The Conversation

Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand

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 ...
POWER Magazine

Microsoft Commits to Full Electricity Cost Recovery in Data Center Communities

Microsoft has committed to “paying its way” to ensure its data centers will not ramp up residential utility rates, becoming the first major hyperscaler to publicly commit to a comprehensive framework ...
Bleeping Computer

INC ransomware opsec fail allowed data recovery for 12 US orgs

An operational security failure allowed researchers to recover data that the INC ransomware gang stole from a dozen U.S. organizations. A deep forensic examination of the artifacts left behind ...
The Texas Tribune

In the West Texas oil patch, companies plan gas power plants to run new data centers

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Los Angeles Times

This L.A. startup uses SpaceX tech to cool data centers with less power and no water

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. As the artificial intelligence industry heats up, Karman Industries is trying to cool it down. The Signal Hill ...
Crude Oil Prices

The $7 Trillion Data Centre Boom Has A 100GW Power Problem

For the past two years, the conversation around AI infrastructure has focused on chips, models, and capital. In practice, that isn’t what’s slowing projects down. What matters is electricity–where it ...
CNBC

Power prices surge as winter storm spikes demand in U.S. data center alley

Power prices in the largest U.S. grid rose sharply on Sunday as demand in a region with the world's largest concentration of ⁠energy-hungry data centers surpassed forecasts during a deep freeze ...
Raleigh News & Observer

Check Triangle power outages on these maps as winter weather moves through NC

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Winter storm dropped under an inch of snow; ice forecast up to 0.5 inches. 0.25 in can snap small limbs; 0.5–0.75 in could cause ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Mountain View suspends license plate readers; agencies accessed Flock camera data without consent

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (KGO) -- The city of Mountain View is shutting down their license plate reader system, for now. City officials say an audit discovered that for several months in 2024 - multiple ...
The Motley Fool

Forget Tech Stocks: The Energy Stock That's Fueling the Data Center Explosion

Data centers need a lot of power. NextEra Energy is a leader in producing clean power. The company is working with several leading technology companies to supply power to data centers. NextEra Energy ...
The Olympian

Are data centers raising your energy bill? WA lawmakers want them to pay

Washington state lawmakers propose reporting and fee rules for data centers. Bill would levy annual fees to fund energy- and higher education-related purposes. Data center supporters cite job growth, ...