Big Tech is spending hundreds of billions of dollars to build out the energy-hungry infrastructure of AI, and many are turning to “behind-the-meter” solutions to get things up and running as quickly ...

Nikki Luke is a fellow at the Climate and Community Institute. She receives funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. She previously worked at the U.S. Department of Energy. Conor Harrison receives ...

Electricity costs spiked around ‘data center alley’ as frigid temperatures threatened the power grid. Electricity costs spiked around ‘data center alley’ as frigid temperatures threatened the power ...

The Trump administration and a bipartisan group of 13 governors announced an agreement urging the PJM Interconnection — the largest electric grid operator in the U.S. — to “…expand the energy supply, ...

Despite many proposals, there is little consensus among governors, lawmakers and tech executives about exactly how much the companies behind data centers should pay for electricity. By Ivan Penn and ...

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab on Tuesday unveiled an initiative to curb water usage at its U.S. data centers and limit the impact on the general population from any potential ...

On Tuesday, Microsoft announced a new initiative called “Community-First AI Infrastructure” that commits the company to paying full electricity costs for its data centers and refusing to seek local ...

Meta has cut a trio of deals to power its artificial intelligence data centers, securing enough energy to light up the equivalent of about 5 million homes. The parent company of Facebook on Friday ...

Boom Supersonic is putting its engine technology to work on the ground to power the AI boom, and help fund development of its full-size Overture aircraft. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video ...

Companies need to invest $5.2 trillion in AI infrastructure by 2030. Data centers are the physical homes of AI hardware. Power is vital to AI. The AI revolution is driving nearly insatiable demand for ...