The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) voted Tuesday to streamline its process for data centers looking to connect to the power grid. The vote comes as ERCOT is wading through a massive ...

So many data centers are clamoring to connect to the Texas power grid that it’s hard to figure out which projects are actually serious, grid officials say. In response, the Electric Reliability ...

The largest electrical grid in the U.S., the PJM Interconnection, saw prices nearly double over the last year, according to a report published yesterday by Monitoring Analytics, an independent market ...

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 ...

Pity the grid operator PJM Interconnection. For decades it worked quietly and in the background, matching electricity demand with supply. Meanwhile, customers enjoyed some of the lowest electricity ...

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 ...

Denmark’s grid operator Energinet has paused all new grid connection agreements after a 60-gigawatt queue, nearly nine times the country’s peak demand, overwhelmed the system. AI data centres are the ...

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 ...

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 ...

U.S. utility companies are planning to invest $1.4 trillion over the next five years to update the nation's ailing power grid as the data center boom intensifies the need for electricity. That's ...

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 ...