PJM Plan Could Accelerate Data Center Power Deals, Analysts Say

Feb 13 (Reuters) - A plan from PJM Interconnection, the ⁠largest ⁠power grid operator in the U.S., to ⁠manage burgeoning ...
KCUR

Missouri regulators allow Ameren to build gas plant and batteries, in part to fuel data centers

The new plant will be on the site of the retired Rush Island coal plant in Jefferson County. It is being built, in part, to ...
The Verge

The winter storm tested power grids straining to accommodate AI data centers

Electricity costs spiked around ‘data center alley’ as frigid temperatures threatened the power grid. Electricity costs spiked around ‘data center alley’ as frigid temperatures threatened the power ...
Seeking Alpha

Bloom Energy: Solving The AI Data Center Power Bottleneck

The market is fixated on when Big Tech will generate economic value from the $400 billion-plus being poured into AI data center expansion annually. The market is missing the point.Monetization has ...
AZ Central

Gas power plant for data center project stirs concerns in Surprise

A developer plans to build a 160-acre data center and its own gas-fired power plant in Surprise. Residents near the proposed site worry about air pollution, health risks, and safety concerns. Because ...
Wyoming News

County commissioners approve data center, power plant facilities south of Cheyenne

CHEYENNE — Plans are moving forward on a proposed power plant and a data center campus south of Cheyenne following the Laramie County Board of Commissioners’ approval last week of the two facilities’ ...
Reuters

Microsoft rolls out initiative to limit data-center power costs, water use impact

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab on Tuesday unveiled an initiative to curb water usage at its U.S. data centers and limit the impact on the general population from any potential ...
NBC4 Columbus

Meta will use nuclear power for its New Albany A.I. data center

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Facebook parent Meta has reached nuclear power deals with three companies as it continues to look for electricity sources for its artificial intelligence data centers. Meta ...
The State

Suit filed to stop massive data center near nationally renowned nature preserve in SC

The ACE Basin is a nationally known nature preserve that is considered a model of public-private conservation efforts. It lies in eastern South Carolina. Photo courtesy The Nature Conservancy ...
Crude Oil Prices

Data Centers Are Asked to Bring Own Power Generation... or Shut Down

U.S. power grids are struggling to keep up with surging data center demand, forcing operators to offer “bring your own generation” or conditional grid access to hyperscalers. Big Tech is pushing back ...
Wall Street Journal

The Fight Over Making Data Centers Power Down to Avoid Blackouts

Power-hungry data centers risk pushing parts of the U.S. power grid toward failure. Some technology companies are fighting a potential solution: disconnecting the data centers from the grid when ...