For decades, the data center was a centralized place. As AI shifts to an everyday tool, that model is changing. We are moving toward a world of distributed data centers.

Jerome Township trustees enacted a nine-month ban on data centers in September. But at least two received zoning certificates in December.

Additive manufacturing applied to purpose-built gas turbines solves the power problem for the AI data center infrastructure build-out Novra Power | DataCenter Power Additive Manufacturing

Rather than positioning sustainability as a branding exercise, MBT’s approach reflects a practical engineering response to a measurable industry problem. As AI adoption accelerates, reducing the energy intensity of cooling systems will be critical to managing long-term costs and emissions across the technology sector.

AI’s energy problem may also be its solution, as cities are increasingly exploring opportunities to repurpose excess heat from data centers.

Energy-intensive data centers are the backbone for artificial intelligence. They spike demand from our power companies and utilities at a rate we haven’t seen in generations. We’ve heard about plans for these centers for years and wondered how many ...

COWETA COUNTY, GA — A temporary moratorium on new data center applications will remain in place as Coweta County commissioners work toward a vote on a new ordinance later this month. An existing pause was set to expire Thursday, but leaders agreed to ...