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Space is cold and has abundant solar energy — the very things data centers need. Experts tell us it’s not that simple.

In the rush to build colossal data-processing centers for Silicon Valley’s suddenly booming artificial intelligence industry, San Jose is positioning itself as the Bay Area’s epicenter for data center ...

Copper is the backbone of electrical systems. It carries power within data centers, connects servers, and links facilities to ...

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Wisconsin is attractive to the data centers sustaining the AI boom, but local opposition is creating issues for these massive ...

For nearly as long as modern computing has been around, so have the boxy, unassuming data centers that host servers and networking equipment. But the vast capacity needed for the artificial ...

Michigan is becoming a battleground for data centers — and the public debate is full of unfamiliar technical terms. As communities weigh projects in Lansing, Saline Township, Howell Township, ...

Data centers have been a big topic over the past few years, especially in Indiana. There's been a push for more data centers in the Midwest, specifically AI data centers. We've seen several move ...

HOWELL, MI — Livingston County planners rejected a proposal for a massive $1 billion data center campus for an undisclosed tech giant to power artificial intelligence and other computing technologies.