Data Center Hysteria: How the Power Industry Is Accommodating the Boom

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:04:15 +0000

Everywhere you turn these days people are talking about data centers and the enormous amount of electrical power they are expected to demand as artificial intelligence (AI) platforms scale up and become more

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Hotly Contested Dispute Over Co-Located Loads is Primed for FERC Action

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 17:50:38 +0000

Federal regulation of customer loads located next to existing power generating facilities, referred to as “co-located loads,” have become a significant area of interest for the electric industry. Large industrial […]

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

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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Microsoft Would Restart Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant to Power AI

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:06:16 +0000

Microsoft has announced a deal to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. It’s the latest move by a technology company to use nuclear power to provide […]

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AWS Acquiring Data Center Campus Powered by Nuclear Energy

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:11:06 +0000

Talen Energy Corp. said the company has sold its Cumulus data center campus, located near a Pennsylvania nuclear power station that provides the site with its power, to Amazon Web […]

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