Many Americans had to crank up their air conditioning units this week, as a heat dome settled over much of the eastern United ...

Most U.S. voters oppose having data centers built in their community and even more oppose the data centers if tax incentives ...

National Grid said its investment, planned for projects from 2026 to 2031, will support grid connections from large sources of power demand such as data centers and gigafactories.

This flexibility allows data centers to play a crucial role in grid stability, providing a fast and effective response to fluctuations and emergencies. Thus, far from being seen solely as large energy ...

These grid-scale innovations are part of a more sustainable and reliable energy future. There’s another reason to care about data centers: national security. These facilities are essential for ...

But, so far, Massachusetts’ investor-owned utilities, including Eversource and National Grid, have received requests from proposed data centers for an additional 2 gigawatts of electricity ...

While AI accounted for only 12% of the 33 GW in data center power demand in 2024, that could increase to 70% of the 176 GW in ...

The U.S. electrical grid is under stress as loads increase while infrastructure upgrades lag. The situation is bound to ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois and the suburbs have been at the forefront of the national data center boom, but state lawmakers are working to mitigate the impact these centers have on climate and ...

The U.S. Department of Energy identified a site at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory near Golden as one of 16 sites across the country to build data centers to power the global artificial ...

The U.S. Department of Energy included Oak Ridge National Laboratory, its largest multi-program science lab, on a list of possible sites for AI data centers. A 562-acre federal plot near the lab ...