Feb 10 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT)is exploring using superconducting power lines in its data centers, which could potentially accelerate its massive U.S. build-out of the server warehouses by making ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Some Illinois lawmakers are pushing a new bill to regulate data centers. It's called the POWER Act. That stands for Protecting Our Water, Energy, and Ratepayers. "By establishing ...

(WAND) - Illinois Sen. Ram Villivalam joined advocates with the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition on Wednesday to introduce the POWER Act. This legislation would establish guardrails to protect water, ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) companies may be booming, but they’re still struggling to get around a fundamental constraint: an insatiable demand for electricity. The federal government isn’t likely to ...

When an artificial intelligence data center was proposed for Westfield, it got the attention of Thomas Flaherty, not just for the $2.75 billion investment or the long-term tax breaks it was seeking.

On Oct. 15, 2024, Dominion Energy Virginia filed its 2024 Integrated Resource Plan, a comprehensive, long-term regional plan to meet growing power demand, much of it driven by data centers, according ...

Sens. Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal on Wednesday introduced the first bipartisan bill in Congress aimed at preventing data center power usage from spiking consumers’ electric bills. The ...

To protect computer chips and other sensitive equipment from overheating, large volumes of water and cold air are pumped through data centres across the world. But the water used for cooling purposes ...

Energy companies are powering up for a potential influx of data centers. These facilities consume enormous amounts of electricity. Many people worry the increase in demand could mean skyrocketing ...

A bill in the New York State Senate would push pause on data center development in the state for three years as part of a broad moratorium amid concerns on utility prices, environmental impacts and ...