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Longmont bans hyperscale data centers amid concerns about energy and water use

June 10, 2026June 10, 2026 · Denver, Colorado Local News

LONGMONT, Colo. — Longmont is drawing a line against hyperscale data centers, passing an ordinance Tuesday night that sets limits on facility energy consumption to protect the city’s…

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Google paid startup Form Energy $1B for its massive 100-hour battery | TechCrunch

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 · Technology

Google announced earlier this week that it was building a new data center in Minnesota that would be powered by a mix of wind, solar, and a very…

Read more Google paid startup Form Energy $1B for its massive 100-hour battery | TechCrunch

In Nvidia we trust — ‘The agentic AI inflection point has arrived’ says CEO Jensen Huang | Fortune

February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 · Business

Once again, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had a simple response for investors who are worried that the AI spending race might be overblown. During the $4.8-trillion-valuation chip supplier’s…

Read more In Nvidia we trust — ‘The agentic AI inflection point has arrived’ says CEO Jensen Huang | Fortune

‘Coming at us way too fast’: Montgomery Co. council hears from the public on data center construction – WTOP News

February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 · Washington DC Local News

Montgomery County Council members heard a common theme during a public hearing on data centers Tuesday: the need to slow down. Montgomery County Council members heard a common…

Read more ‘Coming at us way too fast’: Montgomery Co. council hears from the public on data center construction – WTOP News

Big AI Isn’t Waiting for the Backlash

February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 · New York, New York Local News

Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images Meta’s hard and early pivot into artificial intelligence hasn’t exactly gone as planned, with tens of billions of investment dollars sunk into middling…

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More data centers coming to Illinois as residents complain about noise, electric bills: What to know

February 17, 2026February 17, 2026 · Chicago, Illinois Local News

AURORA, Ill. (WLS) — Data centers are moving in. They power everything from streaming services to artificial intelligence, but critics say they are noisy and can jack up…

Read more More data centers coming to Illinois as residents complain about noise, electric bills: What to know

As AI data centers hit power limits, Peak XV backs Indian startup C2i to fix the bottleneck | TechCrunch

February 15, 2026February 15, 2026 · Technology

Power, rather than compute, is fast becoming the limiting factor in scaling AI data centers. That shift has prompted Peak XV Partners to back C2i Semiconductors, an Indian…

Read more As AI data centers hit power limits, Peak XV backs Indian startup C2i to fix the bottleneck | TechCrunch

orgent’s IPO is ‘bringing sexy back’ to the electrical equipment helping power the AI boom, CEO says | Fortune

February 14, 2026February 14, 2026 · Business

The data center and power sectors are booming because of the global AI race but, quietly, so too is the electrical distribution equipment industry that connects the electricity…

Read more orgent’s IPO is ‘bringing sexy back’ to the electrical equipment helping power the AI boom, CEO says | Fortune

New York lawmakers introduce bill that aims to halt data center development for three years

February 7, 2026February 7, 2026 · Gadgets

On Friday, New York State Senators Liz Krueger and Kristen Gonzales introduced a bill that would stop the issuance of permits for new data centers for at least…

Read more New York lawmakers introduce bill that aims to halt data center development for three years

New York lawmakers propose a three-year pause on new data centers | TechCrunch

February 7, 2026February 7, 2026 · Technology

New Yorker state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would impose a moratorium of at least three years on permits tied to the construction and operation of new…

Read more New York lawmakers propose a three-year pause on new data centers | TechCrunch

What Wolfspeed needs to wake up its very quiet Chatham County factory

February 6, 2026February 6, 2026 · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Local News

Wolfspeed’s new materials factory near Siler City, North Carolina, in December 2025. The company is currently meeting its demand through other facilities. Brian Gordon bgordon@newsobserver.com I’m Brian Gordon,…

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Adelphi University plans $55M modernization project on Garden City campus | Long Island Business News

February 4, 2026February 4, 2026 · Business

THE BLUEPRINT: Adelphi University‘s modernization project is expected to cost $55 million Plans include major upgrades to Hagedorn Hall and the Science Building Town of Hempstead LDC approved…

Read more Adelphi University plans $55M modernization project on Garden City campus | Long Island Business News

Amazon AWS CEO Matt Garman pushes back against Elon Musk’s space data centers plan | Fortune

February 3, 2026February 3, 2026 · Business

Amazon has more than 900 data centers spread across the planet. And if you ask Matt Garman, the CEO of Amazon Web Services, that is exactly where they’ll…

Read more Amazon AWS CEO Matt Garman pushes back against Elon Musk’s space data centers plan | Fortune

Forget AI Stocks: This REIT Could Be Your Ticket to AI Profits

February 1, 2026February 1, 2026 · Business

AI stocks have been the hot trade over the past year. Companies like Nvidia have made a mint by developing GPUs and other chips for data centers training…

Read more Forget AI Stocks: This REIT Could Be Your Ticket to AI Profits

A TikTok US power outage caused a ‘cascading systems failure’ leading to multiple bugs

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026 · Gadgets

If your TikTok feed has felt a little off lately, it’s not just you. TikTok says is still working to fix its service in the US following a…

Read more A TikTok US power outage caused a ‘cascading systems failure’ leading to multiple bugs

Saudi Arabia’s Futuristic Megacity Runs Into Dilemma: Why Build Housing When You Can Build a Data Center?

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026 · Gadgets

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had a vision for the perfect city: no streets, no cars, a completely sustainable environment that has everything a person could need.…

Read more Saudi Arabia’s Futuristic Megacity Runs Into Dilemma: Why Build Housing When You Can Build a Data Center?

Microsoft announces glut of new data centers but says it won’t let your electricity bill go up | TechCrunch

January 13, 2026January 14, 2026 · Technology

Although public backlash against data centers has been intense over the past 12 months, all of the tech industry’s biggest companies have promised additional buildouts of AI infrastructure…

Read more Microsoft announces glut of new data centers but says it won’t let your electricity bill go up | TechCrunch

Trump Claims He and Microsoft Have a Solution for AI-Related Utility Price Spikes

January 12, 2026January 12, 2026 · Gadgets

President Donald Trump did what he does on Monday evening and posted to his social media app, this time about how Microsoft isn’t going to cause our bills…

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Airloom will showcase its new approach to wind power at CES

January 1, 2026January 2, 2026 · Gadgets

One of the many concerns about artificial intelligence these days is how the rush to build data centers is impacting local communities. Data centers can create a drain…

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Prince William Co. Supervisors chair breaks down 2025 successes – WTOP News

December 26, 2025December 26, 2025 · Washington DC Local News

In a year-end interview with WTOP, Deshundra Jefferson, chair of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, covered everything from data centers to federal job cuts to tax…

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