DCD talks to a Virginia opposition group on why they want to prevent unbridled data center growth from causing a tragedy of the commons

How renewable developers are rushing to meet data center energy needs

When renewable goals come up against data center growth

Brian Janous on how data centers can survive the grid crunch

America's energy companies are taking different approaches to the growing power demands of data centers

How Northern Data and Taiga see opportunity in a forgotten continent

Dive even deeper into UPS

How data centers keep running when there is a failure in the power train

Would you print a data center?

A deep-dive into the different types of UPS systems

Silicon runs on direct current, so why not use DC to power racks?

Why it might make sense to store energy in the racks, instead of in the UPS

It’s cold, it’s renewable, and it’s cheap. But is it ready?

Why worry about efficiency in electrical distribution, when superconductors have no resistance at all?

Dismissed in the 2010s, the idea of running direct current through your building could be set to make a comeback

How the AI boom is changing densities

As we weather a storm of multiple energy crises, how can a major capital city like London provide power for the future?

A primer on connecting UPS systems to the grid

We have heard how great hydrogen will be as an energy source. But how do you get it?

As more operators adopt HVO, are the supply chains ready?

We’ve heard talk of nuclear-powered facilities for some years. Could the time have arrived?

The local power landscape can give you autonomy, save money, and maybe provide you with better backup

We talk to Alan Howard of analyst firm Omdia and Compass Data Centers' Tony Grayson about SMRs

A huge year for the sector, and an even bigger year for DCD

Our biggest mag yet explores the future of the biggest data center market in the world

With electric power grids stressed, and long-term energy supplies in question, data centers may find themselves making more use of diesel backup power in the coming months

On-site solar and wind are growing, but can cell sites ever be independent of the grid at scale?

As exascale system power requirements reach tens of megawatts, on-premise facilities are becoming less feasible