New Jersey orders big data centers to cover grid costs, shielding residents from higher bills

With AI demand driving new proposals and construction, the decision affects a state that already hosts more than 70 data ...
MotoGP

ICYMI: new grid layout takes effect from Germany

The first was a ban on holeshot devices – used at race starts to lower the bike – which came into effect from the Dutch GP ...
Wall Street Journal

A New Threat to Power Grids: Data Centers Unplugging at Once

Early last year, a cluster of data centers in Virginia suddenly dropped off the power grid, threatening the stability of the already vulnerable system. The roughly 40 data centers, which had been ...
Reuters

Power grid delays challenge Amazon's data center expansion in Europe

BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Long delays to get power grid connections are challenging Amazon's (AMZN.O), opens new tab plans to expand data centers in Europe, the company told Reuters, as industries ...
The New York Times

Grids Are Surviving the Storm. But the Next 5 Years Could Be Rough.

A group that monitors the U.S. electricity system warns that grid reliability is “worsening” and blackout risks are rising for millions of people. By Brad Plumer Reporting from Washington The ...
Wall Street Journal

America’s Biggest Power Grid Operator Has an AI Problem—Too Many Data Centers

America’s AI boom is pushing the nation’s largest power-grid operator to the brink of a supply crisis. Sixty-seven million people in a 13-state region stretching from New Jersey to Kentucky get their ...
MIT Technology Review

AI is changing the grid. Could it help more than it harms?

Massive data centers are pushing energy demand higher. Some people claim that AI will be a net benefit for the grid. The rising popularity of AI is driving an increase in electricity demand so ...