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Massive new data centers are the physical foundation for tech companies’ hopes and dreams for AI. But the rush to expand warehouses full of energy-hungry servers has also kicked up fights across the world over their impact on power grids, utility bills, nearby communities, and the environment.

Data centers were a major bipartisan issue ahead of the 2026 midterms , and voters largely opposed data center expansion at the polls. Tech giants like OpenAI and Amazon are promising to work more closely with local communities and cover their data center energy costs. But following the election, Democratic leaders are calling for further data center restrictions and slowdowns that the AI companies will have to grapple with.

From audacious plans about data centers into space , heated local battles over buildouts , and potential environmental impacts , here’s The Verge ’s news, coverage, and reporting surrounding data centers and the companies that are building them.

Lame-duck Congress might actually do something: speed up energy projects

Maine Republican Susan Collins concedes Senate seat in a tech-fueled race.

Democrat projected to win Ohio seat that Republicans warned could spell trouble for data centers.

OpenAI pitches data center power plants as a way to protect nearby areas

Prop 45 in California could be hiding a loophole for data centers

Maine’s data center revolt will decide who controls the Senate

Highway robbers are targeting trucks carrying data center components.

Trump says paying communities a “dividend” could make data centers more popular.

Texas is still permitting data centers despite a supposed statewide moratorium.

A bipartisan bill aims to hold data centers accountable for their energy use.

A Japanese real estate company is building a data center in an underground tunnel.

If a data center is camouflaged in the woods, will anyone hate it?

Amazon writes scary blog warning communities not to block data centers

Trump: “You’re going to see — data centers are going to be very popular.”

Data centers are black boxes, but California wants to change that

California tightens rules on AI data center energy and water use

Virginia governor creates an AI task force and moves to restrain data centers

The AI data center e-waste problem is huge — and getting bigger

A Microsoft-backed data center has reportedly been running on unpermitted generators.

Trump’s EPA wants to let data centers hide their air pollution

There’s a surge of new gas projects being built to power data centers in the US.

Nvidia guarantees up to $105 billion to support an OpenAI data center.

An Amazon data center could have the worst polluting power plant in the country

AMD’s data center business is booming while gaming takes a backseat

At least 37 people have reportedly been arrested for protesting data centers.

Texas says data centers must pass an audit before connecting to the grid

Willie Nelson is pushing back against data centers in his hometown.

Meta and BlackRock are building a data center campus together.

The right-wing boomers protesting data centers have a lot in common with the left

Meta reportedly considers leasing computing power to Anthropic.

New York becomes the first state to enact a data center moratorium

Anthropic signs 20-year lease agreement for an AI data center in Kentucky.

Nvidia says its AI data center design runs hotter to use a lot less water

Amazon employees say they’re facing termination for backing data center limits

xAI’s gas-powered data center is necessary for national security, DOJ argues.

SpaceX reportedly rented out Colossus 1 AI data center after it ran into latency issues.

Amazon’s data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year

GM thinks EVs can help offset AI’s energy suck with vehicle-to-grid tech

Amazon employees ask Seattle to put the brakes on new data centers

The mayor of Shelbyville, Indiana, says only people who live in ‘shitty houses’ oppose data center

Anthropic is paying $15 billion a year for access to Elon Musk’s data centers

The biggest data center ever is becoming a huge problem in Utah

Google may work with SpaceX to launch data centers into space.

43 percent of Americans blame data centers as a major reason for rising power bills.

A 40,000-acre data center project was just approved in Utah, despite outcry from the community.

Data centers will soon have to complete “mandatory” energy usage surveys.

“A data center should not be a potential death sentence for a community’s health.”

Senators are pushing to find out how much electricity data centers actually use

Arm’s first CPU ever will plug into Meta’s AI data centers later this year

Lake Tahoe has to look for a new power source as data center demand soars.

How the spiraling Iran conflict could affect data centers and electricity costs

Seven tech giants signed Trump’s pledge to keep electricity costs from spiking around data centers

Trump claims tech companies will sign deals next week to pay for their own power supply

Anthropic says it’ll try to keep its data centers from raising electricity costs

How an ‘icepocalypse’ raises more questions about Meta’s biggest data center project

New York is considering two bills to rein in the AI industry

Elon Musk is merging SpaceX and xAI to build data centers in space — or so he says

Microsoft gets approval to build 15 data centers in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.

Meta is spending millions to convince people that data centers are cool and you like them

The winter storm tested power grids straining to accommodate AI data centers

Microsoft wants to build 15 data centers in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.

OpenAI says its data centers will pay for their own energy and limit water usage

Amazon is buying copper harvested by bacteria for its data centers

Microsoft scrambles to quell fury around its new AI data centers

Communities are rising up against data centers — and winning

Democratic lawmakers are investigating data centers’ impact on electricity costs

The scramble to launch data centers into space is heating up

Satya Nadella acknowledged that data centers are “putting a lot of pressure” on power grids.

The largest power grid system in the US is considering rolling blackouts because of energy-hungry data centers.

Data centers in Oregon might be helping to drive an increase in cancer and miscarriages

Nvidia says some AI GPUs are ‘sold out,’ grows data center business by $10B in just three months

Data centers are already influencing the global forecast for clean energy.

Anthropic will invest $50 billion in building AI data centers in the US

Electricity costs are up to 267 percent higher than they used to be in communities near data centers.

Microsoft says this new cooling method could enable more powerful chips and efficient data centers

OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank announced five new AI data centers as part of Stargate.

Microsoft is turning Foxconn’s empty buildings into the ‘world’s most powerful’ AI data center

Nvidia invests $5 billion into Intel to jointly develop PC and data center chips

Tech companies ‘be on alert,’ NAACP says with new guiding principles for data centers

Meta faces Democratic probe into plans to power a giant data center with gas

Amazon is investing billions more into its Mississippi data centers.

Mark Zuckerberg wants you to know he has a big AI data center, too

Bill Gates’ nuclear energy startup inks new data center deal

OpenAI and SoftBank are starting a $500 billion AI data center company

CBS News reports OpenAI, Oracle, and Softbank will announce a “Stargate” AI data center project.

Joe Biden signs executive order to speed AI data center construction

Go read this report on Arizona data centers and those without power in the state.

Google’s future data centers will be built next to solar and wind farms

xAI competitors are flying spy planes over the ‘Colossus’ data center.

New AI data centers could raise Americans’ electricity bills.

Some Memphis residents are pissed about xAI’s new data center.

This climate tech startup wants to capture carbon and help data centers cool down

Google plans to reuse heat after expanding a data center for AI

AI and crypto mining are driving up data centers’ energy use

The environmental impact of the AI revolution is starting to come into focus