Data center operators and utilities often do not disclose facility-specific energy and water usage data. The Republic built a database to estimate data centers' energy capacity by analyzing air ...

The artificial intelligence (AI) boom is poised to fuel a rapid—and drastic—surge in electricity demand, placing unprecedented pressure on utilities to modernize their grids, integrate distributed ...

As global energy demand surges—driven by AI-hungry data centers, advanced manufacturing, and electrified transportation—researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have unveiled a ...

The Trump administration wants the largest electricity grid to add $15 billion worth of new power generation — and he wants tech companies to pay for it, even if they don’t need the capacity. The ...

For decades, the English Station power plant on Ball Island has stood untouched, even as the neighborhood around it has changed. “I’ve seen them do the street over. I’ve seen more buildings get put ...

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled an initiative ‌to curb water usage at its ‌U.S. data centers and limit the impact on the general population from any potential surge in power prices.

President Donald Trump helped to transform the nuclear, space and quantum sectors from speculative niches into cornerstones of a national industrial strategy through a series of executive orders in ...

Few diseases touch as many lives as Alzheimer’s disease. For too long, the diagnosis has been seen as a devastating verdict leading to inevitable decline, leaving little time for treatment, and as ...

Most Americans say President Trump’s use of presidential power is going too far, according to a poll released Wednesday. Quinnipiac University found that 54 percent of voters think Trump is going too ...

A new study estimates the environmental impact of AI in 2025 and calls for more transparency from companies on their pollution and water consumption. A new study estimates the environmental impact of ...

This coal plant in central Pennsylvania, once the largest in the state, was shuttered in 2023 after powering the region for over 50 years. Earlier this year, wrecking crews blasted the plant’s cooling ...