Data centers guzzle Arizona's water and power. We calculated how much

The Arizona Republic used air quality records to estimate how much energy could be guzzled by data centers in Maricopa County ...

We estimated data centers' water and power use. Here's how

We set out to identify every data center in Maricopa County's energy capacity and identify how water use varied among ...
Marketplace

Inside a data center that could power our AI future (it’s not where you’d think)

As AI increases demand for data centers, many will get built in dense metropolitan areas close to where people live and work.
WUWM

What are data centers? Expert explains AI boom, energy concerns

Streaming shows, storing photos in the cloud and using social media — all of these require data centers. Why are they so controversial in the communities where tech companies want to build them? Some ...

Data centers spark outrage — and hope — in Arizona communities

The facilities are hitting an inflection point in Arizona. In some areas, they are met with grassroots resistance. In others, ...

For Data Centers, Power Is the New Real Estate

Data centers are still the headline, but the real pinch points are power and real estate.
Opinion

The Great Zoning Crackdown on Data Centers

Back in March 2025, the Board of Supervisors of Loudoun County, Virginia, home to the largest concentration of data centers in the world, likewise voted to eliminate data centers' by-right status in ...