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Ford shifts from EV bets to powering AI data centers

Ford shifts from EV bets to powering AI data centers

Melissa Palmer
December 16, 2025

Ford is cutting back on EVs and redirecting billions toward grid and data center battery storage because that is where...

Residents question secretive Coweta data center plan and rising power costs

Residents question secretive Coweta data center plan and rising power costs

Melissa Palmer
December 12, 2025

Coweta residents are pushing back on a proposed data center, with visible local organizing and frustration over being kept in...

Residents leave Fort Wayne, Indiana data center forum without concrete usage details

Residents leave Fort Wayne, Indiana data center forum without concrete usage details

Melissa Palmer
December 12, 2025

Google’s Fort Wayne data center is now operational, and this forum was the first real public airing of concerns about...

New Fort Wayne AI data center reshapes power, environment, and community plans

New Fort Wayne AI data center reshapes power, environment, and community plans

Melissa Palmer
December 11, 2025

Google lights up $2B Fort Wayne AI data center with custom power deal and big generator ask Google’s new $2...

Data center-driven gas expansion shifts long-term risk onto Georgia ratepayers

Data center-driven gas expansion shifts long-term risk onto Georgia ratepayers

Melissa Palmer
December 11, 2025

Georgia Power is close to getting approval for a large natural-gas-heavy capacity expansion built around projected demand from data centers...

Public backlash over AI data centers reshapes how FLORIDA models DC builds

Public backlash over AI data centers reshapes how FLORIDA models DC builds

Melissa Palmer
December 10, 2025

Florida lawmakers are hearing strong public backlash against AI data centers, driven by huge power use and already high electricity...

Major Sangamon County data center project expands Midwest AI capacity in chicago suburbs

Major Sangamon County data center project expands Midwest AI capacity in chicago suburbs

Melissa Palmer
December 9, 2025

Sangamon County is vetting a proposed CyrusOne data center campus that would add over 500 construction jobs and extended build...

Segregating AI data center power shields Missouri customers from infrastructure risks

Segregating AI data center power shields Missouri customers from infrastructure risks

Melissa Palmer
December 7, 2025

Data center-driven AI demand could push U.S. electricity use from 2.5% to 8% by 2030, but rapid efficiency gains like...

Tie AI data center subsidies to strict renewable and grid safeguards in pennsylvania

Tie AI data center subsidies to strict renewable and grid safeguards in pennsylvania

Melissa Palmer
December 7, 2025

Data centers driving AI are straining the PJM grid, raising real risks for higher power bills, reliability issues, and more...

Early Warrick County data center talks test power and politics

Early Warrick County data center talks test power and politics

Melissa Palmer
December 7, 2025

Sourcecolo is testing the waters for a potential data center in Warrick County, Indiana, but is framing the Dec. 8...