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A data center's air-quality impact ranges from negligible to significant depending on its electricity mix, on-site generation practices, and fuel choices. Here is what the evidence actually shows.
Permitting delays and interconnection backlogs are pushing utilities and investors to acquire operating power plants rather than build new ones, as AI-driven electricity demand accelerates.
A dispute over a 260 MW AI data center expansion in Armstrong County is shaping how Texas regulators apply new colocation rules to behind-the-meter loads sharing an existing grid interconnection.
From a voter-approved municipal ban in California to a $25 billion hyperscale wave in Missouri, July 2026 brought a surge of data center construction news, regulatory shifts, and community tension across the US.
Google's 2026 Environmental Report reveals electricity demand jumped 37% last year, the largest annual increase in company history, while clean grid capacity continues to lag behind.
National Grid Ventures is investing $1.75 billion in power developer Joulent, which builds dedicated generation facilities adjacent to hyperscale AI campuses to bypass strained utility interconnection queues.
