As controversial proposals to power multi-billion dollar data centers in southern New Mexico wind through the courts and permitting processes, one state senator aims to close what he considers a loophole that could allow the projects to bypass the state’s clean energy requirements.

On Tuesday, Microsoft announced a new initiative called “Community-First AI Infrastructure” that commits the company to paying full electricity costs for its data centers and refusing to seek local property tax reductions.

Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a community-focused initiative aimed at lowering water usage at its U.S. data centers and ensuring that the power-hungry facilities do not drive up electricity prices for the public.

Increasing demand from the tech industry threatens to max out generation capacity in a 13-state region. Consumers are furious about rate increases.

President Donald Trump said that tech companies must pay for their own data centers without spiking utility bills for American households.

New York plans to require data center operators to shoulder more of the cost of powering their energy-hungry facilities, aiming to prevent surging electricity demand from pushing up household utility bills.

Artificial intelligence data centers can take as much power as a small to medium-sized city, or close to 100,000 homes, and local leaders want to make sure San Diego is ready before they move in.

Facebook parent Meta has reached nuclear power deals with three companies as it continues to look for electricity sources for its artificial intelligence data centers.

The number might seem small, but it reflects a sharp climb from recent years: there were only six project cancellations in 2024 and two in 2023. Of the 25 data center projects that were canceled in 2025, 21 of those cancellations were in the second half of the year.