City Cast and Technical.ly break down the development surge, from energy and water demands to the potential for jobs and tax ...

Politicians, energy providers, Big Tech and climate activists are talking about data centers. Here’s what to know.

For decades, the data center was a centralized place. As AI shifts to an everyday tool, that model is changing. We are moving toward a world of distributed data centers.

There was a time when most Americans had little to no knowledge about their local data center. Long the invisible but critical backbone of the internet, server farms have rarely been a point of ...

BOSTON — Power demand from U.S. data centers is expected to surge to 106 gigawatts by 2035, according to a new forecast, a spike that’s driven by growth in artificial intelligence and that may ...

The Allen Park Planning Commission delayed action in January to allow for an additional sound study, a fire department evaluation and outreach to neighboring communities before revisiting the site ...

As more AI workloads are scaled into energy-intensive data centers, the pressure on power supply chains will intensify. Lenovo's Simone Larsson told CNBC there's going to be a "tipping point" where ...

Streaming shows, storing photos in the cloud and using social media — all of these require data centers. Why are they so controversial in the communities where tech companies want to build them? Some ...

A controversial data center has won approval from an Allegheny County borough. The Springdale borough council voted 5-2 Tuesday to grant a conditional use permit to Allegheny DC Property Company. The ...

Data centers are transforming Texas land use, raising costs for residential developers and straining local resources. Lawmakers are considering policy changes amid declining housing affordability. AI ...

As the sun set over Canton on Feb. 11, the scene at the town’s makeshift municipal building more closely resembled that of a trendy big-city nightclub. More than 100 people had lined up outside, ...