Category: In the News
Bisnow: ‘We Need To Be Careful’: A Wave Of Data Center Legislation In Virginia Is Creating Uncertainty For Developers
‘We Need To Be Careful’: A Wave Of Data Center Legislation In Virginia Is Creating Uncertainty For Developers (bisnow.com) NationalData Center March 10, 2024 Dan Rabb, Data Centers Virginia lawmakers have proposed a wave of legislation to restrict data center development across the Commonwealth, injecting new
FERC: RTOInsider – FERC’s Christie Warns of ‘Very Dark Place’
FERC’s Christie Warns of ‘Very Dark Place’ (rtoinsider.com) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Christie Warns of ‘Very Dark Place’ “In America, we’re heading for a very dark place. We’re heading, as Franklin Roosevelt said, to a rendezvous with destiny,” he said. “Well, we’re heading, in terms
New Yorker: The Obscene Energy Demands of A.I.
The Obscene Energy Demands of A.I. | The New Yorker The Obscene Energy Demands of A.I. How can the world reach net zero if it keeps inventing new ways to consume energy? By Elizabeth Kolbert March 9, 2024 It’s been estimated that ChatGPT is consuming more
Business Insider: ChatGPT uses 17,000 times the amount of electricity than the average US household does daily: report
ChatGPT Uses 17,000 Times More Electricity Than a US Household: Report (businessinsider.com) Lakshmi Varanasi Mar 9, 2024, 8:14 PM EST ChatGPT is using up a lot more electricity than the average US household.LIONEL BONAVENTURE ChatGPT uses more than half a million kilowatt-hours of electricity daily,
MSN report: Washington Post – America is running out of electricity as tech companies sap the country’s aging power grid
Amid record high energy demand, America is running out of electricity – The Washington Post Amid explosive demand, America is running out of power (msn.com) AI and the boom in clean-tech manufacturing are pushing America’s power grid to the brink. Utilities can’t keep up. Story
InsideNoVa: Prince William County’s Planning Commission gets a makeover
Prince William County’s Planning Commission gets a makeover | Headlines | insidenova.com
Silverlinings: AWS just went nuclear – and more hyperscalers could follow
AWS just went nuclear – and more hyperscalers could follow (silverliningsinfo.com)
Next Door: 3/3/24 Man Receives Electric Shock Burn under Transmission Lines along WO&D Trail
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InsideNoVa: Microsoft spends big on data center land near Gainesville
Microsoft spends big on data center land near Gainesville | Politics | insidenova.com
Prince William Times: Fauquier supervisor warns about data centers in Vint Hill
Fauquier supervisor warns about data centers in Vint Hill | News | princewilliamtimes.com
The Atlantic: AI is Taking Water From the Desert
AI Is Taking Water From the Desert (msn.com)
The Nation: The Dirty Energy Fueling Amazon’s Data Gold Rush
The Dirty Energy Fueling Amazon’s Data Gold Rush | The Nation ENVIRONMENT / FEBRUARY 22, 2024 Northern Virginia is grappling with the environmental effects of a booming data-center empire. ELLA FANGER Amazon data centers loom over houses at the edge of the Loudoun Meadows neighborhood on January
PW Times: Prince William County is on track to become the world’s largest data center hub
Prince William County is on track to become the world’s largest data center hub | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Peter Cary Piedmont Journalism Foundation Feb 22, 2024 The Village Place Technology Park, under construction behind a townhome complex in Haymarket, is an example of data
The Guardian: Power grab: the hidden costs of Ireland’s datacentre boom
Power grab: the hidden costs of Ireland’s datacentre boom | Ireland | The Guardian A datacentre on the outskirts of Dublin. Photograph: Patrick Bolger/The Guardian Datacentres are part of Ireland’s vision of itself as a tech hub. There are now more than 80, using vast
Virginia Mercury: State lawmakers want to peel back the curtain at the nation’s biggest electrical grid operator
State lawmakers want to peel back the curtain at the nation’s biggest electrical grid operator – Virginia Mercury BY: ROBERT ZULLO – FEBRUARY 9, 2024 2:23 PM A Dominion substation in New Kent County, Virginia. (Sarah Vogelsong / Virginia Mercury) Last year, Maryland state lawmaker Lorig
BLOG: Dirty No.Va. Data Centers Cause Failure to Reach Climate Goals
Dirty No.Va. Data Centers Cause Failure to Reach Climate Goals (stoppathwv.com)
BBC.com: Future data centres may have built-in nuclear reactors
Future data centres may have built-in nuclear reactors (bbc.com) Feb. 14, 2024 By Michael DempseyTechnology reporter BBC Chris Sharp thinks that new data centres will need to be powered by their own nuclear reactors A man with a shiny metal Concorde model on his desk,
Data Center Dynamics: Nuclear-powered data center campus in Surry, Virginia, gets rezoning approval
Nuclear-powered data center campus in Surry, Virginia, gets rezoning approval – DCD (datacenterdynamics.com) Site will eventually house small modular nuclear reactors February 13, 2024 By Matthew Gooding A nuclear-powered data center campus in Surry, Virginia, has moved a step closer to fruition after planners approved