Senators Demand to Know How Much Energy Data Centers Use

In a letter sent Thursday morning, Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley press the Energy Information Agency to mandate annual ...

AI data centers will be the bane of our existence | Opinion

The construction of new AI data centers is causing a significant surge in energy demand across the United States. These ...

Data centers may be forced to pay for own energy, but is that enough?

A bill that would require data centers to pay the full cost of their electricity is awaiting the governor's signature. But ...

NC’s data center tax breaks could reach billions, Stein says. He wants lawmakers to cut them

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein says data centers are partially to blame for rising energy prices in North Carolina. He ...
Tech Xplore

New software could cut cooling energy use by 25% in data centers

Data centers consume millions of homes' worth of electricity each year, with much of that electricity simply powering the ...

Amazon, Microsoft, Google and more pressed on data center water and power use

Investors are asking data center hyperscalers to release finer, site-specific details on water and energy consumption.
USA Today

Will Wisconsin residents pay for data center power?

The Journal Sentinel asked readers to send us their questions about Wisconsin data centers. More than 300 responded. The most-asked reader questions centered on water and energy use. We previously ...
Yahoo

Report says national push for AI data centers leading to outsized energy, water consumption

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Protesters gathered outside and attended a Sept. 19, 2025, Doña Ana Board of County Commissioners meeting to urge elected ...
CNET

AI Data Centers: What to Know About Their Water and Energy Use

OpenAI's Sam Altman says AI's water concerns are "totally fake." The truth about AI's impact on natural resources is more complicated. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing ...