The International Energy Agency estimates that data centers have used between 1 and 1.5% of global electricity in recent ...

A new report by Bluefield Research warns that within four years 72% of total water consumption by data centers will happen ...

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Hells Canyon,Oregon, Wednesday, April 26, 2023- The Snake River rushes through Hell's Canyon Dam as night falls. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) The global economy runs on two ...

For more than three decades, I’ve worked at the intersection of resource extraction, land stewardship, water systems and emerging technologies. I’ve seen industries evolve, sometimes dramatically. I ...

Hydrogen has long been billed as the clean fuel that could power steel mills, cargo ships and even long-haul trucks without pumping carbon into the atmosphere, but splitting water to make it has ...

Data center operators and utilities often do not disclose facility-specific energy and water usage data. The Republic built a database to estimate data centers' energy capacity by analyzing air ...

Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and utilities category, with a focus on energy-saving advice, thermostats, and heating and cooling. Jon has more than a decade ...

The proliferation of data centers in Arizona raises concerns about the strain on the state's water and power resources. Existing and planned data centers in Maricopa County could nearly double the ...