Secrecy

Vast Augusta, Georgia data center reshapes power use, water demand, neighborhood buffer

Vast Augusta, Georgia data center reshapes power use, water demand, neighborhood buffer

Melissa Palmer
December 29, 2025

A $2 billion data center campus in Augusta is back on the radar, now expanded to six two-story buildings totaling...

AI buildout in Chesterfield raises concerns over data center risks

AI buildout in Chesterfield raises concerns over data center risks

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

Google is moving ahead with “Project Peanut,” a massive multi-site data center campus in Chesterfield County, as part of a...

Secrecy Around Minnesota AI Data Centers Fuels Backlash and Distrust

Secrecy Around Minnesota AI Data Centers Fuels Backlash and Distrust

Melissa Palmer
December 18, 2025

Minnesota is seeing a wave of large data center proposals tied to cloud and AI growth, and many are being...

The Hidden Constraint in the AI Race: Communities Saying No

The Hidden Constraint in the AI Race: Communities Saying No

Melissa Palmer
November 29, 2025

Something fundamental is shifting inside the United States, and it has nothing to do with GPU supply or model sizes...

Secretive data center deals obscure AI’s local costs and tradeoffs

Secretive data center deals obscure AI’s local costs and tradeoffs

Melissa Palmer
November 26, 2025

Microsoft’s role in converting the failed Foxconn site into a data center was inexplicably redacted from Wisconsin Public Service Commission...

How Michigan’s Data Center Battle Went Off the Rails: A Deep Dive into the Howell Township Crisis

How Michigan’s Data Center Battle Went Off the Rails: A Deep Dive into the Howell Township Crisis

Melissa Palmer
November 24, 2025

Michigan is in the middle of a data center land rush. Meta, Google, Amazon, and other hyperscalers have been carving...

Meta confirmed as buyer behind $1B Howell-area data center project

Meta confirmed as buyer behind $1B Howell-area data center project

Melissa Palmer
November 20, 2025

Meta has been confirmed as the $1 billion, 1,000+ acre data center buyer near Howell Township, aimed at large-scale AI...