data center
noun
plural data centers
: a facility for housing computer systems and related equipment used for the storage and processing of large amounts of data
the construction of a new data center
The generators … ward against surges and power failures to ensure that the data center always runs smoothly.—
Tom Vanderbilt
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The legislature is currently considering a bill that would put more restrictions on data centers.
—Mary Ramsey
updated June 8, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
Trump last year unveiled a wide-ranging plan aimed at boosting the AI industry, rolling back some of the Biden administration’s guardrails and speeding up the permitting process for data centers.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
Ahead of Monday’s keynote, the Information reported that some of that cloud processing might run on Nvidia chips inside Google’s data centers.
—Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
As energy demand rises around the world, in part due to new data centers and widespread use of AI, greentech and climatetech are gaining investment, according to analysts at JP Morgan.
—Charlotte Hu, Time, 9 June 2026
As Fortune reported in May, data center developers in both states were caught taking public water without authorization.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 June 2026
In Monterey Park, in Los Angeles County, voters approved the state’s first permanent ban on the construction of data centers.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
The projects must also be for commercial use and, like the original bill, would exclude data centers.
—Chris Tye, CBS News, 9 June 2026
No data center operator, in my view, will take first-of-a-kind risk on SMRs, and there are none currently operational at the moment outside China and Russia.
—Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 3 June 2026
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Mary Ramsey
updated June 8, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
Trump last year unveiled a wide-ranging plan aimed at boosting the AI industry, rolling back some of the Biden administration’s guardrails and speeding up the permitting process for data centers.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
Ahead of Monday’s keynote, the Information reported that some of that cloud processing might run on Nvidia chips inside Google’s data centers.
—Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
As energy demand rises around the world, in part due to new data centers and widespread use of AI, greentech and climatetech are gaining investment, according to analysts at JP Morgan.
—Charlotte Hu, Time, 9 June 2026
As Fortune reported in May, data center developers in both states were caught taking public water without authorization.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 June 2026
In Monterey Park, in Los Angeles County, voters approved the state’s first permanent ban on the construction of data centers.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
The projects must also be for commercial use and, like the original bill, would exclude data centers.
—Chris Tye, CBS News, 9 June 2026
No data center operator, in my view, will take first-of-a-kind risk on SMRs, and there are none currently operational at the moment outside China and Russia.
—Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 3 June 2026
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“Data center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/data%20center. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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