AI’s explosive growth depends on a backbone of vast energy-hungry, water intensive data centers, costing hundreds of billions of dollars in resources. The challenge—and opportunity—of the moment is ...

File - The roof of a data center is pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions ...

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Drive in almost any direction from almost any American city, and soon enough you’ll arrive at a data center—a giant white box rising from graded earth, flanked by generators and fenced like a prison ...

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 ...

UPDATE: Following publication of this story on Thursday, Oct. 30, Michigan officials identified the data center being served by DTE as a project by ChatGPT creator OpenAI and partners in Saline ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — The New York State Assembly held a hearing on Thursday to examine rising energy costs for everyday utility customers tied to new consumers on the electric grid, like ...

A data center, which can use as much electricity as Philadelphia, is the new American factory, creating the future and propping up the economy. How long can this last?

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright this week directed federal energy regulators to consider a rule aimed at speeding up the connection of power-hungry data centers to ...