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Whose Farm or Ranch?
The seriousness of development threat to farms and ranches.
Farmed Sourced News
Apr 140 min read
Data Centers Going Rural
Nearly 40% of Americans now live within 5 miles of a data center.
Farmed Sourced News
Apr 130 min read
When Data Centers Are Politicized
Georgia state lawmakers spent months debating ideas to curb the impact of data centers. But as their annual legislative session ended..., they did nothing.
Farmed Sourced News
Apr 30 min read
Colorado Considers Data Center Impacts
This memorandum explores the impacts of data centers on technology, local economies, electricity, water, public health, and energy costs.
Farmed Sourced News
Mar 90 min read
AZ Large Water Uses
[C]ontext on Arizona’s evolving economy, clarifies misconceptions about high‑tech water demand.
Farmed Sourced News
Feb 30 min read
Texas Data Centers: On-Site Generation
[M]odeling and simulation to evaluate the impacts of new loads and generation resources on the grid...
Farmed Sourced News
Feb 10 min read
Wyoming Data Centers
Bigger data centers are coming. How can Wyoming get ahead of the boom?
Farmed Sourced News
Jan 160 min read
Duos Edge delivers Edge data center to school district in Hereford, Texas
Firm makes another deployment in the Lone Star State
R.N.D.I. Sourced News
Jan 140 min read
Illinois Data Center Power Play
How Clean Energy Can Meet Rising Electricity Demand While Delivering Climate and Health Benefits
Farmed Sourced News
Jan 10 min read
Zayo’s 622-Mile Fiber Corridor Links Data Centers in Western US
The company said its long-haul fiber route will connect emerging AI ecosystems, extending data and cloud access across Oregon, California, and Nevada.
R.N.D.I. Sourced News
Nov 12, 20250 min read
'Data Center Alley' Raises Infrastructure Concerns
The concentration of more than 143 data centers in Virginia's Loudoun County is creating unprecedented demands on the nation's power grid and raising questions about infrastructure resilience.
Farmed Sourced News
Sep 16, 20250 min read
Securing the Backbone of Artificial Intelligence
The cybersecurity of AI data centers is becoming increasingly important.
Farmed Sourced News
Sep 4, 20250 min read
Misplaced Data
Data center development has run amok. The area in Northern Virginia known as "Data Center Alley," for example, is the largest cluster of data centers in the world. That's a problem.
Farmed Sourced News
Jul 8, 20250 min read
R.N.D.I. Partner Video
Open and watch the 30-second RNDI video.
Farmed Sourced News
Mar 3, 20250 min read
DHS: AI in Critical Infrastructure
A set of recommendations for the safe and secure development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in critical infrastructure from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Farmed Sourced News
Nov 14, 20240 min read
New Atlanta to Myrtle Beach dark-fiber route to open up rural connectivity options
A new dark fiber route connecting Atlanta to Myrtle Beach has been completed, providing new opportunities for connectivity in rural areas of Georgia and South Carolina.
R.N.D.I. Sourced News
May 16, 20240 min read
Expanding High-Speed Internet in Arizona's Tribal Lands
More than $100 million allotted for the Hopi, the Navajo, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, the San Carlos Apache Tribe, and the White Mountain Apache Tribe.
R.N.D.I. Sourced News
Nov 16, 20230 min read
Witness Testimony: AI and America's Energy Future
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Powering America's Energy Future
THE HONORABLE PAUL M. DABBAR
Farmed Sourced News
Oct 29, 20230 min read
Etheric to bring new internet option to SJB
Phase 1 of the network will provide service to all of downtown San Juan Bautista, with delivery starting in July.
R.N.D.I. Sourced News
Jun 16, 20220 min read
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