Texas slams on the brakes for 1,800 data centers, power grid requirements are five times higher than peak record demand — 474 gigawatts of power requests are no

TechieTwo I don’t feel it is unreasonable for data centers to be required to produce their own electricity instead of burdening the utility companies and residents. If they can’t produce their your own electricity then t…

Texas slams on the brakes for 1,800 data centers, power grid requirements are five times higher than peak record demand — 474 gigawatts of power requests are no

TechieTwo I don’t feel it is unreasonable for data centers to be required to produce their own electricity instead of burdening the utility companies and residents. If they can’t produce their your own electricity then t…

US mulling ban on key Chinese networking tech in data center component crackdown — White House wants to impose restrictions in 2026, China says it will respond

“Transceivers definitely ⁠pose a risk,” AI policy expert Divyansh Kaushik of advisory firm Beacon Global Strategies told the publication. “As the data center buildout scales up, you want to make sure the ​data center sup…

Nashville attempts to block controversial data center near zoo with eminent domain — city could force developer to sell the land for public use, rather than $70

The city council vote would allow the local government to negotiate with DC Blox for the acquisition of the property. However, this does not automatically mean that Nashville would automatically have the right to own the…

At least 37 people arrested in 2026 so far for protesting against data centers, most for breaking ‘petty rules’ — most taken into custody acted peacefully

What’s more interesting is the wide demographic diversity of those who have been detained and charged. The two arrests Tom’s Hardware previously reported on included a farmer who went a few seconds over the allotted spea…

Nashville attempts to block controversial data center near zoo with eminent domain — city could force developer to sell the land for public use, rather than $70

The city council vote would allow the local government to negotiate with DC Blox for the acquisition of the property. However, this does not automatically mean that Nashville would automatically have the right to own the…

At least 37 people arrested in 2026 so far for protesting against data centers, most for breaking ‘petty rules’ — most taken into custody acted peacefully

What’s more interesting is the wide demographic diversity of those who have been detained and charged. The two arrests Tom’s Hardware previously reported on included a farmer who went a few seconds over the allotted spea…