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China says 'world's first' offshore wind-powered underwater data center has entered full operation
China has begun full operations at a 24 MW underwater AI data center off Shanghai’s coast, using offshore wind power and seawater cooling to reduce energy consumption and improve efficiency
Texas county passes data center ban for rural areas for a year, move comes in wake of AI data centers moving to remote areas to skirt regulations
Hill County is the first jurisdiction to pass a temporary ban on data center projects in Texas.
AI data centers trigger massive 'irreversible' 76% electricity price spike in largest US region
Industry watchdog Monitoring Analytics says that PJM Interconnection is not doing enough to prevent power prices from spiking due to massive data center demand.
AI data centers require 36 times more fiber than standard servers
Major Chinese optical fiber manufacturers have booked orders stretching into 2027, as AI data center construction drives demand growth that the supply chain can't match.
Pennsylvania residents complain they are being 'bulldozed' over AI data center concerns
People are blaming the governor for welcoming data centers into the state.
70% of Americans oppose data centers near their homes, now less popular than nuclear power plants
People don't want data centers in their backyard.
SoftBank to manufacture its own batteries to power AI data centers
The Japanese company is partnering with two South Korean startups, Cosmos Lab and DeltaX, to produce zinc-halogen batteries.
Microsoft's massive Kenya AI data center would require switching off 'half the country' to meet power requirements, government says
The project was supposed to bring a geothermal-powered data center to the Olkaria region in Kenya's Rift Valley.
AI data center developers target rural territory to bypass city construction bans and regulations
Developers are looking for the path of least resistance to build their data center projects.
AI data center project secretly sucked 29 million gallons of water over 15 months before detected by residents complaining about low water pressure
QTS says the extra 29 million gallons were consumed during temporary construction activities, including concrete work, dust control, and site preparation.