(AP Photo/Jenny Kane)Secaucus spill and Vineland fine add to pile of worries, alongside energy costs, national security and lack of transparency
(AP Photo/Jenny Kane)Secaucus spill and Vineland fine add to pile of worries, alongside energy costs, national security and lack of transparency
(Office of Governor / Tim Larsen)Measures involving solar, nuclear designed to broaden electric grid supplies and contain costs as data centers raise demand
(AP Photo/Jenny Kane)Power and water use are well-known drawbacks. What about drawbacks from air pollution and heat islands?
(AP Photo/Jens Meyer)Supplying own power sources and providing for local needs are included in plan to regulate booming industry
(engin akyurt from Unsplash)They're doing more than straining the grid, and we're stuck with bad water and dirty air if we fail to site them appropriately

As the region's electrical grid is taxed by power-gobbling AI, more warehouse-size installations will add stress
(AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
(NJ Spotlight News)Four utilities must disclose how they intend to rein in energy costs that soared 20% in June
(Courtesy of Greta Jennings)It’s easy to blame students for using AI, but it’s harder, and far more useful, to write transparent legislation for the infrastructure
AP Photo/Jenny KaneIn NJ, advocates, lawmakers and business grapple with surge in server farms and the power they need
AP Photo/Jenny Kane
(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)PJM is under scrutiny over rising electricity costs. Lawmakers want a clearer look at how the nonprofit operates

Technical conference: Data centers driving increased electricity demand

Amid rising energy costs, large data centers have been singled out for using huge amounts of electricity
(New Jersey Senate Democrats)‘The real issue is that supply has been deliberately obstructed, and demand has been artificially inflated’