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Inside the Divisive Debate Surrounding Northern Virginia's Data Centers

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When John McAuliff stands at the front door of his home in The Plains, a small, incorporated town in Fauquier County, he’s 15 minutes from a massive data center in one direction and 20 minutes from a massive data center in the other direction. “We have been letting data center growth run unchecked,” he says. The numbers show that Northern Virginia’s data center footprint grew 500 percent between 2015 and 2023, according to the Northern Virgin…

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As demand for AI rises, so do power thirsty data centers • Washington State Standard

A complex of data centers in Ashburn, Va. Northern Virginia is home to about 70% of the world’s data centers. (Photo by Gerville/Getty Images)The next time you’re on a Zoom meeting or asking ChatGPT a question, picture this: The information zips instantaneously through a room of hot, humming servers, traveling hundreds, possibly thousands of miles, before it makes its way back to you in just a second or two. It can be hard to wrap your mind arou…

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As demand for AI rises, so do power thirsty data centers • Maine Morning Star

A complex of data centers in Ashburn, Va. (Photo by Gerville/Getty Images)This is the first of two States Newsroom stories examining the implications of the growing need for electricity largely from artificial intelligence and data centers. Read the second here. The next time you’re on a Zoom meeting or asking ChatGPT a question, picture this: The information zips instantaneously through a room of hot, humming servers, traveling hundreds, possib…

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As demand for AI rises, so do power thirsty data centers • Arizona Mirror

A complex of data centers in Ashburn, Va. Northern Virginia is home to about 70% of the world's data centers. (Photo by Gerville/Getty Images)This is the first of two States Newsroom stories examining the implications of the growing need for electricity largely from artificial intelligence and data centers. Read the second here. The next time you’re on a Zoom meeting or asking ChatGPT a question, picture this: The information zips instantaneousl…

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As demand for AI rises, so do power thirsty data centers

A complex of data centers in Ashburn, Va. Northern Virginia is home to about 70% of the world's data centers. (Photo by Gerville/Getty Images)The next time you’re on a Zoom meeting or asking ChatGPT a question, picture this: The information zips instantaneously through a room of hot, humming servers, traveling hundreds, possibly thousands of miles, before it makes its way back to you in just a second or two. It can be hard to wrap your mind arou…

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