Op-ed: Instead of treating new data centers only as land-use battles, communities can use them to expand fiber networks and ...

The Journal Sentinel asked readers to send us their questions about Wisconsin data centers. More than 300 responded. We will be posting the answers to those questions here over the next weeks as more ...

Data centers require extraordinary amounts of electricity. In 2023, data center consumption accounted for only 4.4% of total U.S. electricity consumption; however, it is estimated that data centers ...

Anger over the data center boom has spilled into politics with voters unseating local politicians who support them. It's ...

The number of so-called “hyperscale” data centers worldwide surpassed 390 at the end of 2017, including openings in Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, India, Malaysia, the U.K., and the U.S., ...

Many consumers—and state policymakers and even utility companies—are worried about the possibility of large numbers of data centers raising electricity demand and power prices.