This is the first blog post in a series dedicated to identifying the sustainable solutions to the challenges facing data center development. Stay tuned for additional posts as Foley Hoag takes a deep dive into these critical topics.
A surge in data center construction is transforming landscapes across the United States, driven by soaring demand for cloud services, artificial intelligence, streaming, and the Internet of Things. Major tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Meta are investing billions in new facilities, while smaller providers compete for resources to support enterprise and edge computing. The U.S. now hosts about half of global data center capacity, with double-digit growth expected through the decade.
The immense computing power needed to run cloud-based data storage and artificial intelligence applications requires large amounts of energy, cooling water, and land. These resource…
