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 ...
The Washington Post

Silicon Valley is building a shadow power grid for data centers across the U.S.

The GW Ranch project approved on 8,000 windswept acres of West Texas will look like many of the other data centers that have sprung up across the country to support Silicon Valley’s ambitions for ...
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 ...
WBUR

As Mass. pushes for big batteries on the grid, some communities push back

Massachusetts is making a big push for batteries — not the kind you put in a flashlight, but powerful, tractor trailer-sized batteries that store energy for the electric grid. State officials say more ...
Forbes

Artificial Intelligence Hits The Grid As Utilities Race To Keep Up

Duke Energy didn’t turn to artificial intelligence to chase the latest tech trend. It shifted to AI because every storm season now tests grid resilience. In 2024, the utility’s investment arm backed ...