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Town hall heightens concerns over data centers’ health and security impacts

Town hall heightens concerns over data centers’ health and security impacts

Melissa Palmer
December 7, 2025

Loudoun County residents used a town hall with Rep. Suhas Subramanyam to hammer the local data center buildout on health,...

Lawmakers move to shield power bills from huge data centers

Lawmakers move to shield power bills from huge data centers

Melissa Palmer
December 5, 2025

Delaware is staring at a 1.2 GW “Project Washington” data center that could consume half the state’s annual load and...

Federal energy data shifts reshape data center PLANNING

Federal energy data shifts reshape data center PLANNING

Melissa Palmer
December 5, 2025

The new EIA chief plans formal data center energy surveys, which will finally give operators, utilities, and GPU cloud builders...

AI data center power needs quietly push electricity bills higher

AI data center power needs quietly push electricity bills higher

Melissa Palmer
December 5, 2025

AI data center power demand is now a primary driver of US electricity price increases, with EIA data showing a...

amazon Data center growth locks in new gas plants with limited battery support in Indiana

amazon Data center growth locks in new gas plants with limited battery support in Indiana

Melissa Palmer
December 4, 2025

Amazon is effectively underwriting 3 GW of new “dispatchable” capacity in Northern Indiana to feed its expanding data center footprint,...

Chain Reaction Coordinates Power, Grid, and Data Centers for AI Workloads

Chain Reaction Coordinates Power, Grid, and Data Centers for AI Workloads

Melissa Palmer
December 4, 2025

Palantir’s “Chain Reaction” Aims To Be The OS For U.S. AI Power And Data Center Buildout Palantir launched Chain Reaction,...

Grid constraints now limit data center plans more than GPUs

Grid constraints now limit data center plans more than GPUs

Melissa Palmer
December 3, 2025

PJM’s independent market monitor is asking FERC to let PJM pause new data center interconnections across its 13-state footprint until...

AI data center replaces coal plant in Pennsylvania

AI data center replaces coal plant in Pennsylvania

Melissa Palmer
December 3, 2025

Allegheny DC Property Co. spent $14.3 million to acquire a former coal plant in Springdale, aiming to turn the 47-acre...

ENTERGY LOUISIANA builds natural gas power plants to power meta data center

ENTERGY LOUISIANA builds natural gas power plants to power meta data center

Melissa Palmer
December 2, 2025

Entergy Builds Dedicated Gas Fleet To Power Meta’s “Largest Data Center” In Louisiana Entergy Louisiana has started construction on two...

Small modular reactors emerge as a cautious medium‑term option for AI

Small modular reactors emerge as a cautious medium‑term option for AI

Melissa Palmer
December 1, 2025

Hyperscale AI data centers are pushing beyond grid capacity, and vendors plus governments are betting on small modular reactors to...