Data centers can increase energy costs in two main ways. They have to be connected to the grid, which can require extra ...

Data centers are an economic boom in some areas and are behind the artificial intelligence economy. However, the cost to ...

Tech companies are building data centers with their own private power plants, a risky bet that will increase carbon emissions ...

A new regulatory filing shows a proposed data center in Adams County would be among the largest in Ohio, consuming more than 20 times as much electricity as Adams County itself.

In this Sunday edition of Business Insider Today, three reporters from our data centers investigation preview the themes they ...

The U.S. power grid is being reshaped by a force that most Americans never see: the explosive growth of data centers built to feed artificial intelligence. Federal forecasters now project the ...

The AI boom has increased the upfront capital needs of data center developers, but many investors are still wary of funding a ...

Supporters say new state rules would shield ratepayers and water supplies, while opponents warn added permits could push data center investment elsewhere.

In the past year, plans for two gargantuan data centers have been announced in New Mexico, and electric utilities have come to see data center development as a driving force behind growth and need ...