Duke Energy has reached an agreement with data center operators on a long-sought large-load tariff, or special rate for some big new energy users, in North Carolina. The agreement repurposes an ...

U.S. grid planners are preparing for annual electricity demand growth of about 0.9% to 1.6% through 2050, with data centers emerging as a major driver, and EPRI—the Electric Power Research ...

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick claimed Wednesday that data centers “don’t use water” despite the facilities’ significant water usage raising concerns for communities that may host them. In an ...

It’s official: Australia’s data centre boom will not be solely powered by renewables. At the National Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the federal government softened its stance on using coal and gas to ...

PJM Interconnection has proposed a new framework that would allow large data centers and other major electricity users to enter service without first securing enough new capacity to cover their demand ...

Merchants have become increasingly skilled at using consumers’ personal data, including their online shopping habits and smartphone use, to calculate an individual’s tolerance for higher prices. Now ...

Data centers, the gigantic buildings that house the computing power behind the artificial intelligence boom, are wildly unpopular. A recent Gallup poll found that 7 in 10 Americans oppose one being ...

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. – The Spokane County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to pause the building and planning departments from accepting or processing any land use applications for a ...

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago says treated wastewater from its Calumet plant could be redirected to data centers — potentially reducing how much drinking water those ...