Data Centers Are an Easy Scapegoat for Failing Electrical Grids – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

Data Centers Are an Easy Scapegoat for Failing Electrical Grids – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

Data centers are easy targets. They require large amounts of water, electricity, and land. They’re an eyesore. Of the 3,907 data centers in the U.S., the majority are in Virginia, Texas, California, Illinois, and Georgia. Companies fight mundane regulatory battles in the background, leaving consumers with the image of sprawling data centers popping up across the country, sucking up all the electricity.  The reality is different. Data centers hav…

Data Centers Are an Easy Scapegoat for Failing Electrical Grids

Data centers are easy targets. They require large amounts of water, electricity, and land. They’re an eyesore. Of the 3,907 data centers in the U.S., the majority are in Virginia, Texas, California, Illinois, and Georgia. Companies fight mundane regulatory battles in the background, leaving…