Artificial Intelligence & Data Centers

New Power Plants for Data Centers Would Significantly Increase Pennsylvania’s Climate Pollution

A new report studied potential emissions from seven planned gas-fired plants that would fuel data centers in Pennsylvania. The industry says it’s investing in clean technology.

By Jon Hurdle

Echoes of the Past in Pennsylvania Coal Towns’ Fight Against Data Centers

By Nina Sablan

FERC Order Bolsters Maryland Case Against Billions in Data Center Grid Costs

By Aman Azhar

Federal Regulators Tell Electric Grid Operators to Fix Their Rules on Data Centers

By Lisa Sorg, Charles Paullin

Alabama’s Self-Proclaimed ‘AI Watchman’ Unseats Incumbent Public Service Commissioner

By Lee Hedgepeth

Alabama Governor Names Four New PSC Members, Including Its First Two Black Appointees

By Dennis Pillion

Microsoft’s Clean Energy Reversal Collides With Virginia’s Climate Goals

By Charles Paullin

A Commercial Space Race Prompts a Thorny Question: Who Owns the Sky?

By Bob Berwyn

Pennsylvania Activists Urge Lawmakers to Help Curb Soaring Electric Bills

By Jon Hurdle

On the Historic Route From Selma to Montgomery, an AI Cloud Looms

By Lee Hedgepeth

New York State Gets One Step Closer to a Data Center Moratorium

By Lauren Dalban

In Alabama Primary Elections, Incumbent Utility Regulators Feel the Squeeze of High Energy Prices

By Lee Hedgepeth

A New N.C. Ratepayer Bill Puts the Brakes on Data Centers, but Incentivizes Fossil Fuels

By Lisa Sorg

As Federal Wetlands’ Protections Falter, Washington State Scientists Turn to AI as a Conservation Tool

By Chad Small

Pennsylvania’s Governor Has a Plan to Make Data Centers Bring Their Own Energy. Now Comes the Hard Part.

By Kyle Bagenstose

Residents Wrangle Over Transmission Line Proposal for Rural Virginia

By Charles Paullin

In Florida, an Agricultural Town in Need of an Economic Boost Eyes Hyperscale Data Centers

By Amy Green

Duke University Plans a Data Center It Says Will Boost ‘Environmental Responsibility and Sustainability’

By Lisa Sorg

Corpus Christi Leaders Believe Data Center Plans May Be Behind Delays to Emergency Water Supply

By Emily Salazar, Dylan Baddour