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Artificial Intelligence & Data Centers

Democrat Abigail Spanberger speaks on Tuesday after being declared the winner of the Virginia gubernatorial race against Republican Winsome Earle-Sears. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

With a Lock on State Government Control, Virginia Democrats Now Face Difficult Decisions on Data Centers and Renewable Energy

By Charles Paullin

Democrat Abigail Spanberger (left) challenges Republican Winsome Earle-Sears in the race for Virginia governor. Credit: Win McNamee and Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

In Virginia, Voters Head to the Polls Hot Over Data Centers, Solar Facilities and Rising Electric Bills

By Charles Paullin

How Alabama Power Kept Bills Up and Opposition Out to Become One of the Most Powerful Utilities in the Country

By Dennis Pillion, Lee Hedgepeth

Data centers are energy-intensive, running servers around the clock to power streams of computer computations. Credit: Bastien Ohier/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images

A Company Eyes What Would Be North Carolina’s First Commercial Natural Gas Well

By Lisa Sorg

In Houston, solar panels run down the line to the next manufacturing process at Elin Energy's solar panel manufacturing facility. Credit: Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

Texas Grid Increasingly Meets Growing Demand With Renewables

By Arcelia Martin

Transmission lines are seen in Montgomery Village, Md. Credit: Eric Lee/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Maryland Leads Multistate Push to Shield Consumers from New Data Center Costs

By Aman Azhar

Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University on July 15 in Pittsburgh. Credit: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

Four Governors Whose States Rely on PJM Want Data Centers to Guarantee Their Own Power

By Rambo Talabong

A view of Meta’s newly constructed data center on July 18, 2024, in Eagle Mountain, Utah. Credit: George Frey/AFP via Getty Images

AI Is Pushing Climate Goals Out of Reach, New Reports Say

By Jake Bolster

Sperm whales swim near the Eastern Caribbean island of Dominica. Sperm whales are the deepest diving mammals on Earth, going as far as 3,000 meters. Credit: Amanda Cotton/CETI

AI Is Decoding Whales’ Communications. Could That Be a Turning Point in the Push for Their Rights?

By Katie Surma

An electric substation is seen at a power plant in Houston. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

‘Rapid Explosion’ of Data Centers Causes Planning Struggles in Texas

By Arcelia Martin

Power lines tower above a cornfield near New Bloomfield, Mo. Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

As the Data Center Boom Ramps Up in the Rural Midwest, What Should Communities Expect?

By Alexia Underwood

Amazon data centers loom over houses at the edge of a neighborhood in Loudoun County, Va. Credit: Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images

How Did This State Become the Data Center Capital of the World?

By Dan Gearino, Charles Paullin

A rendering of Related Digital’s planned data center in Saline Township, Mich. Credit: Related Digital

Data Center Developer Takes a Small Michigan Farming Community to Court

By K.R. Callaway

The Data Center Capital of the World

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Transmission lines feed into a substation near a data center construction site on July 24 in Lewis Center, Ohio. Credit: Eli Hiller/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Trump Administration Seeks to Speed Data Center Grid Connections and Expand Federal Control of Power System

By Dan Gearino

High-voltage transmission lines run along Interstate 5 in the central California community of Buttonwillow. Credit: Jay L. Clendenin/Getty Images

Rising Electric Rates Tied to Distribution Spending, Disasters and Some Clean Energy Programs, Study Says

By Blanca Begert

An aerial view of an Amazon Web Services data center in Ashburn, Va. Credit: Nathan Howard/Getty Images

Pennsylvania Community Groups Urge Officials to Restrict Data Center Development

By Jon Hurdle

In Stone Ridge, Virginia, an Amazon Web Services data center in July 2024. Virginia is a PJM state, and Northern Virginia is the largest data center market in the world. Credit: Nathan Howard/Getty Images

PJM Pursues Rule Change to Meet Data Center Surge. Critics Fear Gas Suppliers Could Benefit.

By Rambo Talabong

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