Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger announced a Data Center Accountability Framework on September 18 that imposes new oversight of power generation, water use and noise pollution at data centers and …
Republican Congressmember Mike Lawler launched a seven-figure ad campaign last week attacking Democratic challenger Cait Conley over data centers, citing her consulting work for two defense tech firms…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed concerns that AI data centers guzzle water as a 'meme' that doesn't hold up to scrutiny, saying modern data centers use about as much water as an office building. He ci…
The Data Center Coalition, led by President Josh Levi, has launched its America Connects initiative in battleground states including Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, and Ohio to counter opposition from r…
At least 43 companies, including Meta, OpenAI, Microsoft, and Amazon Web Services, have publicly supported Governor Greg Abbott's audit of data centers seeking grid connections, despite the audit's sp…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered an immediate halt and full audit of new data center grid connections after applications to join the Electric Reliability Council of Texas topped 1,800 projects and 4…
A July 31 inventory by researcher Michael Bommarito counted 533 local-government moratorium instruments across 42 U.S. states, but only 435 are active or extended, and the total covers data centers, c…
President Donald Trump announced a non-binding pledge by U.S. power producers and data centers to fund or build energy infrastructure for AI-related power needs, but consumer advocacy groups dismissed…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday imposing the first statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers for up to a year, pausing permits for large facilities as the state crea…
A new nationwide protest movement organized by the nonprofit Humans First staged more than 140 demonstrations across some 40 states on Saturday, marking the first coordinated national campaign against…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order enacting a one-year statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers, making New York the first state to halt such construction, according to cr…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the nation's first statewide moratorium on large data center construction Tuesday, halting state permitting for hyperscale facilities for one year to address envi…
A global wave of regulatory pushback is restricting data center construction in New York, Amsterdam, Dublin, and other cities, driven by concerns over electricity grid strain, water scarcity, and land…
North Carolina repealed the sales tax exemption on electricity for data centers while preserving equipment incentives, a policy shift driven by AI infrastructure's growing power demand. The change, pa…
AI data centers are driving up electricity costs for Rust Belt manufacturers, with capacity charges soaring over 1,000% in PJM Interconnection's region. The Belden Brick Company saw its monthly capaci…