Schneider Electric joins EPRI's DCFlex initiative
Other partners include Google, Meta, and Nvidia
News - Grid Level (EN)
The latest news from the data center, telco, and cloud sector
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250MW natural gas-powered data center campus announced in Durango, Mexico
Fermaca Dreams to develop data center, gas line, and power plant
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Abu Dhabi’s ADQ and Energy Capital form $25bn energy partnership to power data centers
Companies aim to bring 25GW of capacity online in the US
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Virginia narrowly avoided power cuts when 60 data centers dropped off the grid at once
Energy grid regulator reveals near-miss last summer
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Spain's grid operator gives Solaria green light for another 225MW data center in the Basque Country
Takes company’s total data center pipeline to 1GW
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Spain's grid operator gives Solaria green light for two more data center projects totaling 130MW
Follows authorization for two projects last month totaling 438MW
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Google, Amazon, Meta sign pledge to triple global nuclear capacity
Tripling today's nuclear fleet would take world to more than 1 million megawatts of capacity
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Clean Energy Capital plans solar farm directly connected to IBM data center in Hursley, UK
An IBM R&D center with a Grade II* listed building and a museum
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Natural gas company, fuel cell maker and investment firm target off-grid data centers
Could provide 360MW of capacity across Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky
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Researchers say behind-the-meter geothermal could power US AI data center demands
"Geothermal can meet 100 percent of anticipated data center demand growth in 13 of the 15 largest markets using the most promising cooling approach"
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EDF calls for expressions of interest from data center developers for three sites
Company looking to offer land at three power station sites
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Pembina, Kineticor form JV to develop 1.8GW gas project in Alberta to serve Canadian data center market
Will be developed in 450MW phases
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Equinix loses appeal to get permission for gas-powered data center in Dublin
An Bord Pleanála says no to islanded gas-powered data center
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Sharon AI and New Era Helium acquire 200 acres in West Texas for natural gas-powered data center
Company eyes land outside Odessa
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Spain's grid operator gives Solaria greenlight for two data center projects totaling 438MW
Renewable company planning facilities in Madrid and Basque Country
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Hyperscale Data to scale Michigan data center to 300MW
Company taps advisor to explore options for site
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Indiana regulators approve new rules for data centers seeking grid connection
Will apply to new or expanded facilities with a capacity of at least 70MW
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Ireland’s energy regulator proposes policy requiring data centers to match load with new power generation
Data center operators would have to match new capacity with generation and/or storage
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Data centers could unlock 76GW of US grid capacity through optional curtailment - report
Study finds load flexibility measures by data centers could facilitate new capacity
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Scandinavian Data Centers launches battery storage system at underground data center site in Sweden
Company planning to expand footprint at former WW2 aircraft engine manufacturing site
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Probationary employees fired across Department of Energy, impacting grid improvement work
Thousands thought to be laid off during an ongoing energy emergency
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Ofgem to launch new fast-track grid connection system
Will replace current first-come, first-served system
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Dominion Energy nearly doubles data center capacity under contract to 40GW
This compares to 21GW in July 2024, an 88 percent increase
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PJM gets FERC approval to fast-track power projects amid soaring energy demand
Likely to include several large scale gas generation projects
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Tlou Energy to build data center in Lesedi, Botswana
Facility for an unnamed developer will be located at Tlou's gas production site
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US data centers face grid bottlenecks as regional operators delay upgrades
Will not meet the July 2025 deadline
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Altman-backed Helion raises $425m for fusion reactors
Already has a PPA with Microsoft
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Microsoft to build energy infrastructure technologies team, hiring for transmission tech director
Along with an energy tech researcher to develop "precommercial energy technologies"