DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - Grid Level, 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 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 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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Dominion proposes new rate class for data centers in Virginia
Would apply to customers who consume more than 25MW
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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 nearly doubles data center capacity under contract to 40GW
This compares to 21GW in July 2024, an 88 percent increase
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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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Unconstrained data center growth in Virginia could outstrip power supply - report
Report outlines several findings that could significantly impact the state's data center market
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Dominion reaffirms commitment to build out new power generation within Virginian market to meet rising data center demand
CEO Robert Blue, confirms utility is focused on building new capacity to meet rising demand within Virginia
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Dominion Energy outlines long-term strategy for Virginia's power infrastructure
The plan's power generation profile is largely derived from carbon-free sources, representing 80 percent of the overall capacity
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FirstEnergy, Dominion, American Electric partner on transmission projects across PJM
Projects include the construction of several new 765kV, 500kV, and 345kV transmission lines across Virginia, Ohio, and West Virginia
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Dominion Energy "open" to having a data center next to Connecticut nuclear power plant
May look to follow Talen Energy's AWS move
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Dominion connected 15 data centers totaling 933MW in Virginia in 2023, 15 more expected in 2024
Utilities and transmission networks across the US seeing growth in capacity demand from data centers
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Dominion Energy seeks proposals for solar, wind, and energy storage projects in Virginia
Separate RFP for PPAs will be issued in October
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Virginia project gets $3m to cool data centers with mine water
As part of a 1GW Energy Delta Lab project in Wise County
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PJM transmission zone to see grid loads increase 40% by 2039
Peak load expected to jump 42,000MW, driven largely by data center demand
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Dominion secures permission for 2.6GW offshore wind farm near the Virginia coast
The largest-ever authorized wind project in the US
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Dominion: Virginia power use hit record in December, data centers account for 20% of sales
But company forgets to mention how it held up data center builds in the world's largest market