Should Data Center Companies Learn From the Fracking Boom?

Should Data Center Companies Learn From the Fracking Boom?

Microsoft’s rollout of “community-first” AI infrastructure plan this week wasn’t any ordinary corporate announcement.  In a splashy event just outside Washington D.C., Microsoft vice chair Brad Smith laid out five big promises to address flagging enthusiasm about new data centers in communities. This included a commitment to pay more for electricity to ensure that data centers don’t drive up consumer electricity costs and a promise to create job…

Microsoft built a ‘Community-First AI Infrastructure’ framework for its data center projects — new policy may be the blueprint for U.S hyperscalers to follow

Microsoft argues against unchecked AI infrastructure expansion, noting that these buildouts must support the community surrounding it. The move may be a blueprint for other AI hyperscalers to follow.