As AI workloads scale, data centers are facing new operational challenges that can cause construction and interconnection delays. Two key impediments have arisen: 1) extreme load variability of GPUs, ...

Modeling energy growth associated with data centers and smart integration through load flexibility and real-time coordination unlocks a new frontier in grid modernization. Oak Ridge National ...

Industry Insight from Reuters Events, a part of Thomson Reuters. Surging AI demand has created major opportunities for behind-the-meter power developers in Texas but hyperscalers still prioritize ...

Data centers around the world are facing growing backlash over energy use and local impact. Danish grid operator Energinet recently halted new connection agreements after an explosive surge in demand.

In the rolling hills near Reno, Nevada, in a field filled with solar panels, something unexpected is nestled into the landscape: a data center that isn’t blowing up its neighbors’ electric bills. In ...

A power paradox is emerging in the hyperscale era: while computing demand is accelerating, power availability is increasingly becoming the constraint that determines where data centers are built, how ...

Everything is bigger in Texas — and that includes the data center demand straining its power grid. Texas data center development has become so rampant that the state is on track to become the world's ...

Sterling residents are raising concerns over the impacts of a data center that is operating independently from the region’s power grid – making it the county’s first data center with its own microgrid ...

Demand response measures — which are popping up in utility contracts and state legislation — require data centers to use less power when the grid is stressed. Rising electricity prices are prompting ...

The rapid growth of data centers in recent years is increasingly causing angst among power operators. Power industry leaders want assurances that the electric grid is reliable, protected, and ...

NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. technology industry is being pushed to shrink its power use in times of high demand, amid growing public concern that Big Tech's massive electricity needs for ...