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The US federal government’s central energy information agency is planning to implement a mandatory nationwide survey of data centers focused on their energy use, according to a letter seen by WIRED.

David Pogue is a six-time Emmy winner for his stories on "CBS Sunday Morning," where he's been a correspondent since 2002. Pogue hosts the CBS News podcast "Unsung Science." He's also a New York Times ...

Texas power demand could quadruple by 2032 due to data center growth. Midwest states also expect power demand to rise, fueled by major data center projects. Texas could surpass Virginia as data center ...

A data center is planned to occupy a vacant commercial building in Monterey Park, Calif., near homes and businesses and not far from downtown Los Angeles. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty ...

MISSOURI, Mo. — Missouri utility regulators just passed new rules focused on data centers and other large electricity users in the eastern and central portions of the state. The Missouri Public ...

A local analysis on the controversial data center in Box Elder County has found the combined thermal output of the center ...

Silicon Valley has been pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into building ever-larger AI data centers that require as much electricity as hundreds of thousands of US homes—but that massive ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill regulating data centers, questioning their economic benefits and impact on utility rates.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has set a June 2026 deadline to act in a high-stakes rulemaking that could redefine how massive new power users—including AI-driven data centers—connect ...

Seattle residents could soon feel the effects of artificial intelligence in their electricity bills, as multiple companies explore building large-scale data centers that would dramatically increase ...

Measures seeking to block or rein in data center construction are gaining momentum at the state and local level, as Americans increasingly sour on the massive buildout of AI infrastructure in their ...