Articles & Research Guides

Reference explainers on how US data centers are built, powered, cooled, taxed, and regulated.

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• Types of Data Centers: Hyperscale, Colocation, Edge, and AI Facilities
• Will Data Centers Raise Electric Bills? What Homeowners Should Know
• Data Centers and Property Values: What Homeowners Should Know
• Why AI Data Centers Are Being Built Near Power Plants
• How Much Power Does a Data Center Use?
• Do Data Centers Use a Lot of Water?
• Data Center Cooling Systems: Air, Liquid, Immersion, and Evaporative
• Data Center Power and the Grid: Interconnection, PPAs, and Behind-the-Meter
• PUE and WUE Explained: How Data Center Efficiency Is Measured
• US Data Center Hotspots: Where Capacity Is Concentrated and Why