Data center proposals are popping up across Wisconsin, and now there are dueling state bills to regulate them, including what it means for your utility bills.

The rapid development and widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems is posing new challenges for electricity consumption. This is because most AI systems rely on data centers, facilities hosting several computing servers that store and process large amounts of data.

As tech titans invest billions into data centers and high-tech computer chips to fuel their AI ambitions, concerns are building over energy costs, especially in communities where data centers pop up.

Microsoft also said it will no longer pursue local tax breaks for its data centers, breaking a prior pattern it established in Georgia. The company in 2020 received a $14.5 million tax break for a Palmetto data center and was granted a $75 million tax break for a Union City project in 2024.

The Automotive Edge Computing Consortium (AECC) today announced that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), a leading provider of integrated infrastructure solutions for stable data center operations—including power,

From Google’s multibillion-dollar campuses to local colocation facilities, Oklahoma is rapidly expanding its cloud and AI infrastructure footprint.