SPOKANE, Wash. — Avista confirmed on Tuesday that a potential "large load" project that the company is considering is a data center development. According to recent filings with the U.S. Securities ...

Spokane, WASH. -- Avista confirmed today that the 'large load customer' it entered into an agreement with that would consume as much electricity as half the utility's service area in Eastern ...

The Seattle Times’ Climate Lab explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by the Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim and Birte ...

While some states consider banning data centers, Texas is attracting a surge of new projects. Concerns in other states focus on the high electricity and water usage of data centers. Texas is appealing ...

Local lawmakers are pushing to restrict large-scale data centers amid mounting concern over environmental impacts and backlash tied to Elon Musk’s xAI operation in Memphis. A new bill proposed by ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A wave of new artificial intelligence (AI) data centers is being built ...

KENTUCKY (WKYT) - The bitcoin mining company TeraWulf announced it is expanding in eastern Kentucky with the purchase of a new high-performance computing development site called the Muskie Data Campus ...

A new zoning proposal in Milwaukee would ban data centers larger than 60,000 square feet. The proposal would also create stricter regulations and new parking requirements for smaller data centers.

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A clutch of states is trying to limit or ban data centers, giant operations known for their massive energy and water consumption. The National Conference of State Legislators puts the number at 14.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has set a June 2026 deadline to act in a high-stakes rulemaking that could redefine how massive new power users—including AI-driven data centers—connect ...

Maine is on the verge of becoming the first state in the nation to slam the brakes on energy-hungry AI data centers, as lawmakers push back against tech giants over fears of higher power bills, ...