A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers aren’t where they’re being built.

The tech giant is planning a series of satellite-based data centers in space that run on solar power, without draining electricity on earth.

Policy and partnerships with tech companies can give state and local leaders a lever to ensure data centers are developed responsibly and sustainable, experts said during a recent webinar.

Microsoft unveiled its first AI “superfactory,” linking data centers in Wisconsin and Atlanta through a high-speed fiber network. It will use hundreds of thousands of Nvidia GPUs to train and run advanced AI models for key Microsoft partners such as OpenAI,

Anthropic announced a $50 billion investment in computing infrastructure that will include new data centers in Texas and New York.

Meta will invest $1 billion to build a AI-optimized data center campus in Alliant Energy’s Beaver Dam Commerce Park. | BusinessFacilities.com

Residents can discuss the proposed data center on the south side at a town hall meeting. Learn more about the plans and the developer's proposal.

A study by researchers at Cornell University maps out smarter ways to power the AI boom while wreaking less havoc on local environments. When Amazon proposed building its Project Blue data center in Tucson,

Firmus is constructing its flagship campus in the northern Tasmanian town of Launceston. The data center, which is expected to cost $1.37 billion, won’t consume any water on days when temperatures stay below 78.8 degrees Fahrenheit. Launceston only exceeds that threshold about 10 days per year.