Jun 25, 2026 | Data Centers, Water
Microsoft announced Wednesday that over the past two decades, it has become dramatically more efficient in its use of water to cool data centers, slashing its consumption rate by 90% compared to levels when it opened its first facilities in the early 2000s. The...
Jun 10, 2026 | Data Centers, Environment
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesday that the Trump administration wouldn’t be setting environmental requirements for data centers. During the POLITICO Energy Summit in Washington, D.C., Zeldin emphasized the importance of states’...
Jun 10, 2026 | Data Centers, Featured, Great Lakes, Sustainability, Water
A new report shows that AI Data Centers are coming to the Midwest, and they could put immense amounts of stress on the Great Lakes’ water supply. The report estimates that 150 billion gallons of water must be used over the next five years in order to cool...
Jun 4, 2026 | AI Stories, Artificial Intelligence, Data Centers, Featured
The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world’s largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water and energy use and pollution will double in just four years as use of artificial...
May 28, 2026 | Data Centers, Grid, Michigan
Workers in West Michigan will build large-scale batteries to supplement the power grid as data centers requiring more electricity than entire cities come online in Michigan. Utility DTE Energy has struck a $1.6 billion procurement deal for battery energy...
May 21, 2026 | Clean Energy, Data Centers, Featured
Legislators are considering classifying natural gas and some coal as “clean” energy sources while effectively banning solar and wind in a race to secure electricity for AI training Lawmakers in Ohio are considering a proposed bill that would redefine the state’s...
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