Data centre electricity use surged in 2025, even with tightening
Over the past year, social concerns around AI have also grown, with data centres serving as a highly visible flashpoint for concerns around energy prices and the environment.
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FERC Issues Landmark Show Cause Orders on Large Load
The orders are part of FERC''s broader response to rapidly increasing electricity demand, particularly from data centers and other large loads, and advance the objectives of the Secretary of
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Big Tech''s data centers may face grid cutoffs during power crises | AP
As Big Tech''s data centers continue to grow threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are considering bumping the energy-hungry data centers off grids during power emergencies.
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Big Tech has joined the party at the Calgary Stampede, a sign of growing interest in Canada from U.S.-based hyperscalers as the province of
Big data centers, big problems
Policymakers must improve the efficiency and transparency of data centers, and ensure that data centers are powered by clean energy. Energy use for computing is increasing dramatically,
Investigating the Ecological Impacts of Data Centers
When exploring some of the key drivers of this growth, why sustainability considerations for Gen-AI are lacking, and how ignoring the
AI is set to drive surging electricity demand from data centres while
Another energy security concern relates to the expanding demand for critical minerals used in the equipment in the data centres that power AI. The report provides first-of-its-kind
America''s AI industry faces big energy and environmental risks : NPR
What are data centers? Data centers are big buildings that house computer hardware to store and process digital information. They essentially function as the backbone of the internet.
Oracle says data center outage causing issues faced by US TikTok
Oracle on Tuesday said issues faced by U.S. users of social media app TikTok are the result of a temporary weather-related power outage at an Oracle data center, after California
Data centers: The ten main trends for 2026
In 2026, the data center sector stands at a decisive crossroads, driven by rapid advancements in AI, increasing energy constraints, and rising societal
The Data Center Backlash Is Swallowing American Politics
The techlash over data center development is becoming a potent political force that could shape elections for generations. At a national level, political leaders remain dedicated to the global
EU plans energy standards for data centres amid concerns over
The European Union will develop minimum energy-efficiency standards for data centres, it said on Wednesday, as concerns grow over their rapidly rising power use.
Big Digital Energy acquires land for 311MW data center campus
Big Digital Energy, Inc. has acquired land for a planned data center campus outside the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas. The Nasdaq-listed company, previously known as Mawson
America''s AI industry faces big energy and environmental risks : NPR
A typical AI data center uses as much electricity as 100,000 households, and the largest under development will consume 20 times more, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
How AI Demand Is Draining Local Water Supplies
What those places often lack, however, is an abundant supply of water. The result is that data centers threaten local water supplies, agriculture and energy production.
Amazon cloud unit flags issues at Bahrain, UAE data
Amazon said on Monday some of its data centers in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain were damaged by drone strikes in the Middle East conflict,
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7 Ways Data Centers Affect US Communities | World Resources Institute
Energy prices and water use aren''t the only ways data centers affect U.S. communities. We break down the impacts — and how some states are dealing with them.
A Political Battle Is Brewing Over Data Centers
An AI-related provision in the “Big Beautiful Bill” could restrict state-level legislation of energy-hungry data centers—and is raising bipartisan objections across the US.
Why the AI data center boom is stalling worldwide
As many as half of the world''s data center projects slated to come online this year could face delays, according to a report issued Tuesday. Why it matters: It''s a sign of mounting collisions in
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Big Tech''s data center boom poses new risk to US grid operators
In December 2022, a failed transformer at a substation in west Texas caused nearly 400 crypto miners, data centers and oil and gas production facilities to unplug without warning.
As AI Booms, Data Centers May Create Electricity Scarcity
Across the U.S., AI and cloud computing are rapidly increasing electricity demand. In 2024, data centers used roughly 4% of national electricity—about the same as New York and
Why are communities pushing back against data centers?
But public opposition is mounting over the large water and electricity demands and other strains that data centers, often the size of warehouses, place on communities, according to a recent