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NextEra Energy and Brookfield are spearheading a $100 billion data center development at a decommissioned uranium enrichment facility in Paducah, Kentucky, reflecting surging demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure across North America.
Sime Darby Property has launched a RM2.6 billion green sukuk programme, the world's first for data centres, to finance hyperscale facilities and logistics assets. The initiative supports Malaysia's digital economy ambitions.
India is accelerating data centre development to compete in global AI, but residents in Visakhapatnam fear environmental damage and inflated job promises mask the real costs of Google and Adani's massive projects.
Malaysia's government has committed to approving data centre projects only after verifying sufficient energy and water capacity exists. A dedicated task force will evaluate applications based on resource availability to protect citizens and industries.
New York has imposed an immediate statewide moratorium on new large data centre projects, becoming the first US state to do so. The pause applies to facilities with at least 50 megawatts capacity and aims to develop stronger regulations as AI demand surges.
Governments from New York to the Netherlands are imposing restrictions on new data centre construction, citing mounting concerns over electricity demand, water scarcity, and environmental impact as artificial intelligence infrastructure expands rapidly.
The rapid expansion of data centres powering artificial intelligence is creating a hidden environmental crisis: relentless noise pollution affecting tens of thousands of nearby residents who have few legal remedies and mounting health complaints.