US manufacturers in many Rust Belt cities and towns are paying significantly higher electricity costs as growing energy demand from […]
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Facing US export controls, China’s DeepSeek plans to make its own chips
DeepSeek, the Chinese startup developing large language models that are competitive with those from US companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, […]
Google’s AI buildout drove 37% increase in electricity use in 2025
The company also noted that its supply chain emissions from its contracted manufacturers and suppliers actually grew by 25 percent […]
US home battery installations hit record high on rising electricity costs
US homeowners have embraced home batteries in record-breaking numbers in early 2026, spurred on by state incentives while seeking to […]
OpenAI and Broadcom announce chip designed for LLM inference at scale
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT and Codex and the models those tools utilize, and Broadcom, an established silicon supplier, have […]
When it comes to total water use, AI data centers are a drop in the bucket
Think globally, worry locally While there’s no risk of big tech companies literally draining the oceans to power the data […]
How some data center operators are tackling their water use problems
Some tech giants, including Microsoft, OpenAI, and Oracle, have made statements in recent months indicating that they are moving away […]
Intel: Our upcoming AI chip will be cheaper, run cooler than Nvidia, AMD options
Intel plans to ship an AI chip by the end of this year that uses cheaper memory and cooling technology […]
Electrical utility megamerger is all about the data centers
NextEra’s blockbuster deal with Dominion likely means higher bills for consumers. The campus of NextEra’s headquarters is seen on Monday […]
Pennsylvanians use town hall meeting to rail against data center boom
“If you’ve got terrible ordinances in your township, and you add in bad zoning, guess what? You get a hyperscale […]