Episode 249: What is going on with data-centers?

This episode examines the current debate raging over data centers. This topic is at the crossroads of commercial real estate, big tech, AI, environmental issues, and energy requirements. Data-centers have become big business as big tech needs a massive amount of data to drive the development of AI. These data-centers have gotten massive and require a lot of electricity and water. While there is push back against building data-centers in certain areas, big tech is getting creative in signing deals with energy companies to reopen nuclear power plants and build new ones. Links to multiple articles are included below.

Link: Data-center development boom prompts big questions from residents, lawmakers - The Business Journals

Link: Google Backs New Nuclear Plants to Power AI - WSJ

Link: Three Mile Island’s Nuclear Plant to Reopen, Help Power Microsoft’s AI Centers - WSJ

Link: Amazon Joins Big Tech’s Foray Into Nuclear Power - WSJ