Maine lawmaker Melanie Sachs, a Democrat, thought her state was one of the few places in the nation where data centers weren’t interested in setting up shop. The northeastern-most state in the US — ...

The US federal government’s central energy information agency is planning to implement a mandatory nationwide survey of data centers focused on their energy use, according to a letter seen by WIRED.

A developer is proposing to build a large-scale AI-data center, known as Project Tango, in Palm Beach County's western suburbs. The project has sparked controversy among local residents due to its ...

Donald Trump is facing significant hurdles after declaring, in a series of executive orders last year, that rapid construction of AI data centers was among his top priorities to ensure the US wins the ...

The United States has more than 3,000 operational data centers, and that number is expected to grow substantially in the years ahead. More than 1,500 new data centers are in various stages of ...

Hyperscales are increasingly tapping private credit and debt markets to finance the build-out of AI data centers. The huge sums of money flowing into the sector pose both risks and rewards for ...

Silicon Valley has been pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into building ever-larger AI data centers that require as much electricity as hundreds of thousands of US homes—but that massive ...

Wisconsin is becoming a hub for large-scale data centers due to its freshwater, cool climate, and low land costs. Data centers require enormous amounts of water and electricity for cooling, raising ...

The Maine legislature passed the first state ban in the nation on the development of large data centers on Tuesday. The temporary measure, which lasts for 1.5 years, restricts the construction of new ...

A Wisconsin city passed a referendum Tuesday targeting data center construction, requiring future large-scale projects that receive tax benefits to secure approval from local voters. Port Washington, ...

The booming data center industry faces growing pushback from communities and politicians. Industry executives worry that there hasn't been a coordinated response to its image problems. As states ...

Maine is set to pass a bill pausing new data centers until late 2027. Data centers face growing public resistance over environmental and infrastructure concerns. Maine's vote could mark the first-ever ...