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Broadband Deployment:
Agencies Should Take Steps to Better Target Underserved Areas and Consider Sustainability
R.N.D.I. Sourced News
Aug 310 min read
Yes, and Yes
Can a large data center be built away from water resources and be independently powered?
Farmed Sourced News
Aug 120 min read
Powering Innovation: Data Centers, Compute, and U.S. Competitiveness
Missing from much of this discussion is the strategic role data centers play in enabling innovation.
R.N.D.I. Sourced News
Aug 110 min read
Georgia Needs More Power
Last year, Georgia Power got permission from the state's Public Service Commission to radically increase the amount of electricity the utility generates and sells.
Farmed Sourced News
Aug 100 min read
OK Data Centers and the Grid
Some data centers are building their own power plants. In Oklahoma, most want to plug into the grid.
Farmed Sourced News
Aug 60 min read
Virginia: When Data Centers Consume Water
Virginia study on groundwater, data centers calls for tighter water regulations
Farmed Sourced News
Jul 240 min read
NY Data Center Moratorium
New York won't build big data centers for a year as it weighs energy and climate risks
Farmed Sourced News
Jul 140 min read
Report: Texas to Lead Nation
Nearly half of the power plants planned to supply electricity for data centers would be in Texas.
Farmed Sourced News
Jul 10 min read
Denver data center: 800,000 gallons of water a day?!?
The developer building a new data center in north Denver said the facility could use up to 805,000 gallons of water each day...
Farmed Sourced News
Jun 290 min read
Responsible Data Center Development: Michigan
Data centers: New independent study offers roadmap for responsible development in Michigan
Farmed Sourced News
Jun 250 min read
Data Centers: Northern Michigan
How easily could a big data center set up in northern Michigan?
Farmed Sourced News
Jun 230 min read
WY Data Center Power Demand
Wyoming Wrestles With Unprecedented Power Demand From Massive Data Centers
Farmed Sourced News
Jun 190 min read
Data Center Water in New Mexico
Project Jupiter AI data center build raises concerns about water usage in rural New Mexico desert
Farmed Sourced News
Jun 160 min read
Charting Michigan's Data Center Future Together
Current State of Energy, Water, and Local Considerations
Farmed Sourced News
Jun 10 min read
Data Centers in Michigan:
Evaluation of Policy Controversies Regarding Hyperscale Data Center Development
R.N.D.I. Sourced News
Jun 10 min read
Ohio Sends Message to Data Centers
Ohio suspends data center tax break as tech firms face pressure to pay the cost to power AI
Farmed Sourced News
May 280 min read
Heartland Fiber Project address rural AI hyperscaler opportunities
The joint initiative expands long‑haul fiber infrastructure to meet growing data demands.
R.N.D.I. Sourced News
May 280 min read
Saguache County places moratorium on data center projects
County Commissioners want time to determine land use regulations for any rural data center projects
R.N.D.I. Sourced News
May 80 min read
Data Centers: What Stays Local, What Doesn’t
[S]everal local costs and benefits of data centers to communities that host them...
R.N.D.I. Sourced News
Apr 290 min read
AI Future in Georgia?
Walton County, Georgia, didn’t ask to become a test case for the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure boom.
Farmed Sourced News
Apr 210 min read
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