Big Tech-backed interest group donated to Virginia lawmakers ahead of a failed push to regulate data centers
A Big Tech and private equity-backed data center group donated $165,500 to Virginia lawmakers.
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What’s driving electricity demand? It isn’t just AI and data centers.
A boom in heavy industry, an increase in the number of air conditioners, and a robust electric-vehicle market are all adding ...
CenterPoint raises spending plan as power demand from data centers soars
CenterPoint Energy on Thursday increased its capital expenditure plan by $500 million to strengthen its electricity grid to ...
Data centers have an answer to fossil fuel emissions: Bury them
Data center development is creating enormous demand for power. With few options besides fossil fuels, interest has grown in ...
Malaysia is betting on data centers to boost its economy. But experts warn they come at a price.
Lau relies on water and electricity to operate his thriving export business in Malaysia’s Johor province. His contingency ...
A Virginia county's economy depends on data centers. Some say they're intruding on communities.
Officials are touting data centers as an economic boon while acknowledging concerns over how the land is being used.
Trump’s Sons Invest In AI Data Centers After He Touts Billions In Industry Expansion
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump’s venture aligns with their father’s AI policy push, positioning them to potentially profit ...
CenterPoint joins peers in raising capital spending plan to meet data centers' power demand
CenterPoint Energy on Thursday increased its capital expenditure plan by $500 million to strengthen its electricity grid to ...
Microsoft Unveils Quantum Computing Chip for Future Data Centers
Microsoft Corp. announced its first quantum computing chip, a major step in the company’s effort to produce devices that ...
Rethinking Our Approach To The Data Center Power-Supply Challenge
The explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI) has dominated energy industry headlines as of late, and one obvious ...
Data center industry makes case that the centers contribute billions to Ohio's economy
Data centers, for example, directly employ 15,000 Ohioans, one-quarter of 1% of Ohio's total workforce of nearly 6 million.
Entergy’s stock is surging after a $10 billion Meta deal — the CEO says mega AI data centers are changing the utility business
As AI fuels a boom in mega data centers, Entergy is cashing in—securing Meta and AWS as customers, building billions in new ...