The latest data center news from the trade press and major outlets: new campuses, power deals, cooling, AI buildouts and the jobs they create. Updated three times a day. Each story links to the original publisher.
How This County Made the Data Center Boom Pay Off
AI is driving a wave of new data centers, but communities are increasingly asking what they get in return. Virginia’s Loudoun County turned the industry into a major tax base…
Oregon city declares state of emergency over lost data center revenue amid state-wide ban
City of Umatilla was relying on tax revenues due to come in from Sabey and Amazon
AI’s Fragmented Regulatory Landscape Becomes a Data Center Design Challenge
As governments pursue competing approaches to AI regulation and infrastructure development, data center operators face growing pressure to document security controls, verify workload requirements, and define compliance responsibilities across jurisdictions.
Data center sustainability presents an opportunity, USGBC official says
Community pushback against data centers might be alleviated by sustainable construction and operations, a U.S. Green Building Council executive said at the 2026 Greenbuild conference.
Google says it can build data centers the right way. Some experts and residents are skeptical
Google says its Minnesota AI data center will add clean energy to the grid and protect ratepayers. Experts question whether grid upgrades are needed.
Could the Societal Value of Workloads Shape Data Center Policy?
As opposition to data center expansion grows, policymakers may eventually look beyond power and water consumption to ask whether the digital services those facilities support justify their environmental and infrastructure…
Reliability Standards for AI Data Centers, Crypto Miners Move Closer to Adoption
The proposed rules must still be approved by NERC’s board and federal regulators. As written, they would apply to computational loads of 50 MW or more connected at voltage levels…