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Technology & Innovation

All Hail Electrification. But Let’s Talk About the Hard Part.

The IEA and climate negotiators want to set a target for shifting the economy to run on electricity. Upfront costs are just one of the obstacles.

By Dan Gearino

Workers install solar panels on the roof of a house in Antipolo, Philippines. Credit: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images
A Meta worker leads a tour of the company’s data center in Temple, Texas, on July 22. Credit: Mikala Compton/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images

Meta Announces Large Solar Purchase Agreement in Texas, But It’s Powering Some Data Centers With Gas

By Lauren Nutall

Uncrewed aircraft specialists deploy a drone to detect hot spots as the Timber Fire burns in Los Padres National Forest on Aug. 30 near Big Sur, Calif. Credit: Andrew Avitt/U.S. Forest Service

Drones Are Already on the Front Lines of Wildfire Response. Robots and AI Could Be Next.

By Mosabber Hossain

Shannon Dunphy, director of Mountain West construction at Dandelion Energy, oversees installation of polyurethane pipes for a geothermal system in Littleton, Colo. Credit: Phil McKenna/Inside Climate News

New Colorado Neighborhood Could Offer Glimpse into the Future of Home Energy Use

By Phil McKenna

An aerial view of Meta’s El Paso data center. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Texas Electric Utility Only Considered Gas to Power $10 Billion Meta Data Center

By Martha Pskowski

Construction workers wire electricity lines at a data center under construction on March 4 in Garland, Texas. Credit: Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images

AI’s Meet-Cute With Climate Denial

By Dan Gearino

The OpenAI headquarters in San Francisco. Credit: Smith Collection/Gado via Getty Images

Georgia Residents Sue Over OpenAI Data Center

By Ryan Krugman

The construction site of an Amazon Web Services data center is seen in front of a nuclear power plant on July 3 in Berwick, Pa. Credit: Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Pennsylvania’s AI Boom Is Repeating Old Patterns of Exploitation

By Jon Hurdle

Pam Benton, 59, a mother and grandmother, works as a painter and cleaner in Winston County. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

An Overdue Trash Bill Left This Alabama Woman in Handcuffs. She’s Not Alone.

By Lee Hedgepeth

Protesters gather at the near the site of a proposed data center development in Lusby, Md., on April 6. Credit: Nathan Howard/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Maryland Under Pressure as Local Moratoriums Supercharge Opposition to Data Centers

By Aman Azhar

The construction site of a 49.5-megawatt three-level data center on July 8 in Vernon, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Data Center Boom Brings Health Hazards, Former EPA Officials Warn

By Keerti Gopal

A solar farm is seen on June 17 near Rosamond, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

How California Is Kicking Its Natural Gas Habit

By Dan Gearino

The author’s Chevrolet Bolt charges at an Applegreen Electric station at a Pennsylvania Turnpike rest stop near Newburg in July. Credit: Kyle Bagenstose/Inside Climate News

Pennsylvania Is Building More EV Chargers. Will Drivers Come?

By Kyle Bagenstose

A data center site for sale off Loop 9 in Ellis County, Texas. Credit: Getty Images.

There’s No Comprehensive Mailing List for All Texas Data Center Operators

By Arcelia Martin

Sheep graze around solar panels in Saltillo, Texas, on May 28. Credit: Angela Piazza/The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images

These States Are Leading the Electricity Generation Boom

By Dan Gearino

A view of oil storage tanks at a terminal on April 12 in Qingdao, China. Credit: Getty Images

China’s Carbon Pollution Fell in Recent Months as Oil Demand Plummeted

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Construction vehicles drive down the road to a proposed data center development in Lusby, Md., on April 6. Credit: Nathan Howard/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Maryland Consumer Advocate Challenges PJM Plan to Buy Power for Projected Data Center Growth

By Aman Azhar

A rendering of Philadelphia’s Bellwether District. Credit: HRP Group

Will a Data Center Join the Philadelphia Bellwether District’s Mix of Manufacturers and Warehouses?

By Daniel Perrin

Flock and similar cameras can be attached to utility poles or on standalone poles with solar power. Either way, they're often contracted through Alabama Power. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

The Grid Has Eyes

By Lee Hedgepeth

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