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Data Center

Substations and transformers are seen at a Digital Realty data center in Ashburn, Va., on Nov. 12, 2025. Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Virginia Senate Proposes to End Data Center Tax Exemption in January

By Charles Paullin

Jen Walling, chief executive officer of the Illinois Environmental Council, spoke in support of the POWER Act at a press conference in Chicago on Feb. 11. Credit: Keerti Gopal/Inside Climate News

Could a New Illinois Bill Be a Blueprint for Curbing Data Centers’ Climate Impacts?

By Keerti Gopal

An aerial view of data centers in Ashburn, Va. Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Virginia House Passes Data Center Tax Exemption, With Conditions

By Charles Paullin

An aerial view of the Sabey Data Center in Round Rock, Texas. Credit: Aaron E. Martinez/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images

Texas to Study ‘Batch Zero’ of Data Centers by Late Summer

By Arcelia Martin

An aerial view of a 33-megawatt data center in Vernon, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

‘The Sky Isn’t Falling’: Providing Perspective on the Data Center Boom

By Dan Gearino

Talen Energy’s Montour County power plant. Credit: Talen Energy

Pennsylvania County Denies Rezoning Plan That Would Have Allowed a Data Center

By Jon Hurdle

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks to supporters at a rally announcing his reelection bid on Jan. 8 in Philadelphia. Credit: Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images

Pennsylvania Governor Courts Data Centers While Seeking Consumer Protections

By Jon Hurdle

Transmission lines along Stan Roberts Sr. Avenue in Northeast El Paso, adjacent to the construction site of the Meta data center. The Franklin Mountains are visible in the background. Credit: Martha Pskowski/Inside Climate News

Meta Wants Data Center in Sunny El Paso to Rely on Natural Gas

By Martha Pskowski

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