DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - Dominion Energy
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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PJM considering changes to interconnection reliability requirements for data centers following mass outage
The outage, which originated in Northern Virginia, brought approximately 4GW of data center load offline
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Virginia regulators order Dominion Energy to directly assign transmission costs to data centers
Follows growing scrutiny from state regulators
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Dominion Energy adds more than 5GW of contracted data center load to its pipeline
An 11 percent increase from the end of last year
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Dominion Energy appoints new chief AI and digital officer
John Russell steps into the role
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Dominion Energy to pilot LōD's grid-responsive AI inference technology in Ashland, Virginia
As part of Dominion's Accelerate program
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NextEra Energy to acquire Dominion Energy, creating world's largest regulated electrical utility
Collectively, the firms have more than 130GW of large-load opportunities in their pipeline, most tied to data centers
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Dominion reports marginal increase in data center pipeline
Has more than 48GW of contracted data center capacity, up three percent from September
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Dominion files large-load connection queue plan with state regulators
Said the new structure is needed to improve transparency and reduce the risk of stranded assets
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Virginia House of Delegates may consider temporary data center moratorium
Would be lifted if all interconnection requests fulfilled
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Dominion sues US gov't over offshore wind halt, citing data center power risks
Argues 2.6GW Coastal Virginia offshore project is crucial to meeting region's data center demand
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Virginia regulators approve new rate class for data centers and other large loads
Will apply to large loads that consume more than 25MW of power
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US utilities commit to connect 160GW of new large-load demand - report
Wood Mackenzie warns of an imbalance between the new load and new power generation
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North American utilities plan investment "super cycle" over the next decade to support data centers
Utilities are planning trillions in investment over the next decade
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Loudoun County data center market share drops as new Virginia jurisdictions rise
But state remains “undisputed” global data center market leader
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Dominion proposes new rate class for data centers in Virginia
Would apply to customers who consume more than 25MW
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Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises $863m in Series B2 funding, with backing from Nvidia
Joins a list of global backers
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Data center boom fuels PJM power cost increases as states move to shield ratepayers
Electrical bills could soar by more than five percent
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Dominion sees no slow down in Northern Virginia data center demand, proposes new electricity rates for large load customers
New rate would apply to facilities with a contracted capacity of 25MW or more
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Dominion to build new high voltage lines to supply proposed 900MW data center in Chesterfield County, Virginia
Construction is planned for February 2027
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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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Dominion Energy seeks approval for 1GW Virginia gas plant amid data center boom
Facing opposition from local community members and environmentalists
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US utilities report significant growth in data centers seeking grid connection
Growth reported across most major US utilities
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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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Dominion pushes forward on flagship 2.6GW offshore wind farm to meet growth of AI
Set to deliver Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project by the end of 2026
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Southeastern US utilities to add 20GW of natural gas by 2040 to meet data center demand - report
Report focused on Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
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Dominion to expand natural gas plant in Virginia to meet data center demand
Will add 44MW to the Possum Point Power Station
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Commonwealth Fusion Systems hopes to build first grid-scale fusion power plant in Virginia by early 2030s
But first it needs to prove that fusion power plants can be built
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US electricity demand to surge to 128GW by 2029 due to data center growth - report
The report identifies the PJM and ERCOT as areas that will experience the largest growth in demand