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Electric utilities across the country are tightening their rules on new AI data center customers, requiring binding financial commitments, collateral and steep engineering fees to separate genuine projects from speculative ones, known as "phantom" data centers in the industry.
The post Utilities Struggle to Confront Issue of ‘Phantom’ AI Data Centers appeared first on Breitbart.
Lobbyists and lawmakers argue constantly about who could or should make the chips inside the data centers powering the development of artificial intelligence, but far fewer people ask about the components that connect those chips to each other and the outside world. That’s a big mistake because many of those components are made in China.
The post Exclusive—Aiden Buzzetti: Don’t Let China Wire America’s Data Centers appeared first on Breitbart.
Moreno spoke about Democrats blocking Sen. Jon Husted's (R-OH) Ratepayer Protection Act ahead of the midterm elections during a Breitbart News Fight Club Roundtable hosted by Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow and Washington Bureau Chief Matthew Boyle.
The post Exclusive — Bernie Moreno: Democrats Blocked Jon Husted’s Data Center Bill to Lower Electricity Costs, but Media Won’t Cover appeared first on Breitbart.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) said that Senate Democrats are blocking the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed the House 417-3, because of “politics that are coming into play.” And if it were up to
The post Dem Rep. Bera: Dems Blocking Data Center Electricity Bill for ‘Politics’ appeared first on Breitbart.
Innovation Council Action Director of Government Affairs Nicholas Elliot said Wednesday that Senate Democrats voted to push rising electricity costs onto American families after the chamber blocked the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act.
The post Leading AI Experts Fault Senate Democrats for Blocking Ratepayer Act appeared first on Breitbart.
A developer trying to build a massive data center near Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, is offering nearby households $10,000 checks if the project gets approved.
The post Data Center Developer Offers Rural Pennsylvania Households $10,000 Checks to Drop Opposition appeared first on Breitbart.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson claimed on Monday that opposition to data centers is "coming from China."
The post Mike Johnson Claims Opposition to Data Centers ‘Coming from China’ appeared first on Breitbart.
Google is preparing to launch a satellite carrying its AI chips into orbit, part of an early test of whether space could someday host AI data centers.
The post Google to Launch Satellite to Test Orbital AI Data Center Technology appeared first on Breitbart.
Sen. Dave McCormick says China and Russia are running a campaign to turn Americans against AI and data centers.
The post Exclusive: Sen. Dave McCormick Says China, Russia Fueling U.S. Data Center Backlash appeared first on Breitbart.
Louisiana Congressional candidate Stephen Wagley said that voters' concerns about AI data center development are "very valid" and added that officials owe them transparency.
The post Exclusive — Stephen Wagley: Voters’ Concerns Over AI Data Centers Are ‘Very Valid’ appeared first on Breitbart.
Woodford County in Kentucky has enacted a permanent, outright ban on data center development, following a Fiscal Court vote coordinated with the local governments of Midway and Versailles.
The post ‘Honor Our Farming Families’: Kentucky County Permanently Bans AI Data Centers appeared first on Breitbart.
Local municipalities should be in control of whether data centers are built in their communities as the United States works to beat China in the AI arms race, Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) told Breitbart News.
The post Exclusive — Sen. Dave McCormick: Locals Should Determine if They Want Data Centers, Not CEOs appeared first on Breitbart.
The Trump administration is tightening scrutiny of Chinese-made equipment that powers America's data centers, citing national security risks as demand for electricity to run AI systems surges.
The post Security Experts: AI Data Centers Contain Hidden Risks from China appeared first on Breitbart.
Louisiana congressional candidate Stephen Wagley said Saturday that career politicians have let data centers and Flock surveillance cameras expand without oversight.
The post Exclusive – Wagley Says Politicians Let Flock Cameras, Data Centers ‘Slide’ appeared first on Breitbart.
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin described a plan on Thursday to build networks of data storage and processing centers in the country’s Arctic, alongside “small nuclear power plants” developed to feed the data centers energy.
The post Putin Says Russia Planning to Build AI Data Centers in the Arctic appeared first on Breitbart.
A new poll from the Beacon Center in Tennessee finds Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn is well on her way to the Governor's Mansion in two months. Blackburn leads Democrat Jerri Green in the race to succeed two-term Gov. Bill Lee, with a 55 percent to 34 percent margin among likely voters in the Volunteer State.
The post Tennessee Poll: Marsha Blackburn Has Commanding Lead in Governor’s Race appeared first on Breitbart.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said during a Breitbart News Fight Club Roundtable that he believes China is helping fund opposition to artificial intelligence data centers, while arguing that the country should consider the effects on the electrical grid and water resources without putting itself at a disadvantage in the competition over AI.
The post Exclusive – Sen. Ron Johnson Says Chinese Propaganda Fueling Data Center Opposition: ‘Do We Really Want to Lose the Race to AI?’ appeared first on Breitbart.
North Carolina Republican Senator Ted Budd told Breitbart News on Tuesday that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has "done an incredible job" serving in the Trump administration and hosting leaders at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting.
The post Exclusive — North Carolina Senator Ted Budd: Tax Cuts and Trade Deals Are Driving Growth appeared first on Breitbart.
Fox Business host Larry Kudlow hosted a fireside chat with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on day two of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in Asheville, North Carolina on Tuesday. Kudlow led off with an extended riff about how the main story should be economic boom not seen in decades and praised Bessent as, "the best, most important wartime treasury secretary since World War II."
The post Larry Kudlow and Scott Bessent: We Are in An Economic Boom Not Seen in Decades appeared first on Breitbart.
National security experts are sounding the alarm after X said it uncovered Chinese bots targeting U.S. debates over AI data centers and technology policy.
The post EXCLUSIVE: National Security Experts Sound Alarm After X Uncovers Chinese Bot Farm Targeting U.S. Data Center/AI Debate appeared first on Breitbart.
Innovation Council Action founder Taylor Budowich emphasized listening to communities and addressing concerns over electricity and water surrounding artificial intelligence and data-center development during a Breitbart News policy event, while arguing that good policy can help address the political challenges surrounding the issues.
The post Innovation Council Action’s Taylor Budowich Says Tech Companies Should Listen to Communities: ‘Bad Policy Is Informing a Lot of the Bad Politics’ appeared first on Breitbart.
Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder and leftist billionaire who has spent years predicting that AI would free people from drudgery and speed cures for disease and climate change, published an essay Wednesday warning that without urgent government intervention, AI could cause more harm than good.
The post Tech Evangelist Bill Gates Suddenly Argues AI Needs to Slow Down to Protect Humanity appeared first on Breitbart.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “On Balance,” Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) said that he thinks data centers are beneficial, but “if you’re negotiating any new data centers, I don’t think you should give them any tax breaks. There are certain
The post GOP Rep. McCormick: New Data Centers Shouldn’t Get ‘Any Tax Breaks’ appeared first on Breitbart.
Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton released an AI data center plan Monday, calling for federal legislation to block Chinese technology in the facilities and criminal liability for centers that power AI chatbots harming children.
The post Ken Paxton Unveils Plan to Prevent ‘Negative Impact’ of AI Data Centers on Texas appeared first on Breitbart.
Innovation Council Action (ICA) Founder Taylor Budowich pointed out during a Breitbart News event on Tuesday that AI data centers "should be feeding our communities" instead of taking away from communities and draining them.
The post Exclusive — Innovation Council Action’s Taylor Budowich: Data Centers ‘Should Be Feeding Our Communities,’ Start ‘Listening to What People are Saying appeared first on Breitbart.
Locals have every right to question data centers, Breitbart News social media director and "Code Red: The Left, the Right, China, and the Race to Control AI" author Wynton Hall said.
The post Exclusive – Wynton Hall on Arrogance of Big Tech Elite: Locals Have Every Right to Question Data Centers appeared first on Breitbart.
America has to defeat China in the AI race without becoming a surveillance state, Breitbart News Social Media Director Wynton Hall said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily.
The post Exclusive – Wynton Hall: We Want to Beat China in AI ‘Without Becoming China’ appeared first on Breitbart.
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) said AI data centers have “dug their own grave” by not working in collaboration with local governments. Abbott said, “What we’ve been focused on is responding to concerns that have been raised
The post Governor Abbott: Data Centers ‘Dug Their Own Grave’ appeared first on Breitbart.
President Donald Trump came out in support of data centers, saying if the "right location" is picked, they can create jobs and lower taxes.
The post Trump Explains His Support for AI Data Centers: In the ‘Right Location’ They Can Create Jobs, Lower Taxes appeared first on Breitbart.
In July, roughly 1,000 Georgia residents gathered at the Effingham County College & Career Academy to hear what OpenAI could offer their community. They also faced protesters angry about the impacts of AI data centers.
The post Tech Giants Scramble to Calm Public Anger over AI Data Centers appeared first on Breitbart.
Liquid Death and Garage Beer have launched a campaign mocking AI data centers by asking Americans to donate their urine as a water-saving fix for the resource hogs popping up around the country.
The post Liquid Death and Jason Kelce’s Garage Beer Mockingly Call on Americans to Save Urine to Cool AI Data Centers appeared first on Breitbart.
Texas Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico is facing criticism from a local newspaper in Abilene after attempting to keep a campaign event hidden from reporters.
The post James Talarico Shuts Out Local News at Campaign Event appeared first on Breitbart.
Company representatives for a proposed data center left a city council meeting in Oregon after they discovered protestors had brought a guillotine.
The post WATCH: Protestors Show Up with Guillotine at City Council Meeting and Scare Off Data Center Reps appeared first on Breitbart.
In our age of low workforce growth and remote work, who would be building offices at such an accelerated pace? What's fueling the growth is data center construction.
The post Breitbart Business Digest: What’s Fueling the Mysterious Growth in Office Construction? appeared first on Breitbart.
On Friday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Guy Benson Show,” former Trump Economic Adviser Stephen Moore said that data centers “should pay most of the electricity bills. In other words, they shouldn’t just pay their own way, they should pay
The post Steve Moore: Data Centers ‘Should Pay for Other People’s Electricity Bills’ as ‘Enticement’ appeared first on Breitbart.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) has announced the country's first statewide freeze on new hyperscale data center construction, pausing environmental permits for up to one year while the state develops comprehensive regulatory standards.
The post New York Implements Nation’s First Statewide Moratorium on AI Data Centers appeared first on Breitbart.
Global data center electricity consumption is projected to surge 26 percent this year, reaching 565 terawatt-hours as AI workloads push power demand to unprecedented levels, according to new forecasts from research firm Gartner.
The post Experts: AI Servers Will Consume More Power than All Conventional Data Centers Combined by 2027 appeared first on Breitbart.
The city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, has announced a suspension of wastewater acceptance from data center operations after a building contractor for Mark Zuckerberg's Meta contaminated the municipal wastewater system with a rare bacteria.
The post Meta’s Massive Wyoming AI Data Center Contaminates Cheyenne’s Wastewater Treatment System with Rare Bacteria appeared first on Breitbart.
Erin Brockovich, who secured a historic $333 million settlement against PG&E in 1993 and was immortalized by Julia Roberts on the silver screen, has launched a new battle against the proliferation of AI data centers across the United States and beyond.
The post Erin Brockovich Launches Plan to Take on AI Data Centers Around the Country appeared first on Breitbart.
The concept of building AI data centers in orbit has gained renewed momentum following SpaceX's record-breaking IPO that raised over $85 billion and valued the company in the trillions. Elon Musk's success and the massive pushback against AI data centers in rural and suburban communities has spurred competitors including Jeff Bezos to develop their own plans for space-based data centers
The post Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO Spurs Momentum for Orbital AI Data Centers appeared first on Breitbart.
The DOJ has intervened in a pollution lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI company, now a division of SpaceX, claiming the AI firm plays a vital role in military operations and national security.
The post DOJ Intervenes in Pollution Case Against Elon Musk’s xAI Data Center appeared first on Breitbart.
Opponents of AI data center construction have blocked or delayed a record number of projects worth nearly $130 billion so far this year, according to a recent study.
The post ‘Structural Shift’: AI Data Center Opponents Block or Delay Projects Worth Nearly $130B in 2026 appeared first on Breitbart.
Elon Musk's SpaceX has reportedly attracted more than $250 billion in investor interest for its blockbuster IPO on Friday.
The post Report: Demand for Shares in SpaceX IPO Skyrockets to 4X the Supply appeared first on Breitbart.
Country music star Brad Paisley is calling on citizens to block the proposed construction of an AI data center that is planned to be built 50 yards from the Nashville Zoo, calling it "an absolute nightmare scenario," adding, "It would be an enormous monstrosity."
The post ‘Nightmare Scenario’: Country Star Brad Paisley Calls on Fans to Help Block AI Data Center Near Nashville Zoo appeared first on Breitbart.
Elon Musk offered a detailed glimpse into SpaceX's planned orbital AI data centers as the company prepares for what could be the largest IPO in history this week.
The post Elon Musk Reveals Plans for Orbital AI Data Centers Ahead of SpaceX IPO appeared first on Breitbart.
Breitbart News on Monday hosted Interior Secretary and National Energy Dominance Council Chairman Doug Burgum for a policy discussion titled “Harnessing American Power,” during which Burgum said he is confident in America’s technological leadership but concerned about barriers to building AI data centers.
The post Exclusive – Secretary Doug Burgum: ‘Foreign Source Dark Money’ Fueling Data Center Misinformation appeared first on Breitbart.
The United States must rapidly expand its energy sources to beat China and lead the AI race, Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) said during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday.
The post Exclusive — Sen. Dave McCormick: U.S. Must ‘Create Energy Capability’ to Lead AI Race appeared first on Breitbart.
An Indianapolis, Indiana city councilor on Monday said his home was shot in what may be a politically motivated attack over a proposed data center in the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood.
The post Indianapolis Official Says His Home Was Shot 13 Times with ‘No Data Centers’ Note Left Behind appeared first on Breitbart.
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