New Jersey Groups Seek Moratorium on New Data Centers

Hosting revenue outpaced mining as new capacity came online, highlighting Soluna’s shift toward data centers for AI and high-performance computing.

Data center operators need to talk proactively about their approach to building responsibly, and address community concerns without relying on local government bureaucracy as a buffer.

The collaboration could revolutionize global data infrastructure, enhancing AI capabilities and connectivity while raising regulatory and space debris concerns. The post SpaceX and Google reportedly in talks to build data centers in space appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Town’s 49,000 California residents compete with Nevada data centers for energy.

An interactive map tracking data center construction and AI policy, built by Isabelle Reksopuro. When Oregon resident Isabelle Reksopuro heard Google was gobbling up public land to fuel its data centers in her home state, she didn't initially know what to believe. "There's a lot of misinformation about data centers," she said. "Google has denied taking that land." Technically, she explains, The Dalles, a city near the Washington state border, sought to reclaim that land, "and Google is just a big, unnamed power user." The city had in fact asked for ownership of a 150-acre portion of Mount Hood National Forest, claiming it needs access to Mount Hood's watershed to meet municipal needs as its population - 16,010 as of the 2020 census - … Read the full story at The Verge.

Over 70 percent of Americans oppose AI data center construction in their area, according to a new Gallup survey. Just seven percent said they were "strongly" in favor of new data centers. According to Gallup, data centers are so strongly disliked that Americans would prefer to live near a nuclear power plant than a data center - even at its peak, opposition to nuclear power plant construction topped out at 63 percent. Gallup's data is based on a March 2026 survey of 1,000 randomly-selected American adults in all 50 US states and the District of Columbia, along with an April 2026 survey of 2,054 adults "who are members of the Gallup Panel." … Read the full story at The Verge.

Data centers' closed loop cooling systems promise significant water savings and energy efficiency improvements. The post Asher Genoot: AI demand is just beginning, Honeydade’s multi-technology infrastructure strategy, and the role of data centers in reducing energy prices | The Pomp Podcast appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

At its peak, the Androscoggin paper mill in Jay, Maine, a rural town about 67 miles northwest of Portland, employed about 1,500 people - until a pulp digester exploded in 2020, forcing the mill to close permanently. In 2023, the 1.4 million-square-foot facility was purchased through a joint venture by JGT2 Redevelopment and a number of other holding and capital companies. The project is led by developer Tony McDonald. Over the next three years, McDonald and his team broke down the mill's machinery and shipped it to Pakistan, and worked to clean up the industrial site for resale. That resale agreement was finalized earlier this year, accord … Read the full story at The Verge.