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 ...

HOUSTON — ERCOT is speaking up about the growth in data centers across the state. They said they’re seeing applications for the large load centers come in at record rates. These large load centers ...

Duke Energy is investing billions to upgrade its power grid, in part responding to unprecedented demand expected from a surge in new data centers. The Charlotte utility giant is adamant, however, that ...

Three Democrats are seeking information from tech firms about the growing energy use of data centers and the utility bills of individuals and other businesses. By Ivan Penn and Karen Weise Three ...

This coal plant in central Pennsylvania, once the largest in the state, was shuttered in 2023 after powering the region for over 50 years. Earlier this year, wrecking crews blasted the plant’s cooling ...

Everything really is bigger in Texas. The state’s primary grid operator reported this month that large power consumers will need 225 gigawatts of electricity over the next five years. Almost ...

Dec 18 (Reuters) - Michigan regulators on Thursday conditionally approved special contracts for DTE Energy's (DTE.N), opens new tab unit to supply power to a Washtenaw County data center. The Michigan ...

Texas' power grid is getting slammed with more big requests than ever, and most of them are coming from the booming world of artificial intelligence. ERCOT reported this week that large load ...

There are nearly 300 data centers in Northern Virginia, scattered across Loudoun, Fairfax and Prince William counties. It's the largest concentration of data centers in the world. The increase in ...

In the sunbaked outskirts of El Paso, Texas, construction crews are laying the foundations for Meta’s “AI‑optimized” 1.2-million-square-foot data center, designed to house thousands of servers and ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohioans may soon feel the strain of a grid that’s adding massive new data centers faster than it can build the power to run them. The just completed PJM capacity auction — the tool ...

The amount of ERCOT‘s large load interconnection requests ballooned to more than 230 gigawatts this year, a massive increase from the 63 gigawatts reported in December 2024. The agency, which operates ...