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Cheyenne to host massive AI data center using more electricity than all Wyoming homes combined
A massive AI data center proposed near Cheyenne, Wyoming, would use more electricity than all homes in the state combined.
Exelon says potential data center demand is more than 30 gigawatts
Major U.S. electricity utility Exelon has 33 gigawatts of data center customers interested in connecting to its system, as ...
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Who's paying for all the electricity those new data centers are using?
Residential electricity prices hit 18¢/kWh on average in April 2025—a 35% increase over five years. Utilities requested or ...
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NorthWestern Energy plans to power a massive new data center
Montana’s largest utility company has signed on to provide power to a proposed data center. It would use more than the entire ...
Tucson residents raise concerns about Project Blue data center ahead of key council vote
Some Tucsonans and environmental advocates oppose Project Blue because of concerns about its future impact on natural resources and energy costs.
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Data centers gobble up energy. Regulators want to ensure Pa. consumers don’t foot the bill.
As data center developers invest billions of dollars in Pennsylvania, the state is weighing who should pay for their arrival.
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CoreWeave acquires NEST data center from Onyx JV for $322M
In a shakeup for the sprawling 102-acre campus in Kenilworth, CoreWeave has purchased a data center site at NEST for $322 ...
$33 billion data center development planned for Pinal County
The largest data center market in the U.S. is northern Virginia, according to JLL. At the end of 2024, that market had 4,934 ...
Texas data centers use 50 billion gallons of water as state faces drought
The Alamo City facilities, owned by Microsoft and the Army Corps, have taken large amounts of water from the drought-ridden ...
Big Tech's data center spending spree shows no signs of slowing
Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft all announced higher capex guidance on quarterly earnings calls this week.