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Ohio PUC Will Consider Proposed Higher Minimum Payments For Data Centers

November 1, 2024 admin aep ohio, data centers, green economy, Ohio, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:45:30 +0000

The race to build more data centers is putting a strain on utility companies. Data centers are voracious consumers of electricity and the boom in artificial intelligence is making the situation worse. An AI-powered internet search consumes about 10 times as much electricity as a normal search — although what … [continued]

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Power and Data Center Sectors Join Forces to Resolve Mounting Electricity Demand Uncertainties

October 30, 2024 admin Artificial Intelligence, Business, data centers, dcc, electricity demand, electrification, energy security, energy transition, ercot, full coverage, grid flexibility, grid reliability, hyperscale facilities, news, pjm, power industry, renewable energy, Research and Development, sustainability, trends, utility management

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:34:59 +0000

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has launched an ambitious new initiative alongside power companies, grid operators, and several tech giants to establish five to 10 “flexibility hubs” that will […]

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Dominion Sells 50% Stake in $10B Offshore Wind Project

October 29, 2024 admin Business, cvow, data centers, Dominion, finance, Markets, news and notes, offshore wind, offshorewind, Power Demand, stonepeak, Technology, Virginia

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:56:35 +0000

Dominion Energy has sold a 50% noncontrolling interest in its 2.6-GW Coastal Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project to infrastructure investment group Stonepeak. The Richmond, Virginia–headquartered utility in an […]

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Microsoft Announces $1 Billion Investment in Ohio Data Centers as Officials Ponder Power Demands

October 28, 2024 admin aep ohio, data centers, energy demand, energy security, microsoft, news, Ohio, power, Power Demand, T&D, trends

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 21:19:30 +0000

Tech giant Microsoft announced an initial investment of $1 billion to support three new data centers in Licking County, Ohio. The company on Oct. 28 confirmed construction of campuses in […]

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Group Files Plans for Massive Gas-Fired Plant, Data Center Complex in Virginia

October 28, 2024 admin balico, chickahominy power, data centers, Gas, marcellus, natural gas, news, power, Technology, utica, Virginia

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:36:22 +0000

A Virginia-based energy company plans to build a natural gas-fired power plant along with multiple data centers on some 2,200 acres in that state, according to documents filed with local […]

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AI, Data Centers, Direct Air Capture, and Renewables

October 25, 2024 admin clean power, cleantechnica, cloud, Cloud computing, consumer technology, data centers, datacenters, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Scott Cooney| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 08:30:26 +0000

3% of the world’s electricity is used by data centers. That’s up from, well, zero, not too long ago. It’s everything from iCloud to websites to cat videos to Instagram reels to Facetime calls. A blog post uses a lot less data than a podcast, which uses less than a … [continued]

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AEP Ohio Proposes New Utility Tariff for Data Centers to Offset Infrastructure Costs

October 24, 2024 admin aep ohio, Business, data centers, energy load growth, finance, full coverage, grid reliability, Infrastructure, Investments, Markets, news, Power Demand, puco, tariffs, trends, utility

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:47:24 +0000

American Electric Power (AEP) subsidiary AEP Ohio filed a settlement agreement with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) and key stakeholders on Oct. 23 to address the costs of […]

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Major Texas Solar Project Will Power Google’s Data Centers, Cloud Operations

October 20, 2024 admin ares climate infrastructure, blattner, cloud, Dallas, data centers, DOE, first solar, gerdau, Infrastructure, jennifer granholm, modules, news, nextracker, orion solar belt, power, renewable energy, Renewables, softbank group, Solar, steel, texas

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 21:56:59 +0000

A company backed by Japan’s SoftBank Group and Ares Climate Infrastructure said three solar power of its projects are now online in Texas. SB Energy, a renewable energy group focused […]

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Power Demand from Data Centers Keeping Coal-Fired Plants Online

October 17, 2024 admin alphabet, amazon web services, ammonia, aws, Business, chevron, Coal, data centers, dc byte, enchanted rock, Georgia, google, Legislative, meta, micrograms, microgrid, microsoft, news, Nuclear, plant vogtle, power, Renewables, Research and Development, shell, Stanford, Technology, Utah, Virginia

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 01:33:10 +0000

The power generation sector is looking at numerous ways to provide enough electricity to satisfy demand from data centers. Bloomberg Intelligence recently said its research shows data centers, buildings filled […]

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Sumitomo, CEP Solar Form JV for Renewable Energy in Virginia

October 16, 2024 admin Business, cep solar, data centers, Energy Storage, joint venture, news, power, Renewables, Solar, sumitomo, Virginia

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:06:07 +0000

Japan’s Sumitomo Corp and Perennial Power Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of Sumitomo Corp. of Americas, have set up a joint venture with Virginia-based CEP Solar LLC to deliver renewable energy […]

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