Maine is poised to freeze large data-center construction, which would make it the first state to enact such a measure as communities across the U.S. grapple with fallout from the boom in artificial ...

A horse grazes in the field at Diamond Farms on Robertsville Road south of Gray Summit on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. L.B. Eckelkamp, Jr., owner of Diamond Farms and CEO of the Franklin County-based Bank ...

Google signs 20-year deal with DTE Energy to produce 2.7GW of clean energy The data center will only use 1GW – 1.7GW are designed for nearby communities Google's $10m Energy Impact Fund will also ...

With a $1 billion investment, Google is planning to expand its data center operations in Caldwell County. The tech giant announced the additional investment in its Lenoir data center Friday. Lenoir is ...

Elon Musk's xAI data centers need a lot of electricity. Without it, Grok can't sling edgy memes and make videos of Trump dressed like Rambo, flying a bald eagle into battle. However, his latest data ...

March 3 (Reuters) - NextEra Energy (NEE.N), opens new tab, the largest U.S. electricity company, expects to build between 15 and 30 gigawatts of new generation capacity ‌for U.S. data centers in the ...

CASCADE TWP., MI – A Grand Rapids suburb has passed a temporary moratorium blocking any data center proposals as similar projects are popping up across West Michigan. No data center projects have been ...

In the small town of Port Washington, Wis. — founded on the western shores of Lake Michigan in 1835 and now home to a population of about 12,000 residents — locals launched a petition in December 2025 ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — As data center proposals continue to emerge across Central Virginia, lawmakers are pushing a wave of legislation that could bring new regulations to the industry statewide.

Oregon business and technology leaders are pushing a bill that would add 1,700 acres to Hillsboro’s urban growth boundary, making room for new semiconductor factories or other advanced manufacturers.