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Elon Musk’s Colossus 2 data center installed 59 natural gas turbines without permission, report claims
The population of the communities surrounding the Colossus 2 site, which is in the center of a lawsuit involving unpermitted natural gas turbines and pollution, is predominantly Black.
New York enacts one-year data center ban on projects larger than 50 megawatts
Will other U.S. states follow suit?
Meta expands colossal Hyperion AI supercluster plans to 5GW, pushes Louisiana investment past $50 billion as AI race accelerates
Meta is expanding Hyperion from 2 GW to 5 GW, lifting its Louisiana investment above $50 billion as it races to secure more AI computing capacity.
Ireland’s data centers consumed nearly as much electricity as every home in the country combined in 2025
Ireland’s data centers consumed 23% of the country’s electricity in 2025, rising 10% in one year despite restrictions on new grid connections.
AI servers will consume more power than all conventional data center hardware combined by 2027
Global data center electricity consumption will grow 26% in 2026 to reach 565 TWh, up from 447 TWh in 2025.
Power company hikes data center bills by 30%, cuts residential electricity costs by 1.3%
Residents no longer have to shoulder the costs of developing the grid to accommodate these large power users.
UK gives data centers option to apply for 'national importance' status that overrides local regulations, cuts timeline by a year
Local opposition has caused massive delays for data centers in the U.S.
Wisconsin residents file class-action lawsuit against Microsoft's 'world's most powerful AI data center' due to data center noise
Wisconsin residents file class-action lawsuit against Microsoft due to data center noise — plaintiffs also mention construction noise and extreme light pollution
