Data Centers, AI, & the Growing Demand for Energy: Impacts, Risks, & Solutions

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By NRDCNov 12, 2026, 11:50 pm115 ptsTrending
Learn how the rapid growth of data centers is affecting electricity bills, public health, communities, and the environment and what can be done about it. Data centers, the physical infrastructure powering the rapid growth of artificial intelligence and our increasingly digital lives, are expanding at an…

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