(Bloomberg/John Gittelsohn and Michelle Ma) — Two of the world’s biggest data center developers have projects in Santa Clara that may sit empty for years because the local utility isn’t ready to supply electricity.

Oklahoma leaders are embracing development of data centers but questions and concerns remain about their impact on water resources and utility rates.

Fermi, which is organized as a real-estate investment trust, is worrying investors with the delay in closing the deal with its first tenant.

DTE officials say their plan to provide power for a massive Michigan data center project does not need to go through the typical regulatory process.

Western politicians and tech companies are pushing a "nuclear renaissance" to deliver power for artificial intelligence and data centers.

Planning commissioners are looking at three main concerns with data centers; use of water for cooling, impact on utility rates and noise pollution.

Energy analysts and environmentalists say diesel generators are expensive, noisy, highly polluting and exempt from Clean Air Act regulations in times of energy “emergencies.”

Large tech companies are moving at a breakneck pace to build out data centers across the country, but their efforts could come to a screeching halt.