Austin braces for AI-driven data center boom that could strain grid, raise rates

A city report recommends regulations for AI-fueled data centers to curb strain on Austin’s power grid, water supply and ...
MLive

Michigan’s largest AI data center can move ahead after DTE wins key approval

LANSING, MI - Michigan’s first “hyperscale” data center has a path to power. On Thursday, Dec. 18, state regulators cleared the way for a massive artificial intelligence server warehouse for ChatGPT ...
The Shreveport Times

What is a data center? Here's what it does, why it matters

Data centers are facilities that house equipment to store, process and deliver large amounts of digital data. These centers power common online services like websites, cloud storage, streaming and ...
The Washington Post

Supersized data centers are coming. See how they will transform America.

This coal plant in central Pennsylvania, once the largest in the state, was shuttered in 2023 after powering the region for over 50 years. Earlier this year, wrecking crews blasted the plant’s cooling ...
Fox Business

Arizona city unanimously rejects AI data center after residents' outcry

The Chandler, Arizona, city council voted unanimously Thursday against clearing the way for construction of an AI data center. Cheers and applause erupted after the unanimous vote outcome was ...
AZ Central

Chandler one of Arizona's first cities to vote down AI data center

Chandler became one of the first cities in metro Phoenix to reject a data center, despite months of lobbying by former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. After four hours of public comment, the Chandler City ...
KSDK

New records reveal Festus data center plans were kept behind closed doors by officials, developer

FESTUS, Mo. — Residents in Festus recently scraped together $150 to find out what was happening to their city. What they uncovered showed key decisions were already underway before the public was ever ...
FOX 10 Phoenix

Chandler City Council unanimously rejects proposed data center

The Chandler City Council on Dec. 11 unanimously rejected a controversial proposal to rezone 40 acres for a 400,000-square-foot data center, drawing large crowds of opposing residents. Opponents ...
AZFamily

Chandler unanimously votes against proposed AI data center

CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — The Chandler City Council voted late Thursday night against an artificial intelligence data center project following hours of comments from community members. The final vote ...
Crain's Detroit

Another massive data center has been proposed, this time in Oakland County

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. While controversy stirs around OpenAI’s Stargate data ...
Wane

$2 billion data center now operational in Fort Wayne, Google outlines its plans for the community

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The developers of Google’s $2 billion Fort Wayne Data Center announced Thursday morning that the facility is now operational, and the global giant spelled out a plan for AI ...