Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 14—AUSTIN, Minn. — About 100 people showed up to get the basics on data centers — the new development topic that's sweeping ...

Data centers seem to be popping up everywhere, with big tech companies proposing to build them on farmland, old golf courses, downtowns and industrial parks. Many of the proposed developments are huge ...

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BUTTE, Mont. — Two 500,000 square feet buildings on over 600 acres of land in the Montana Connections Industrial Park in Silver Bow County. That’s the basics of the proposal from Sabey Data Centers, ...

Jan. 6—PINE ISLAND, Minn. — Sometime in the spring, dirt should start moving on the north side of Cannon Falls. Now that the land use approvals and development agreement have been approved by the ...

As the development firm Oppidan explored building a large-scale data center in North Mankato, they emailed a request: “Can the city sign an NDA?” Five minutes later, North Mankato said yes. The city’s ...

Senators launched a probe Tuesday demanding that tech companies explain exactly how they plan to prevent data center projects from increasing electricity bills in communities where prices are already ...

AI data centers require incredible amounts of energy to run. NPR's Planet Money investigates how that demand for power might affect your electric bills. Tech companies invested hundreds of billions of ...

AUSTIN, Minn. — About 100 people showed up to get the basics on data centers — the new development topic that's sweeping the region. Hosted by the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), the ...