AI

With Election Day less than one week away, a new poll finds Maine voters overwhelmingly favoring safeguards on artificial intelligence, and most say a candidate who supports them would benefit politically. The Tyson Group, a national public opinion research firm surveyed likely general election voters in Maine and found 74 percent would rather see reasonable […]

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is intervening in a major utility proceeding to push for data center developers to shoulder more of the electricity costs associated with their projects, as the rapid growth of energy-intensive facilities raises concerns about higher bills and grid reliability. Shapiro filed a petition with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission on October […]

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is putting another roadblock in front of the state’s growing data-center industry, this time urging communities to demand at least $1 million from developers for every megawatt of electricity their projects are expected to consume. The announcement comes just two months after Hochul imposed what became the nation’s first statewide […]