Cow manure could be the next data center fuel ^7.9%

Grist - By Marin Scotten, Sentient - 6/28/2026, 1:00 PM

Negativity Bias 8.3% - Appeal to Emotion 5.6% - Slippery Slope 3.6%

At first glance, Lent Hill Dairy Farm in Steuben County, New York, looks like most other industrial dairies. There are red buildings that house some 4,000 cows, a staggering manure pit, and two gigantic dome-like structures that serve as anaerobic co-digesters. These giant machines break down manure and local food waste to produce... more