The facilities power everything from streaming to AI. Thousands more are planned, raising questions about electricity, water, jobs and costs.

There’s no clearer sign of the data center boom than rampant gas projects that have been proposed or that are already under construction.

Data centers power AI, but growing concerns over water use, energy demand and local impacts are fueling opposition nationwide.

Nvidia is financing land and power for an Ohio campus that OpenAI will lease for twenty years. The move extends its reach from silicon and software into the infra layer.

Polling reveals the staunch opposition residents have to building new AI data centers in their communities, which raises questions about development. Knowing the issue is key to moving forward, experts said.

The 956-acre purchase expands her Tonopah holdings as closed-loop cooling promises near-zero water use and community opposition tests the strategy.