They form the backbone of social media platforms, e-commerce sites and other technologies. They pay big tax bills but suck up ...

In recent months, a particular word has begun to circulate with striking insistence in press releases across the United ...

54% of respondents cited “energy availability and redundancy” as the single greatest obstacle to successful data center development between now and 2030.

New rules by the PJM power network will fast-track combined data center and power generation projects, favoring new gas ...

Data centers that have lined up new electricity capacity for their facilities would get priority in connecting to the largest ...

The global boom in data center demand is showing no signs of slowing down. Regardless of where data centers are built, these ...

Electricity prices are surging, voters are growing angry, and the artificial intelligence industry's data centers are increasingly a target for blame with U.S. mid-term elections on the horizon.

AI data centers require incredible amounts of energy to run. NPR's Planet Money investigates how that demand for power might affect your electric bills. Tech companies invested hundreds of billions of ...

Federal regulators recently approved a plan by Oklahoma's power grid operator, Southwest Power Pool, to fast-track the approval process large load consumers to ...

Data centers are popping up in semi-arid areas like Colorado. Experts say they should come with a warning label when it comes to water.

ERCOT is making a first attempt at a planning process in which multiple requests will be considered simultaneously.