A new $100B data center is coming to the Northland, boasting economic growth and infrastructure upgrades. But at what cost?

Power lines extend north from Wildlands Conservancy's South Mountain Preserve in Emmaus, with the PPL Building in Center City Allentown visible in the background, on Aug. 16, 2025. The Pennsylvania ...

A Maryland consumer watchdog has accused regional utilities of inflating the amount of electricity new data centers will need in a ‘land rush’ to lock up power grid access, a move that could lead to ...

Given marching orders by the U.S. Energy Dept. to boost artificial intelligence sector growth, independent agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) now must absorb nearly 200 diverging power ...

Axiom Space and Spacebilt plan to install an optically interconnected orbital data center node on the International Space Station in 2027. Credit: Axiom Space As the space industry explores orbital ...

The project has two potential routes, both of which would impact private properties, farms, and natural spaces across six counties. Hundreds of residents and local officials have expressed concerns ...

Since 2010, data centers in Virginia have not had to pay the state’s sales and use tax. At a rate of 4.3%, that foregone revenue adds up: Over the past decade, data centers have been exempt from ...

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 ...

Drive in almost any direction from almost any American city, and soon enough you’ll arrive at a data center—a giant white box rising from graded earth, flanked by generators and fenced like a prison ...