The Conversation

Data centers don’t have to be a burden on local communities – and can even support them by generating power and repurposing waste heat

A data center is planned to occupy a vacant commercial building in Monterey Park, Calif., near homes and businesses and not ...
CNN

Scientists have found an alarming environmental impact of vast data centers

The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence guzzle huge amounts of energy but they also have another alarming impact, according to new research. They are creating “heat islands,” warming ...
NPR

Data centers are expensive, unpopular — and could be a tipping point in the midterms

Fifteen minutes after Susan Bourgeois was appointed to lead Louisiana Economic Development, the state agency responsible for strengthening business growth, she got her first data center pitch. "I was ...
Palm Beach Post

AI data center proposed in Palm Beach County. Here is what to know

A developer is proposing to build a large-scale AI-data center, known as Project Tango, in Palm Beach County's western suburbs. The project has sparked controversy among local residents due to its ...
TribLIVE.com

With data center boom heading to Western Pa., Virginia offers roadmap — and warnings

This is the first in an ongoing series on data center development in Western Pennsylvania and the impact it has on surrounding businesses and residents. LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA. Western Pennsylvania ...
Palm Beach Post

Data center plan changes in Palm Beach County but will it appease critics?

A developer has proposed building a large-scale AI data center, known as Project Tango, in western Palm Beach County. In response to community pushback, the developer has moved the proposed data ...