Data Centers

But critics say the Trump administration’s request does little to hold big tech companies accountable

Sponsors of industry-backed data center bill say they are amending it in ways that will change the fiscal projections.

As community resistance to data centers grows, Colorado legislators weigh competing visions on the issue.

Tribes could lease land or sell power — and it might be a way to diversify some tribal economies

This is the legislature’s latest attempt to regulate the controversial sector that forms the backbone of daily digital life.

New research highlights ways to make data center developers pay for adding demand to the power grid, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and be accountable to the public.

Colorado regulators want rules in place to shield ordinary household and business customers from getting stuck paying for increased generating and transmission capacity. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Mark Jaffe and then read the entire article at the link below.

All the action has been along the Front Range. Could places like Craig, Fort Morgan and Pagosa Springs be part of the story going forward?

A new data center campus is currently under construction in Elyria-Swansea — a neighborhood already struggling with pollution from major highways and Colorado’s only oil and gas refinery.

Artificial intelligence is increasingly creeping into our lives. And in support of that super technology, nondescript data centers are popping up in cities, towns and even near cattle ranches. They require lots of power — creating new challenges for utilities.