Google parent Alphabet has agreed to buy Intersect Power, a data center and clean energy developer, for $4.75 billion in cash, plus the assumption of the company’s debt. The acquisition, which was ...

This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When a derecho slammed into the Duane Arnold nuclear plant in 2020, Diana Lokenvitz had time for ...

AI has quickly become the defining driver of demand within global data centers, outpacing nearly every forecast made prior to the latest breakthroughs, and the resultant power consumption leap has not ...

When a derecho slammed into the Duane Arnold nuclear plant in 2020, Diana Lokenvitz had time for exactly one glance out her window. A wall of clouds had poured in from the west, swallowing Palo, Iowa, ...

WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright rejected concerns that the proliferation of data centers powering artificial intelligence across the country will raise American energy bills. The data ...

A pumpjack east of Andrews, Texas, in the heart of the state's Permian Basin, the region's primary oil and gas production area, stands in an area where fossil fuel giant Chevron is launching a move ...

Chevron (CVX) said Wednesday it plans to build its first project to power an AI data center using natural gas in West Texas, with the goal of start-up by 2027. As part of its annual Investor Day ...

Data centers completed in Silicon Valley sit empty for years — unable to power up because the local utility lacks capacity to supply them with electricity. AI computing will more than double ...

The expansion is driven by new large-load customers, with data centers expected to account for 90% of the new power demand. Public hearings revealed divided opinions, with some supporting grid ...

Amazon.com Inc. alleges that a Berkshire Hathaway Inc.-owned utility in Oregon is failing to provide sufficient power for four new data center facilities, highlighting the strain rapid expansion of ...

Google made a deal to bring an Iowa nuclear plant back to life to power its data centers. Google made a deal to bring an Iowa nuclear plant back to life to power its data centers. is a senior science ...