The effort to improve forecasts got a high-profile boost in September, when a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission member ...

While data centers have the potential to transform our society, they come at a price, particularly in the form of rising ...

Eighty-one percent of American adults said they were concerned about how companies use their data, and 71% said they were ...

A new report estimates that California’s data centers are driving increases in electricity use, water demand and pollution ...

A new lawsuit filed Thursday says the U.S. Department of Agriculture's demand for sensitive data about millions of food assistance recipients violates federal privacy laws. Meanwhile some states are ...

It may be the most common metric that power companies use when making their case to raise rates: Peak demand. Utilities also use this crucial data to forecast future energy needs. But only one of ...

On Tuesday, Pennsylvania state lawmakers held a hearing with stakeholders to better understand how the state can prepare and manage the growth of data centers. FILE - A data center owned by Amazon Web ...

Legislation from Texas to Georgia could impose fees and rules to safeguard the electric grid and keep a lid on household utility bills. Legislators in states where the U.S. data center boom is about ...

A majority of consumers say they’re worried about data centers driving up electricity costs. Is the industry prepared for a possible backlash?

Democratic-led states secured a legal victory to keep the personal data of food recipients out of the federal government's ...

A Maryland consumer watchdog has accused regional utilities of inflating the amount of electricity new data centers will need in a ‘land rush’ to lock up power grid access, a move that could lead to ...