{"id":2606,"date":"2026-03-27T22:35:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/the-latest-in-data-centers-ai-and-energy\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T22:35:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:35:53","slug":"the-latest-in-data-centers-ai-and-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/the-latest-in-data-centers-ai-and-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"The latest in data centers, AI, and energy\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Server racks on a dark brown background.\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Cath Virginia \/ The Verge, Getty Images\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/258090_EOY_2025_CVirginia_DATA_CENTER.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Massive new data centers are the physical foundation for tech companies\u2019 hopes and dreams for AI. But the rush to expand warehouses full of energy-hungry servers has also kicked up fights across the world over their impact on power grids, utility bills, nearby communities, and the environment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">From audacious plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/845453\/space-data-centers-astronomers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launch data centers into space<\/a> to the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/exclusive\/770650\/data-center-ai-naacp-guiding-principles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legal battles<\/a> over pollution, <em>The Verge <\/em>has the biggest news and reporting surrounding data centers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/901404\/senators-warren-hawley-eia-letter-data-centers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senators are pushing to find out how much electricity data centers actually use<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/report\/892661\/iran-war-oil-gas-prices-data-center-electricity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How the spiraling Iran conflict could affect data centers and electricity costs<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/889578\/data-center-power-pledge-white-house-google-meta-microsoft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seven tech giants signed Trump\u2019s pledge to keep electricity costs from spiking around data centers\u00a0<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/884191\/ai-data-center-energy-state-of-the-union-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump claims tech companies will sign deals next week to pay for their own power supply<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/877526\/anthropic-ai-electricity-costs-data-center-pledge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anthropic says it\u2019ll try to keep its data centers from raising electricity costs<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/876555\/meta-data-center-winter-power-outages-storm-ice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How an \u2018icepocalypse\u2019 raises more questions about Meta\u2019s biggest data center project<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/876083\/microsoft-ai-data-center-superconductor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft wants to rewire data centers to save space<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/875501\/new-york-is-considering-two-bills-to-rein-in-the-ai-industry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York is considering two bills to rein in the AI industry<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/transportation\/873203\/elon-musk-spacex-xai-merge-data-centers-space-tesla-ipo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk is merging SpaceX and xAI to build data centers in space \u2014 or so he says<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/870422\/data-center-ai-gas-power-surge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It\u2019s a new heyday for gas thanks to data centers<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/869008\/meta-data-centers-ad-campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meta is spending millions to convince people that data centers are cool and you like them<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/report\/868859\/electricity-rates-power-grid-ai-data-center-winter-storm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The winter storm tested power grids straining to accommodate AI data centers<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/864798\/openai-data-center-opposition-energy-bills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OpenAI says its data centers will pay for their own energy and limit water usage<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/861080\/microsoft-ai-data-center-infrastructure-electricity-rates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft scrambles to quell fury around its new AI data centers<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/841169\/ai-data-center-opposition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Communities are rising up against data centers \u2014 and winning<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/845453\/space-data-centers-astronomers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Billionaires want data centers everywhere, including space<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/845831\/ai-chips-data-center-power-water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI\u2019s water and electricity use soars in 2025<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/844966\/heavy-ai-data-center-buildout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Racks of AI chips are too damn heavy<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/841887\/data-center-space-solar-power-aetherflux-lunch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The scramble to launch data centers into space is heating up<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/840883\/data-center-moratorium-letter-congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Data center construction moratorium is gaining steam<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/834151\/amazon-data-centers-oregon-cancer-miscarriage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Data centers in Oregon might be helping to drive an increase in cancer and miscarriages<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/805682\/google-data-center-gas-power-plant-carbon-capture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google is turning on the gas for its data centers<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/exclusive\/770650\/data-center-ai-naacp-guiding-principles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tech companies \u2018be on alert,\u2019 NAACP says with new guiding principles for data centers<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massive new data centers are the physical foundation for tech companies\u2019 hopes and dreams for AI. 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