Two Wildly Different Data Centers Reveal a ‘Fork in the Road’ on How to Meet Electricity Demand
A Michigan data center would use renewables and flexibility to meet most demand. An Ohio project goes in a different direction.
By Dan Gearino
Big Tech Signs Trump Pledge to Pay Data-Center Power Costs. Fulfilling It Is the Hard Part.
By Rambo Talabong, Charles Paullin
Google’s Response to an Iowa County’s New Data Center Requirements? Annex the Land.
By Anika Jane Beamer
Facing Its Third Data Center, an Iowa County Rolls Out Extensive Zoning Rules
By Anika Jane Beamer
The Farming Industry Has Embraced ‘Precision Agriculture’ and AI, but Critics Question Its Environmental Benefits
By Georgina Gustin
Michigan Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Repeal Data Center Tax Incentives
By Tom Perkins
Google Data Centers Will Bring Nuclear Power Back To Tornado Country
By Anika Jane Beamer
How Did This State Become the Data Center Capital of the World?
By Dan Gearino, Charles Paullin
Dominion Energy and Big Tech Maneuver Over Pivotal Rate Decision in Virginia
By Charles Paullin
Google Expands Data Center Investment in Virginia, Doesn’t Share Site Specifics
By Charles Paullin
Clean Energy Brought Data Centers to Iowa. The Big Beautiful Bill Could Change That
By Anika Jane Beamer
Trump’s AI Action Plan Waives Federal Environmental Rules in the Development of Data Centers
By Arcelia Martin
Consumers (and a Utility) Get a Win in Ohio, While Data Centers Take the Loss
By Dan Gearino
Virginia Governor Boosts Artificial Intelligence to Fill Jobs, Cut Regulations
By Charles Paullin
Trump Hails $90 Billion in Corporate Investment to Make Pennsylvania an AI Hub, Fueled by Natural Gas
By Marianne Lavelle, Kiley Bense
A Data Center Fight Touches on a Big Question: Who Assumes the Financial Risk for the AI Boom?
By Dan Gearino
Virginia Environmental Groups Form New Data Center Reform Coalition, Call for More Industry Oversight
By Jake Bolster
Warming Trends: Google Earth Shows Climate Change in Action, a History of the World Through Bat Guano and Bike Riding With Monarchs
By Katelyn Weisbrod
