Prime Data Center in Vernon, Calif. on Dec. 25, 2025. Prime Data Center in Vernon, Calif. on Dec. 25, 2025.Los Angeles Times—Getty Images Editor at Large Data centers are hot. Literally. In the U.S., ...
A general view of the Google Midlothian Data Center in Texas. Google announced in November 2025 that it was planning to invest $40 billion in three new Texas data centers through 2027. This story was ...
Data centers are hot. Literally. In the U.S., data centers burn through more than 4% of total annual energy consumption, says the Pew Research Center—a figure that is expected to grow by more than 130 ...
Prime Data Center in Vernon, Calif. on Dec. 25, 2025. Credit - Los Angeles Times—Getty Images Something, clearly, has got to give. By 2028, global data creation is projected to exceed 400 ...