NEW YORK — New York will block construction of new large data centers for up to a year so the state can create rules to protect the environment and energy grid from energy-intensive facilities that fuel artificial intelligence technology. Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign an executive order Tuesday morning imposing the nation’s first state moratorium
WASHINGTON– American consumers (and the Federal Reserve) are suffering another headache from high costs. The surge in data center investments — likely to top $700 billion this year — to boost artificial intelligence has made memory chips, computer processors and other equipment, as well as electricity, more expensive, and economists expect it to continue pushing
HARRISBURG, Pa. — As explosive energy demand from artificial intelligence spurs a fossil fuel renaissance, renewable energy allies are trying to ensure huge data centers are also powered by climate-friendly sources. Lawmakers in states with stricter climate policies don’t want data centers to hinder their goal of reducing planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. In other states,