4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (416+ words) Image created using AI Google Gemini The rapid emergence of AI is changing that equation. Traditional data centers typically consumed power at a steady rate. Thousands of small IT loads smoothed out variations, allowing planners to model facilities using static…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (337+ words) However, there is major uncertainty about the outlook for data center development, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator cautioned. Dive Insight: The grid operator added that “rapidly rising announcements and project submissions widen uncertainty around both data center volume and realization…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (439+ words) Drew Baglino is founder and CEO of Heron Power; Vlad Troy is vice president of AI infrastructure at NVIDIA; Michael Polsky is founder and executive chairman of Invenergy; and Varun Sivaram is founder and CEO of Emerald AI. Events like…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (659+ words) For forward-thinking utilities, these challenges present an opportunity to transform how power is delivered to large loads. By partnering directly with hyperscalers to build behind-the-meter solutions at or close to a customer’s load under a large load tariff, subscription model…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (399+ words) The loss of more than 3 GW of data center demand in Virginia shows why policy must address operational behavior, not just costs, writes AIxEnergy.io founder Brandon Owens. Brandon Owens is the founder of AIxEnergy.io, a platform providing data…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (976+ words) For generations, the energy and utility industry has depended on the judgment of its people. Across the industry, people keep energy and water running and serve the communities that depend on them. Their expertise shapes reliability, resilience, customer experience and…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (505+ words) CAISO’s EDAM, the first Western day-ahead market, launched in May. PacifiCorp was EDAM’s inaugural non-CAISO participant and is still its only one, but is set to be joined by Portland General Electric on Oct. 1. “EDAM gross benefits for May and…...

1+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (557+ words) The PJM Interconnection is considering setting “ride-through” standards after data centers tripped offline in Virginia on July 22, the largest such event in PJM’s history, the grid operator said. The move to consider “ride-through” standards and other requirements comes after about…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (693+ words) Despite the Ratepayer Protection Pledge’s call for planned data centers to supply their own new generation, existing power plants will play a major role in supplying them with power, according to Joseph Dominguez, Constellation president and CEO. “We're never going…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (746+ words) President and CEO Robert Gaudette said NRG’s approach to delivering customer-backed capacity would thrive in a more restrictive environment for data center development. NRG is “aligned on principal commercial terms” with an unnamed “global cloud and AI hyperscaler” for the…...