In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we discuss the economics and environmental impacts of energy-hungry data centers and whether these facilities are sustainable in the age of AI. Tech giants have been ...

Technology companies have set their sights on vast swaths of land in Michigan in their race to build data centers — energy-hungry facilities that power artificial intelligence, movie streaming, web ...

PCWorld reports that AI data centers are now using repurposed jet engines from aircraft like Boeing 747s to generate massive amounts of power. These gas turbines can produce 48 megawatts each, with 21 ...

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If you’re searching for a symbol of the wild ride the US economy has been on over the past decade and where it’s going next, the former General Motors Co. plant in Lordstown, Ohio, checks a lot of ...

On September 5, 2025, Pennsylvania Senate Bill 991, the “Data Center Siting and Permitting Act” began its legislative journey with the aim of reducing red tape and attracting substantial data center ...

Blakely Borough Council will vote next month to limit data centers to the northwest corner of the town above Business Route 6 while also applying nearly three dozen conditions and restrictions to any ...

The Trump administration issued a proposal late Thursday that aims to help AI data centers get connected to the electric grid more quickly. Energy Secretary Chris Wright sent the proposal to the ...

Aligned Data Centers and Calibrant Energy have announced what the companies call a first-of-its-kind energy solution to address one of the data center industry’s most urgent constraints: access to ...

Last week, Google announced it was working with the S.C. Office of Resilience and other partners to provide energy-efficiency upgrades in selected communities that would save residents between $545 ...