On the site of a former Alabama coal plant, Google bets big with a data center expansion

On the site of a former Alabama coal plant, Google bets big with a data center expansion - Regional Media News

(NEW YORK) - In the foothills of the Appalachians, where a coal plant once operated, now sits a massive data center operated by Google - and it's about to get even bigger. This week the tech giant announced a $1.5 billion expansion of its Jackson County, Alabama site. The company gave ABC News a rare exclusive look inside the campus - including its high-security server room - as public backlash grows against the buildout of data centers nationwi…

On the site of a former Alabama coal plant, Google bets big with a data center expansion

Racks of servers are seen inside Google’s AI datacenter in Jackson County, Alabama. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — In the foothills of the Appalachians, where a coal plant once operated, now sits a massive data center operated by Google — and it’s about to get even bigger. This week the tech giant announced a $1.5 billion expansion of its Jackson County, Alabama site. The company gave ABC News a rare exclusive look inside the campus — including its hig…