Lawmakers propose new regulations for data centers in Illinois

Lawmakers in Springfield have introduced legislation that would establish environmental, water, and energy regulations for ...

Data center boom: Debate begins on creating state group to provide local guidance

Lawmakers are considering a bill to create a study commission to help local communities navigate the data center boom ...
JD Supra

Supply Chain and Technology Agreements in Data Center Construction: Navigating Component Shortages and Alternative Sourcing

Data centers are the backbone of today’s digital economy and are even more important to its future, powering everything from cloud services to ever increasing AI-driven applications. To address this ...
Wired

People Are Protesting Data Centers—but Embracing the Factories That Supply Them

As the data center backlash grows, support is growing for server factories and the hundreds of jobs they’re expected to bring. Save this story Save this story Last month, Pamela Griffin and two other ...
The Baltimore Sun

Residents, environmental advocates skeptical of potential Woodlawn data center plans

Though plans for a 150-megawatt data center in Woodlawn are not finalized, some residents worry that such a project could have adverse environmental and economic impacts on the community. Security ...
MLive

Data center plan emerging for 280 acres off I-94 in Southeast Michigan

VAN BUREN TWP., MI — Another potential proposal for a hyperscale data center to power artificial intelligence and other computing technologies has popped up in southeast Michigan. Panattoni Data ...
CNN

Elon Musk’s bold new plan to put AI in orbit isn’t as crazy as it sounds

Data centers can also create water shortages for neighboring communities. A large data center can use up to 5 million gallons of water per day, the equivalent to the water use of a town of 10,000 to ...