Data centers are stretching the generation capabilities of the U.S. electric network. Solutions to America’s energy crisis focus on increased investment in the electric grid, creating new utility rate approaches, and capturing natural gas to build data center power plants. Investor-owned utilities are working with regulators to find new approaches to serve energy-intensive projects such […]

Few industries are as sensitive to tax policy and incentives as data centers. Other than needing a small number of highly skilled high-tech workers, these facilities need a location safe from natural disaster, with reliable and affordable electric rates and water, and a competitive tax structure. Data centers pay substantial sales and property taxes based upon the

Data center locations are primarily driven by access to large amounts of base load electric power. CBRE reports that a continued worldwide power shortage is significantly inhibiting the global data center market’s growth. Low supply, construction delays and power challenges are impacting all markets, and the worldwide power shortage continues to fuel price increases for

Not all communities have an equal opportunity for success. For decades, rural communities have been home to the U.S. manufacturing base, and now face declining population statistics. Urban centers are home to the wealthiest zip codes and some of the poorest with wide discrepancies in educational and income levels located just blocks apart. The federal