Sen. Adam Schiff has introduced the “Energy Cost Fairness and Reliability Act of 2026,” targeting the growing electricity ...

A new state proposal would require large data centers to bring their own renewable energy and disclose how much water and electricity they use. Why it matters: Illinois energy prices have spiked in ...

FILE - Cars drive past data centers that house computer servers and hardware required to support modern internet use, such as artificial intelligence, in Ashburn, Virginia, July 16, 2023. (AP ...

As data centers drive a surge in electricity demand across North Carolina, lawmakers are proposing new rules aimed at making those facilities cover more of their own costs, including generating some ...

EXPERTS WANT PEOPLE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE AMOUNT OF WATER AND POWER AI COMPANIES NEED TO RUN, RIGHT. THEY SAY IT CAN HAVE REAL IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITIES THAT THESE DATA CENTERS CALL HOME. BUT ...

Rep. Eleana Colby (left) speaks about data centers during a Tuesday, May 5, meeting of the House Committee on Municipal and County Government. Colby said the amended version of Senate Bill 439 was ...

Keystone Trade Center Building 6 (center; purple detail), seen in January 2026, is set to become an Amazon data center at the Keystone Trade Center industrial ...

New data centers in eastern Wisconsin require a massive network of new power lines costing over $2 billion. Tech giants like Microsoft and Meta have pledged to pay for the new power lines their data ...

CITY CODE CAN CATCH UP WITH TECHNOLOGY. WE ARE PLACING A ONE YEAR MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS. NO EXCEPTIONS. THE BILL DEFINES DATA CENTERS IN TERMS OF USE AND POWER. DRAW SAYS YOU CAN’T BUILD ONE IN ...

The Maine Senate took a final vote on April 14, 2026, to enact first-of-its-kind legislation banning large data centers in the state until November 2027. The bill, LD 307, puts a moratorium on data ...