data centers
Tesla
A new industry coalition calling itself Utilize has begun a campaign to make electricity less expensive and quicker to connect by unlocking underused grid capacity.
InfraPartners, Emerald AI
InfraPartners and Emerald AI's new partnership aims to embed flexibility from the start in data centers, which can make the facilities work much more smoothly with the power grid.
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Figures in the energy industry are casting doubt on the White House’s proposal to shield ratepayers from the costs of interconnecting large loads, saying it ignores the jurisdictional responsibility between regulatory authorities.
Microsoft
A new report argues for an infrastructure fund to entice data center developers to commit to modernizing the grid as they invest in upgrades required by their new demand.
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“Massive change, massive challenges, massive opportunities,” SPP CEO Lanny Nickell said in kicking off the grid operator's second Energy Synergy Summit that focused on meeting data center growth.
The White House
President Donald Trump gathered seven tech leaders at the White House to sign a ratepayer protection pledge holding that they will pay all the costs associated with the boom in construction of data centers.
MISO
MISO opened a third review of a long-range transmission project, this time because three substations are needed more than five years ahead of schedule to accommodate new data center load.
ACI
Data centers have become the whipping boy of high electric bills; consumers believe they are paying higher rates because of these power-hungry server farms. However, it is not that simple, writes Kristen Walker of The American Consumer Institute.
Hitachi Vantara
Columnist Dej Knuckey says there’s no doubt AI can be exponentially faster, smarter, and more innovative and efficient than the current workforce, but can it be reliable?
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The Gulf Coast Power Association’s MISO-SPP Regional Conference showcased the rush to add resources, and panelists mused on which new trends could take hold in resource expansion.
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