Federal regulators will allow tech companies to effectively plug massive data centers directly into power plants.

Proximity to available power is now as crucial as closeness to a major metropolitan area in the siting of a new AI data ...

In terms of climate, and energy, and ecology, we are increasingly focused on carbon footprints as a whole, and so it makes ...

Modernizing data center infrastructure to keep up with AI is as much about navigating regulation and industry partnerships as ...

For the first time ever, PJM, the grid operator managing electricity across 13 states including Ohio, couldn’t purchase 100 ...

A wave of data centers is triggering demand for new electricity generation. OG&E and PSO are pushing to charge ratepayers ...

The explosive growth of data centers around the country — driven in large part by the burgeoning use of artificial intelligence — could come at a “staggering” cost for average residents with ...

How many data centers will be built – and how much electricity they’ll need – is uncertain. Being prepared costs money, but ...

A destructive storm in 2020 prematurely shut down Iowa’s only nuclear plant. With Google’s plans to reopen it to power nearby ...

Near the Salton Sea, a company plans to build a data center to support artificial intelligence that would cover land the size of 15 football fields and require power that could support 425,000 homes.

Big data centers equipped to supply their own power during heatwaves and other emergencies can begin operations much more ...

The power generation sector is looking at numerous ways to provide enough electricity to satisfy demand from data centers. Bloomberg Intelligence recently said its research shows data centers, ...