There are significant costs to technological innovation. One notable cost, which has been making the rounds in 2025, is the high energy demands of the data centers powering the AI revolution. But, ...

Given marching orders by the U.S. Energy Dept. to boost artificial intelligence sector growth, independent agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) now must absorb nearly 200 diverging power ...

A solar-powered ‘Galactic Brain’ is supposed to side-step energy constraints new data centers face on Earth. A solar-powered ‘Galactic Brain’ is supposed to side-step energy constraints new data ...

There’s not a single data center in the entire commonwealth that has not been built without the explicit approval of the local government — whether a board of supervisors, city council, or town ...

Aetherflux plans to launch an initial demonstration satellite to test its space-based solar power technologies by 2026. Credit: Aetherflux TAMPA, Fla. — Space-based solar power startup Aetherflux has ...

NextEra Energy Inc., the big clean-power developer that’s been pivoting into natural gas generation preferred by President Donald Trump, announced Monday a flurry of plans to develop data centers and ...

Planned data center construction shows no signs of fading, with new additions to require 2.7x — nearly triple — the sector’s current demand for electricity over the next decade, according to a new ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Earlier this month, Google researchers ...

There are about 10+ Gigawatts per year of of AI data centers being built over the next 10+ years. Megapacks are proven in improving the energy quality that AI needs. This will be potentially $500 ...

COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — Massive data centers proposed for metro Atlanta expect to use millions of gallons of water per day. Some of those data centers are planning to use more water than entire Georgia ...

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