A new map reveals the true scale of America's AI data center boom

Each entry on Epoch AI's map links satellite imagery with construction data and public permits. Zooming in on New Albany, ...
Technical

Will data centers be useful infrastructure — or tomorrow’s stranded boxes?

Today’s data center buildout is reminiscent of past US infrastructure booms, like railroads, interstate highways and the internet. Many firms are getting zero return on AI investments even as usage ...

Oklahomans raise concerns as proposed data centers expand across state

Residents living near proposed data centers across Oklahoma are raising concerns about how the massive facilities could ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

What’s $3.7B and larger than 3 malls? Georgia’s next potential data center.

A $3.7 billion project in Spalding County called Wallace Jackson Data Center Campus was outlined Tuesday in a state ...
Axios on MSN

Mapped: Virginia still leads US in data centers

Data: American Edge Project and Technology Councils of North America; Map: Axios Visuals Virginia is leading the country when it comes to data centers — both the number already operational and the ...

How the Midwest's data center gold rush may become a political reckoning

Most Midwestern states offer partial or full sales tax exemptions from 20 to 50 years. The region has also shown an openness ...
Engineering News-Record

Wisconsin Lands $1B Meta Data Center as Mortenson Expands Hyperscale Work

The Beaver Dam Commerce Park site, shown in a city map and aerial outline, will host Meta’s planned $1-billion data center campus. The 520-acre location will ...