A 468-acre rezoning for a Google-backed data center in Franklin Township won approval despite resident pushback. The proposal now heads to the full council.

The state’s Oklahoma Innovation Expansion Program this year distributed grants of up to $150,000, with a total of over $15 million to companies in 61 communities across the state.

Rezoning request for a Google data center in Franklin Township moves forward despite local opposition. City-County Council vote expected on Sept. 8.

In 2024, one data center in Iowa consumed 1 billion gallons of water, enough to supply all the state’s residences with water ...

Using less electricity as a response to high demand had been a nonstarter for big tech companies. That might be changing.

Google quickly raised its stake in the company, while Google-backed Fluidstack said it will expand a data center campus.