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Large-load tariffs increasingly rely on upfront payments, exit fees, ramp schedules
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (13+ words) Utility Dive...
Utilities eye small modular nuclear reactors for reliability as hyperscalers drive demand
1+ week, 2+ day ago (953+ words) Deep-pocketed tech companies and mission‑critical defense customers are emerging as the earliest adopters of advanced reactors, but utilities see potential if cost recovery issues can be resolved. Advanced nuclear developers are pitching small modular reactors and microreactors as firm,…...
3 principles to make AI data centers good grid citizens
1+ week, 5+ 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…...
The rules of data center development are evolving. Is your strategy?
1+ week, 6+ 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…...
Microsoft, PowerHouse Hillwood in disputes over data center service agreements
2+ week, 6+ day ago (743+ words) Data center agreements in Wisconsin fail to protect ratepayers, Microsoft says. Exelon’s ComEd is using monopoly power to quash an agreement for an Illinois data center, per PowerHouse Hillwood. Microsoft and PowerHouse Hillwood Holding are in disputes over agreements laying…...
Pennsylvania dangles permitting carrot for data centers that bring their own power
3+ week, 4+ day ago (631+ words) Under a new permitting framework for loads over 25 MW, applicants that commit to abide by the state’s recently introduced infrastructure standards for data centers will receive preferential treatment. Shapiro’s executive order comes amid a wave of action by state and…...
CAISO’s load-balancing EDAM math doesn’t add up, says CPUC staff
3+ week, 5+ 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…...