As AI workloads push rack densities higher, operators are rethinking cooling strategies as power demands, water use, and infrastructure limits collide.

Monterey Park residents overwhelmingly backed a ballot measure prohibiting data centers, locking in a ban after months of opposition to a proposed 247,000 sq.ft facility.

AI-driven load growth is colliding with queue delays, supply shortages, and outdated power market assumptions, warn PJM and Pennsylvania regulators.

New Census data showed that data center construction reached an annualized rate of $50.7 billion in April, surpassing general office construction.

As AI investment accelerates, data center operators can draw on lessons from previous cycles to expand capacity while managing power, volatility and long-term risk.

Berkshire Hathaway’s $10 billion investment underscores investor confidence in AI infrastructure as Alphabet seeks $80 billion to scale compute capacity and meet surging demand.

A new government-developed platform analyzes volatile AI campus power demands to help utilities and regulators ensure grid stability.

The company plans up to 5 GW of AI infrastructure in France, where EDF is turning former power plant sites into data center campuses and electricity has become a competitive advantage.

At its GTC Taipei conference, Nvidia announces Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceXAI as early adopters of its new Vera CPU.

Utilities say hyperscale data centers can spread grid costs across more customers, but regulators are building protections in case that growth fails to materialize.