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Richmond Times-Dispatch special report: Data centers in Virginia
43+ min ago (1047+ words) Before data centers became a central topic of Virginia's budget debate, the Richmond Times-Dispatch last year took a deep dive into the topic, resulting in a three-day series on data centers and the key issues they pose. Read it all…...
Downed Cable Exposes AI Data Center Grid Risk
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (306+ words) The PJM interconnection serves 67 million customers and is one of the largest grid/) operators in the United States. Data centers are increasingly concentrated in regions like northern Virginia, home to more data centers than any other place globally. Their simultaneous…...
Data centers and my AI thighs
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (439+ words) When a stranger approached me in an airport, the encounter had all the trappings of a scam. I’m embarrassed to say that I accepted the offer anyway. The person, wearing FIFA gear and some kind of airport badge, approached me…...
Data center growth raises concerns for Kentucky’s horse farms
5+ hour, 57+ min ago (358+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — As Kentucky attracts more data centers, leaders in the Thoroughbred industry are raising questions about how that growth could affect the farmland that has shaped the state’s identity for generations. Horse farm owners worry data centers could…...
NAACP hosts town hall on xAI data center concerns in Southaven
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (190+ words) SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — Community members are gathering Saturday afternoon for a town hall focused on the xAI data center and its impact on the Mid-South. The event, organized by the NAACP, is being held from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the M.R....
‘Block Party’ protests Meta data center in Northeast El Paso
6+ hour, 40+ min ago (454+ words) EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A handful of community groups and residents who live near the Meta data center project gathered Saturday, July 25 for what they called a “Block Party Protest.” Cynthia Crouse said she lives about a mile away from…...
Gov. Mike DeWine signs Trump pledge pushing data centers to pay for power - AOL
11+ hour, 48+ min ago (431+ words) Gov. Mike DeWine joined a federal effort that aims to protect consumers from soaring utility costs as data centers explode in Ohio and nationwide. DeWine signed onto President Donald Trump's Ratepayer Protection Pledge, which urges companies to shoulder the cost…...
Data center shutdowns disrupted PJM grid and prolonged outage recovery
13+ hour, 2+ min ago (493+ words) A sudden simultaneous drop of about 3 GW from data centers delayed PJM fault recovery for over ten minutes. The incident exposed fragile local demand coordination. This week near Washington, in the District of Columbia area, a transmission line incident occurred....
Firm pulls data center plans in E. Texas
15+ hour, 43+ min ago (314+ words) AUSTIN — Diode will not pursue a proposed data center near Cedar Creek Lake in Henderson County. In a notice to Henderson County officials, Diode determined the project did not meet the Gov. Greg Abbott’s directives or community expectations. “Data centers…...
Data Center Alley Explores a Moratorium
11+ hour, 28+ min ago (617+ words) Data Center Richness | Substack Data Center Alley Explores a Moratorium 5 Notable Links: Loudoun Supervisors Weigh Options, Another Developer to Go Public Each week I curate 5 links from the data center sector that I find particularly interesting, with my commentary on…...