Amazon is testing lower-carbon aluminum in Ohio data center cabling. The project could gauge whether cleaner materials can scale across hyperscale construction.

California and Texas are tying data center growth to power, water and infrastructure costs as states impose tough new requirements on large loads.

AI workloads are pushing rack power to new extremes. That shift is making 800V DC a bigger part of data center design, cost and infrastructure planning.

Utilities plan record grid spending through 2030, but Illinois and Michigan cases show regulators testing project evidence before it reaches customer bills.

TurboGen has named former NYC Mayor Eric Adams to its advisory board. His role will focus on U.S. customers, partnerships and commercial market growth efforts.

EPA's repeal of federal power plant GHG standards lowers near-term costs for new gas generation, but the 30-year asset-risk question is far from settled.

The House will vote this week on H.R. 9340, testing bipartisan support for making large data centers pay the full grid costs required to serve them.

Growth is outpacing recharge across Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia, and executives siting new facilities there are learning that lesson mid-project.

Massachusetts is now tying new data center permits to clean energy, water, environmental, and community-benefit requirements for projects over 25 MW.

A House bill would add AI model origin to the technology supply chain conversation as data centers face mounting power and grid capacity constraints.

Virginia's infrastructure holds a C overall, but ASCE dropped energy to a D as data center demand outpaces new generation and transmission capacity.

Prime Data Centers says it is too soon to set long-term emissions targets as onsite natural gas becomes a bridge for grid-constrained AI data center growth.

DeltaX will invest $141 million in a new Georgia battery storage project. The Monroe campus is expected to create 250 jobs and serve growing U.S. energy demand.

Michigan SB 1046 would require annual public reporting of water used by each data center beginning in 2027 as the state's development pipeline accelerates.

Amazon is expanding its Louisiana data center investment to $18 billion, adding a third campus as questions persist over who pays for new grid capacity.

Prysmian is investing $1.25B to expand U.S. fiber and cable production. Its three-state bet targets rising demand from AI infrastructure and data center growth.

Pennsylvania will withhold data center permits unless developers pay their own power costs, secure local approval and meet new GRID Requirements.

Novisto is bringing double materiality assessments into its ESG software. The platform helps teams log evidence, scoring and disclosures as requirements evolve.

Ireland's new data center connection rules require generation or storage to match grid demand, changing the economics of digital infrastructure investment.

Data center growth is drawing fresh scrutiny from nearby communities. Health, noise, water use and power demands are now central to project approvals and zoning.