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The Postal Service celebrates National Mailbox Improvement Week
11+ hour, 37+ min ago (231+ words) YUMA, Ariz. Fire managers from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado Ri" "Your mailbox is the gateway to connection, bringing everything from birthday wishes from loved ones to vital documents to your doorstep," said Postmaster General David Steiner. "A…...
Study examines water use and environmental impacts of California data centers
9+ hour, 30+ min ago (829+ words) The first comprehensive analysis of every known operating and planned data center in California through the lens of water access and environmental justice was released on Thursday, May 14." Water & Data Centers This report, conducted by Santa Clara University and Next…...
IID considers tariff for data centers, other large-load users
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (364+ words) Advancing a Transparent Approach that Protects Existing Customers from Cost Shifting and Respects IID's Commitment to Operating and Maintaining a Reliable Grid IID's responsibility is to evaluate the electrical grid and determine whether potential large loads can be served safely…...
Data Center Protects IID Ratepayers
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (290+ words) California's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) establishes a binding legal framework that requires all Independently Owned Utilities (IOU) and Publicly Owned Utilities (POU), including the Imperial Irrigation District (IID), to transition toward a carbon free electricity supply. If IID were to serve…...
Officials discuss economic impact of proposed data center in Imperial
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (542+ words) Carl Stills and Tom Du Bose discussed the proposed Imperial data center during the COLAB meeting April 30. IMPERIAL" The Coalition of Labor, Agriculture and Business (COLAB) hosted a data center information session at the Ag Center on Thursday, April 30. Project…...
Developer of proposed Imperial Valley AI Data Center sues activist, environmental nonprofit, and its director for defamation and "Greenmail'x
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (305+ words) Jake Tison is one of three being sued by developer Sebastian Rucci. EL CENTRO" The developer behind a proposed AI data center in unincorporated Imperial County has filed a verified complaint in Imperial County Superior Court, accusing a local activist,…...
IID prefers raising rates to delegating costs to developers
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (505+ words) Imperial County has seen its share of scandals involving IID over the years, like the ZGlobal controversy and broader concerns about IID's decision-making. In my view, some politically connected projects were approved without developers paying for needed infrastructure upgrades. The…...
What Imperial County can learn from data center hubs nationwide
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (1261+ words) Data center buildout helped push significant growth in US power sector emissions in 2025, according to a Rhodium Group analysis IMPERIAL " In light of the proposed $10 billion hyperscale artificial intelligence data center planned for unincorporated Imperial County, it is useful to…...
County of Imperial launches public comment page for data center project
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (71+ words) thedesertreview. com IMPERIAL COUNTY" The County of Imperial has launched a new, project-specific public comment page to provide community members with an opportunity to share input on the proposed Imperial Data Center project. The new page was created in response…...
Massive data center plan outside Imperial sparks optimism and concern
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1016+ words) The map depicts the potential location of the data center. IMPERIAL'Developers are advancing plans for a major hyperscale data center complex just outside the City of Imperial, a proposal that has generated both excitement and concern among nearby residents and…...