The AI data center boom is reshaping economies while straining power grids, water supplies, and communities. Here’s the real cost behind AI’s rise.

Dec. 29 (UPI) --The proliferation of data centers in the United States continued to accelerate in 2025 but experts, developers and utility companies are challenged with projecting the energy needs of ...

Planned data center construction shows no signs of fading, with new additions to require 2.7x — nearly triple — the sector’s current demand for electricity over the next decade, according to a new ...