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Texas Governor Abbott halts all state-issued permits for data centers until grid audit is complete
HOUSTON, Sept 21 : Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday barred the state’s environmental agency from issuing new permits for data centers until regulators complete a massive audit of the energy-hungry facilities seeking to connect to the Texas electrical grid.The Republican governor’s directive to the Texas C
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California governor signs broad data center oversight bill package
Sept 21 : California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday signed seven bills aimed at regulating the fast-growing data center industry, imposing new requirements on electricity costs, water use and local oversight as communities push back against a surge in AI-linked development.• The legislation requires data c
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Democrats try to ride data center backlash to election victory in rural US Midwest
Sept 19 : No company has announced plans for a data center in Defiance, a city of 17,000 people surrounded by soybean fields in northwestern Ohio.But people in the aptly named community are not taking any chances.After learning the county’s economic development group had fielded inquiries from tech c
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What happens when data centers lose power?
AI is driving a surge in data center electricity demand. That’s why operators are increasingly dependent on backup generators and other technologies that can reduce energy use and ease pressure on power grids.
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New York proposes $1 million per megawatt community investment for data centers
Sept 15 : New York Governor Kathy Hochul is recommending that local governments seek community investments of at least $1 million per megawatt from developers proposing new data centers, according to a document released on Tuesday.Her recommendations come months after New York became the first U.S. state to
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Data centers face backlash from US communities
Who benefits from the AI revolution – and who pays the price? Across America, the AI boom is bringing massive data centers – and growing resistance from the people who live next door. DW speaks to author Stephanie Hare.
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Why communities are fighting AI data centers
Data centers are the engines behind AI. Critics say they also bring rising energy costs, pressure on local ecosystems and decisions that communities often have little say in.
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The hidden environmental cost of AI data centers
As data centers multiply to meet AI demand, they’re straining power grids, draining water supplies and reshaping the land and air around them.
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Where will the next AI data centers go?
AI needs ever more computing power. To keep up, companies are scouting new homes for data centers, from the ocean floor to outer space. But every idea comes with a catch.
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Are data centers really bad for the planet?
As data centers multiply to meet AI demand, they’re straining power grids, draining water supplies and reshaping the land and air around them.
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