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The idea that data centers can shut down during peak demand times — not requiring the buildout of power plants — is a concept that could cost utility customers billions of dollars, according to a new ...

The expansion is driven by new large-load customers, with data centers expected to account for 90% of the new power demand. Public hearings revealed divided opinions, with some supporting grid ...

While compute devices such as CPUs, GPUs, and XPUs are stealing the limelight in the artificial intelligence (AI) era, there is an increasing realization that powering AI at scale demands new power ...

ATLANTA — Georgia’s Public Service Commission is weighing a plan that could determine how we power our future. Georgia Power is asking to spend $15 billion to meet projected future energy needs fueled ...

The huge demand for energy to power data centers will be a key focus for antitrust regulators in the future, a former top official at the U.S. Justice Department’s trustbusting division said.

The utility plans to ask state regulators for approval to add 10 gigawatts of power, enough to support major new industrial growth. The company says it needs to prepare for potential demand from data ...

Global data center power demand is averaging a 17% annual growth rate, a new McKinsey study found. In the US, data centers could account for 14% of total power demand by 2050. Fossil fuels are likely ...

In recent weeks, shares of hydrogen and PEM fuel cell solutions provider Plug Power have rallied by almost 150% on massive volume. Speculative investors and momentum traders have started to chase the ...

Significant growth in AI is spurring unprecedented demand for new AI data centers. Power demand from AI data centers could grow more than thirtyfold by 2035. AI’s exponential growth should include ...

When Meta selected a site in Louisiana for its largest data center to date, it signed a deal with Entergy to power the site with three massive natural gas power plants. Yesterday evening, a state ...