Tech giants are in a heated race to build data centers and dominate the AI landscape. But America might not be ready for the energy demand.

A new $100B data center is coming to the Northland, boasting economic growth and infrastructure upgrades. But at what cost?

The company plans to build and pay for dedicated energy infrastructure to reduce the risk of AI data centers straining local ...

Sen. Padilla said data centers should “support the grid and local communities.” Trump pivots, saying Big Tech should pay its “own way.” ...

Power lines extend north from Wildlands Conservancy's South Mountain Preserve in Emmaus, with the PPL Building in Center City Allentown visible in the background, on Aug. 16, 2025. The Pennsylvania ...

Axiom Space and Spacebilt plan to install an optically interconnected orbital data center node on the International Space Station in 2027. Credit: Axiom Space As the space industry explores orbital ...

Data: Can’t live without it, and we’re about to find out about living next to it. The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission in December reviewed what it labeled the first hyperscale data center proposed ...

The amount of capital pouring into AI data center projects is staggering. Last week, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon reported their 2025 capital expenditures would total roughly $370 billion, ...

Tools that power artificial intelligence devour energy. But attempts to shield regular Californians from footing the bill in 2025 ended with a law requiring regulators to write a report about the ...

Data centers are transforming Texas land use, raising costs for residential developers and straining local resources. Lawmakers are considering policy changes amid declining housing affordability. AI ...

For decades, data centers were designed with permanence in mind: fixed plans, rigid shapes and predictable life cycles. Physical constraints of legacy architectures made them inherently static. But in ...