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U.S. Data Center News

This section covers data centers in the United States — the facilities, infrastructure and power systems that underpin cloud computing and internet services. Reporting takes in construction, operations, energy use and the policy questions surrounding the sector.


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The subjects here include hyperscaler campus announcements, power procurement and grid impact, cloud outages and their downstream effects, facility location decisions and the local and state incentives that shape where data centers are built. New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Phoenix are major data center markets where land, power access and fiber connectivity have concentrated significant infrastructure investment. Power consumption has moved from a technical footnote to a central coverage subject, as large facilities' energy demands interact with grid capacity, water use and utility regulation. Zoning and permitting disputes have become an increasingly common story as communities weigh the economic benefits of data center development against its infrastructure demands.