File - The roof of a data center is pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions ...

California is a major hub for data centers — the facilities that store and transmit much of the internet. But just how much these power-hungry operations affect the state’s energy use, climate and ...

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TULSA, Okla. — Data centers are rising across Oklahoma faster than ever before with over 36 already operating statewide and more on the way. With that rapid growth, many residents are asking two major ...

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Drive in almost any direction from almost any American city, and soon enough you’ll arrive at a data center—a giant white box rising from graded earth, flanked by generators and fenced like a prison ...

The Trump administration issued a proposal late Thursday would aim to help artificial intelligence (AI) data centers get connected to the electric grid more quickly. Energy Secretary Chris Wright sent ...

The Trump administration issued a proposal late Thursday that aims to help AI data centers get connected to the electric grid more quickly. Energy Secretary Chris Wright sent the proposal to the ...

Energy Secretary Chris Wright is directing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to initiate a rulemaking process to accelerate the connection of large loads, such as data centers, to the grid.