Data Centers

The U.S. already has about 3,000 data centers — and that number is expected to grow quickly in the coming years. A new report finds much of that growth is shifting away from cities and into rural areas, including in the Mountain West.

As data centers rapidly expand across the Mountain West, researchers say a key question is getting harder to answer: how much water are they actually using?

Kootenai County, Idaho paused data center development to pass regulations to protect water resources and require a public process.

Dueling data center legislation has exposed a rift over the energy-hungry facilities behind the AI boom.

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.