The Energy Secretary tells me that data centers are not responsible for Americans paying higher utility bills, but consumer advocates say Americans are footing the bill for the rapid expansion of ...

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Artificial intelligence companies are threatening to shun Illinois and build their most advanced data centers in Wisconsin and Indiana if the state doesn’t dilute its privacy law, the toughest in the ...

Two New York lawmakers on Friday announced that they are introducing a bill that would impose a three-year moratorium on data center development. The announcement makes New York at least the sixth ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Google confirms it is developing a new data center campus in Kansas City’s Northland, ending months of speculation. The site is known as Project Mica, according to Google. It ...

The high water demand of data centers causes significant problems. Large volumes of often potable, drinking-quality water are used for cooling, putting pressure on local water supplies and competing ...

Data centers have become a very heated topic for Texans. New projects across two data center hubs, one inside San Antonio and one just outside, are constantly cropping up in state filings. In the ...

Superconducting cables could make for more compact data centers. Superconducting cables could make for more compact data centers. is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment ...

Cincinnati City Council voted Wednesday to temporarily regulate new and expanding data centers while the city studies possible permanent regulations. The discussion started at the Cincinnati Planning ...

A data center in Martindale Brightwood is moving forward with a positive recommendation on Feb. 12. That's despite more than 100 people showing up to protest the center. At several times, the crowd ...

Voyager Technologies CEO Dylan Taylor said data centers in space will become a reality, but cooling issues still need to be resolved. Tesla CEO Elon Musk highlighted space-based data centers as a ...

Washington correspondent, CBS News 24/7 and CBS Stations Natalie Brand is a Washington correspondent covering the White House and Capitol Hill for CBS News 24/7 and CBS Stations. Greg Pirio bought his ...