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$1B Google data center moves forward despite local opposition

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A new $1B Google Data Center in Indianapolis is one step away from becoming reality. The proposal ...

Data center in Hilliard area to be powered by new central Ohio natural gas pipeline

A merican Electric Power is hoping to develop a fuel cell-powered data center in the Hilliard area that will rely on a ...

AI Data Centers’ Soaring Energy Use: Who Pays for Higher Utilities Costs?

Building the infrastructure for generative AI like Google Gemini and Microsoft Copilot could spark local fights for energy.

Google's data center expansion takes capital investment in Oklahoma to record high for 2025

The state’s Oklahoma Innovation Expansion Program this year distributed grants of up to $150,000, with a total of over $15 million to companies in 61 communities across the state.

Data centers consume massive amounts of water – companies rarely tell the public exactly how much

In 2024, one data center in Iowa consumed 1 billion gallons of water, enough to supply all the state’s residences with water ...
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How data centers can learn to turn off and help the grid

Using less electricity as a response to high demand had been a nonstarter for big tech companies. That might be changing.

How AI data centers are leading to big electricity bills in NY and NJ — and who’s being hit hardest

With data centers buying up electricity, residential customers are digging deep to make payments. “The challenge,” said a ...

Driven by 'rampant' demand, Columbus leads nation in data center growth

Central Ohio is leading the nation in data center growth, and nearly all of it is yet to come, according to a new national ...
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Google Expands Stake In Data Center Firm, Analyst Hikes Price Target

Google quickly raised its stake in the company, while Google-backed Fluidstack said it will expand a data center campus.