"Senators Demand to Know How Much Energy Data Centers Use"
"In a letter sent Thursday morning, Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley press the Energy Information Agency to mandate annual electricity disclosure for data centers."
Source: WIRED, 03/27/2026
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"AI Power Demand Creates ‘High Likelihood, High Impact’ Grid Risks"
"The North American transmission watchdog warns of cascading outages if the largest data centers aren’t regulated."
Source: E&E News, 03/20/2026
"Illinois To Data Centers: Bring Your Own Renewables And Skip The Line"
"Proposed legislation offers perks for data centers that invest in clean energy. A broad coalition supports the bill, but details still need to be hammered out."
Source: Canary Media, 03/13/2026
Big Tech Signs Trump Data Center Pledge. Fulfilling It Is the Hard Part.
"In an effort to quell blowback on data centers, President Donald Trump announced at a White House roundtable on Wednesday the “Ratepayer Protection Pledge,” a set of nonbinding promises that Big Tech companies signed to keep household utility bills from skyrocketing."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/06/2026
Is Your Data Center Getting A Big Discount On Electricity? That’s Redacted
"The surge of new data center development is making people worried. How much energy and water will these resource-hungry centers consume? Will they drive new fossil fuel pollution? How much will household electricity prices go up? These questions have answers, but in many cases, the details of new data centers are blocked from public view."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 03/04/2026
"AI: Does Not Compute"
"Building fossil-fuel infrastructure to power data centers is a poor bet. Renewables are by far the cheaper, faster choice."
Source: Canary Media, 03/03/2026
Facing Its 3rd Data Center, Iowa County Rolls Out Extensive Zoning Rules
"Linn County has adopted some of the nation’s strictest data center zoning rules. Residents say the protections aren’t enough."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/02/2026
"As Electric Bills Rise, Trump Says Tech Companies Should Pay More"
"The president said he had negotiated a deal with tech giants to cover the energy costs of data centers, but offered few details. Experts said such pledges could prove difficult in practice."
Source: NYTimes, 02/26/2026
Feds Give $26.5 Billion Loan For Electric Expansion In Georgia And Alabama
"Federal energy officials on Wednesday announced a record $26.5 billion loan to electric utilities in Georgia and Alabama, saying the loan will save customers money as the companies undertake a huge expansion driven by demand from computer data centers."
Source: AP, 02/26/2026
"Trump To Announce Data Center Energy Deals During State Of The Union"
"President Donald Trump will announce during his State of the Union speech Tuesday night that his administration has struck agreements with major tech companies to make them shoulder a greater share of the energy cost burden associated with data centers."
Source: Politico, 02/25/2026
