The data center boom continues in Wisconsin. But what are data centers, and why are people upset about them coming to our state?

When you store photos, documents, music, movies and other online files in the “cloud,” where exactly does it go? The “cloud” can sometimes feel like an imaginary idea– a place where our files are ...

Most Midwestern states offer partial or full sales tax exemptions from 20 to 50 years. The region has also shown an openness ...

Data centers seem to be popping up everywhere, with big tech companies proposing to build them on farmland, old golf courses, downtowns and industrial parks. Many of the proposed developments are huge ...

The demand for data centers is growing faster than our ability to mitigate their skyrocketing economic and environmental costs Amber X. Chen - AAAS Mass Media Fellow As the demand for A.I. increases, ...

Dominion Energy says its upcoming $11-a-month rate hike is driven by grid upgrades and inflation — not Virginia’s rapidly growing data-center industry. Critics note that Virginia hosts one of the ...

The rise of artificial intelligence is driving a surge of data center construction across the United States, and rural communities are feeling the impact. Reading time 4 minutes Elena Schlossberg and ...

HAMLET, N.C. — An hour and half east of Charlotte, construction crews are busy converting 250 acres of forest into one of the largest economic development projects in North Carolina history. At the ...

Artificial intelligence has developed rapidly in recent years, with tech companies investing billions of dollars in data centers to help train and run AI models. The expansion of data centers has ...