The AI and data center boom is here, but communities nationwide are pushing back. Here is a closer look at the industry and issues around it.

The Independence City Council passed billions in tax breaks for Nebius, which will break ground on a 400-acre data center this year.

If you’re worried about data centers and AI inflating your electricity bill, you’re not alone. A California watchdog released a report Tuesday urging policymakers to act fast on the state’s fast-growing data-center industry – before soaring electricity demand from artificial intelligence lands on the bills of ordinary households.

Readers sent more than 300 questions on data centers. Here we answer why so many projects have sprung up and why they use so much water and power.

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A new report from the climate advocacy nonprofit Food and Water Watch says artificial intelligence data centers across the nation consume outsized amounts of energy, undermine progress toward

Estimates show some facilities use at least 500,000 gallons of water a day to cool their equipment. AI data centers are also driving up consumers’ electricity rates. However, we found no public data showing they are responsible for 30% or 40% bill increases and Fishback didn’t respond to PolitiFact’s questions about his comments.