New AI data center buildout being done in secret location to avoid backlash from local residents — ex-crypto mining company doesn’t want publicity for its latest pro…

Applied Digital is apparently keeping the location of its new 430 MW secret at the moment to give the town where it's ...
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Data center construction in the USA expanded to $42B annualized by October 2025

Data center construction in the USA expanded in 2025, on track to surpass new office building construction.

The Rise Of Distributed Data Centers In The AI Era

For decades, the data center was a centralized place. As AI shifts to an everyday tool, that model is changing. We are moving ...
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NextEra to build 15 gigawatts of power for data centers by 2035

NextEra Energy plans to build 15 gigawatts of power generation for data center hubs in the U.S. by 2035, CEO John Ketchum said. NextEra also announced a partnership with Alphabet's Google to develop ...
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Most data centers are being built in the wrong climate

O data, where art thou? Apparently, in the wrong place. The large majority of AI data centers have been constructed in locations that are not ideal for efficiency or environmental protection. And ...

Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Expects Water Use to Soar.

Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more ...

Lower Saucon Township prepares for data centers with proposed ordinance

Lower Saucon Township has drafted an ordinance to put conditions around where data centers can be constructed.
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Data centers save $2.7 billion through tax exemptions, make up more than half of Virginia’s incentive spending: JLARC

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia data centers have saved more than $2.7 billion through tax exemptions in recent years, a state report found. During that same period, the Commonwealth also spent more ...