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   (713+ words) Integrated planning can lower costs to ratepayers by reducing duplicative spending, and New York could lead the way, write experts at Current Energy Group and Advanced Energy United. Brad Cebulko is a partner at Current Energy Group and Sarah Steinberg…...

2+ week, 5+ 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…...

3+ week, 3+ 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…...

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, 1+ week ago   (503+ words) Utility-owned storage could help mitigate grid congestion, a utility manager said at a July stakeholder meeting. Another said customer-centric program design is crucial to reducing attrition. The BPU is accepting written comments on the straw proposal until Aug. 17. It sought…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (338+ words) The bill would make microgrids and distributed energy resources eligible for state energy program grants and establish state-run grid resilience programs. Over the last four to five years, much of the national electric conversation has focused on the “macro grid,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (465+ words) A base model anticipates 2030 U.S. data center demand of about 118 GW. As potential demand and data center sizes both grow, so does the complexity in forecasting, analysts said. “We track data centers across the U.S. and in the last year, we've…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (15+ words) Utility Dive...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (543+ words) In the PJM’s last four capacity auctions, data center-related capacity charges were nearly half of the $63.6 billion in total charges, Monitoring Analytics says. Ratepayers in PJM are not only paying capacity charges for existing and potential data centers, they are…...