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Data centers are black boxes, but California wants to change that

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21 Sept
Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills requiring AI data centers to pay for upgrades to the local energy grid. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills requiring AI data centers to pay for upgrades to the local energy grid. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

OPINION · WHAT · The VergeOPEN STORY
23 Sept
New legislation will finally force data centers to disclose more information about how much water and electricity they use in California. www.theverge.com/policy/99941...

New legislation will finally force data centers to disclose more information about how much water and electricity they use in California. www.theverge.com/policy/99941...

OPINION · HOW · The VergeOPEN STORY
21 Sept
California governor signs broad data center oversight bill package reut.rs/4AqVhge

California governor signs broad data center oversight bill package reut.rs/4AqVhge

OPINION · WHAT · ReutersOPEN STORY
26 Mar
Data centers get ready — the Senate wants to see your power bills

Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren want the Energy Information Administration to gather more details about how data centers use power — and how that affects the grid.

REPORT · HOW · TechCrunch AIOPEN STORY
8 May
All the latest updates on AI data centers

Massive new data centers are the physical foundation for tech companies’ hopes and dreams for AI. But the rush to expand warehouses full of energy-hungry servers has also kicked

REPORT · WHAT · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
19 May
US PJM grid can curb data center power usage in emergencies, Department of Energy says reut.rs/4tIU3Ze

US PJM grid can curb data center power usage in emergencies, Department of Energy says reut.rs/4tIU3Ze

OPINION · WHO · ReutersOPEN STORY
25 Apr
L.D. 307 would have imposed the country’s first statewide moratorium on new data centers — lasting, in this case, until November 1, 2027.

L.D. 307 would have imposed the country’s first statewide moratorium on new data centers — lasting, in this case, until November 1, 2027.

OPINION · WHERE · TechCrunchOPEN STORY
27 Apr
‘Hyperscale’ data center project in Utah — expected to generate and consume more power than entire state

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>A massive <strong>hyperscale data center project</strong> in rural <strong>Box Elder County, Utah</strong>, led by Shark Tank investor Kevin

OPINION · WHAT · ArtificialInteligenceOPEN STORY
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