Minnesota Star Tribune reporter Walker Orenstein joins Minnesota Now to talk about his story finding that Google may be looking for land to build a data center in Minnesota.

Data centers are expanding across the central U.S. to meet growing demand for artificial intelligence. That's raising concerns about growing energy demand and freshwater usage.

Data centers are expanding across the central U.S. to meet growing demand for artificial intelligence. That's raising concerns about growing energy demand and freshwater usage.

Massive amounts of dirt have been moved as the development of both the Google and QTS data center projects are underway in the southwest side of Cedar Rapids.

AI data centers in Las Vegas, Reno and elsewhere could have big implications for drought-stricken Nevada.

The proposal for 11-building data center with about 6 million square feet near Delaware City is drawing attention from state and county leaders.

Data centers are expanding across the central U.S. to meet growing demand for artificial intelligence. That's raising concerns about growing energy demand and freshwater usage.

The heaviest user by far is Google’s data center in Henderson, consuming 352 million gallons of water in 2024, according to data obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

The proposal for 11-building data center with about 6 million square feet near Delaware City is drawing attention from state and county leaders.

China’s new $223M underwater AI data center uses seawater cooling and offshore wind to cut emissions and power large-scale model training operations.

Data centers require much more power (literally) than typical real estate, which uses square footage to determine rents. Data center properties, rather, are defined by power usage — either gigawatts, ...