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Report: Data Centers’ Climate Impacts in the Northwest
A Sightline Institute report finds that data centers consume 11 percent of Oregon's electricity and 6 percent of Washington's, yet the region's policy safeguards have so far prevented significant climate […]
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Mapped: The Massive Network Powering U.S. Data Centers
Loudoun County, Virginia holds nearly 6 GW of operating and under-construction data center capacity — more than any other U.S. county — with 6,300 MW more planned. An NREL map […]
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Data center boom fuels PJM power cost increases as states move to shield ratepayers – DCD
Rising energy costs in the PJM Interconnection grid are driven by the growth of data centers, leading to projected increases in residential bills across 13 states. The latest capacity auction […]
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Ignore Data Center Water Consumption at Your Own Peril – Uptime Institute Blog
This Uptime Institute analysis details how traditional data center cooling towers consume roughly 6.75 million gallons of water per megawatt per year through evaporation, blow down, and drift. While newer […]
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We Found the Hidden Cost of Data Centers. It’s in Your Electric Bill
Data centers drove 63 percent of PJM's record capacity auction price increase, adding an estimated $9.3 billion in costs for ratepayers across 13 states. Amazon and Meta negotiate secret utility […]
Exposing AI Data Center Threats and Harms