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July 6, 2026

Heat adds to strains on areas with data centers, raising the temperature on AI debates

  • Some tech industry figures say the facilities have become lightning rods for broader concerns over the AI boom.
    • By MATT O'BRIEN and KAITLYN HUAMANI
    AP Technology Writers

    LOWELL, Mass. — Eileen Castle's swimming pool, one of the only ones for blocks around, was once a refuge for neighborhood children on hot summer days.

    But even as temperatures soared this week, Castle, 82, said she won't be filling the pool — not with the data center behind her house buzzing with the sound of its industrial air conditioners and its backup diesel generators belching fumes at unexpected times.


     
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