m. After a red-eye flight from Las…
Meta’s Louisiana data center sparks $3B electricity upgrade. But who pays?
HOLLY RIDGE, La. (AP) — In a rural corner of Louisiana, Meta is building one of the world’s…
Big Tech’s data centers may face grid cutoffs during power crises
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With the explosive growth of Big Tech’s data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity…
Growing use of AI brings an environmental impact
Marissa Loewen first started using artificial intelligence in 2014 as a project management tool. She has autism and…
Rising electric bills: How states are tackling Big Tech’s energy demands
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular household and business…
Trump’s AI plan would sweep away key environmental law
When President Donald Trump rolled out a plan to boost artificial intelligence and data centers, a key goal…