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Behind the Curtain: Power Grid Resilience for Data Centers

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Credit to Author: Industry Sponsor| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:04:49 +0000

By Kyle Julian, Regional Director, Commercial & Industrial Sales, U.S. West Without data centers, life as we know it would collapse. That may sound like hyperbole, but our entire digital economy relies on data centers. But it turns out that data centers use a lot of electricity. In fact, the … [continued]

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Southern CEO: Data Center Demand, Regulatory Changes Could Keep Coal-Fired Units Online

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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:21:20 +0000

Utilities recognizing the need to produce more electricity, in part to satisfy demand from data centers, may keep coal-fired units in operation longer than anticipated. A lessening of environmental regulations […]

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The Great AI/Data Center Scam

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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:24:46 +0000

The AI craze is threatening to overwhelm utility companies who don’t have enough electricity to power new data centers.

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Vistra in Talks to Expand Power for Data Centers Through Nuclear, Gas Options

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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 22:29:35 +0000

Vistra is pursuing deals with data center developers in Texas and the PJM region to address the industry’s energy needs at multiple sites, executives revealed during the company’s third-quarter earnings […]

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Vistra’s Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant is a two-unit, 2,400-MW nuclear facility with pressurized water reactors (PWRs) located near Glen Rose in Somervell County, Texas. Built by Luminant with reactors supplied by Westinghouse and operational since 1990, Vistra received Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval in July 2024 to extend the plant’s operation through 2053, adding 20 years beyond its original licenses.

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FERC Blocks PJM Proposal to Expand Amazon Data Center Load at Susquehanna Nuclear Plant

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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 17:05:47 +0000

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has rejected an amended interconnection agreement that would have supported expanded co-located load at an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center connected to the […]

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Ohio PUC Will Consider Proposed Higher Minimum Payments For Data Centers

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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

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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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Projections of potential power consumption in U.S. data centers scenarios, 2023–2030. Courtesy: EPRI, Powering Intelligence: Analyzing Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Energy Consumption. May 2024.

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

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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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The first six of 176 monopiles for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project were installed in the Northwest corner of the lease area in May. Installation work, scheduled from May 1 to October 31 each year to protect the North Atlantic right whale migration, will continue through 2025. Courtesy: Dominion

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

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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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