West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey unveiled a seven-point plan to reduce and eventually eliminate the state personal income tax by dedicating 50% of revenue from approved hyperscale data center proje…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro both pivoted against data center development in the same week, with Abbott saying the industry 'dug their own grave' and Shapiro signi…
Seven in ten Americans oppose constructing data centers for AI in their local area, according to a Gallup poll, as data centers become a pivotal election issue. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has …
A new poll shows 75% of Americans now oppose local data center development, a sentiment that has sparked widespread commentary. The author argues that AI industry executives should build data centers …
President Trump said he would "absolutely" want a data center in his community, defending the infrastructure amid widespread local opposition, according to a New York Post opinion piece. The article c…
Virginia, which spent twenty years courting data centers with tax breaks and fast-tracked zoning, became the first U.S. state to tax the electricity those centers use, a reversal that Techstrong's spe…
The George Washington University sold its 120-acre Virginia Science and Technology Campus in Ashburn, Va., to Amazon Data Services for $427 million, a deal that highlights how universities are convert…
A transmission line fault in Ashburn, Virginia on July 22 caused more than 3 GW of data center load to disconnect from the PJM Interconnection grid simultaneously, removing roughly 3% of system demand…
A transmission line fault in Ashburn, Virginia's 'Data Center Alley' on Wednesday caused hyperscale data centers to automatically transfer to backup power, removing more than 3 GW of load from the PJM…
A transmission line fault in Ashburn, Virginia's "Data Center Alley" caused hyperscale data centers to automatically transfer to backup power Wednesday, resulting in more than 3 GW of load disappearin…
More than half of US residents (53%) oppose building an AI data centre in their neighbourhood, according to a Redfin-commissioned Ipsos survey, yet the tax revenue from such facilities has bankrolled …
More than 53% of US households oppose the construction of AI data centers in their neighborhoods, according to a Redfin survey, making them less popular than new apartment complexes (39% disapproval) …
More than half (53%) of U.S. residents oppose building an AI data center in their neighborhood, while 34% support it, according to a Redfin survey conducted by Ipsos in May 2026. The survey of 4,000 U…
Residents near AI data centers report chronic sleep disruption, headaches, and cardiovascular risks from low-frequency noise that standard decibel meters fail to capture. Cooling systems for AI server…
Mital Gandhi, a resident of Ashburn, Virginia, is attempting to sell his entire 143-home neighborhood, The Regency, to a data center developer for over $500 million after years of noise and environmen…