America’s rapidly growing fleet of electric vehicles could become an unexpected source of electricity storage as the country races to meet growing demand for AI energy. That’s according to Redwood Materials, a startup founded by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel, which now recycles more than 70% of all batteries in North America. With millions of
Ashburn, Virginia, is in the heart of America’s “data center alley.” Over the Fourth of July weekend, diesel generators at a Digital Realty data center turned on as temperatures rose. Dark smoke hung over ACC9, one of dozens of data centers clustered in Ashburn and nearby cities, according to July 3 video and photos seen