DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - Grid Level
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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Thailand set to finalize new data center regulations by mid-October - report
Expected to classify data centers with a capacity of more than 100MW hyperscale facilities
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DOE unveils $1.9bn in funding for 31 grid upgrade projects to speed data center connections
Expected to unlock 23GW of additional capacity on the grid
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California governor signs seven-bill package targeting data center energy and water use
Seeks to shield ratepayers from bearing the cost associated with data center buildout
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Abbott halts new Texas data center permits pending ERCOT audit
ERCOT claims the audit will be completed by December
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Kairos Power selects Samsung C&T to help build 50MW SMR for Google in Tennessee
Slated for completion by 2030
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Google inks deal to support nuclear uprates at Georgia Power's Vogtle and Hatch plants
Will add 96MW of additional capacity across the two plants
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European Commission proposes energy and water efficiency disclosure rules for data centers
Proposal is now subject to a two-month scrutiny period
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Google-backed battery storage pilot in Texas demonstrates how BESS can improve hourly carbon-free matching for data centers
Pilot undertaken by Quintrace, esVolta, and LevelTen Energy
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Google, Nvidia, and Emerald AI found the AI Energy Management Alliance to support demand response capabilities within the data center sector
Joined by a range of launch partners, including Anthropic and RWE
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Nostrum's data center in Badajoz gets the green light for electrical connection
The power supply system includes a 400/220 kV substation
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NextEra secures $1.9bn loan from US DOE to support restart of the Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in Linn County, Iowa
Plant tied to long-term PPA with Google
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Palantir awarded Neso grid contract in UK without competitive bidding process - report
Neso argued that its critical grid processes now rely too heavily on Palantir's technology
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ERCOT to complete Texas data center audit by December
Audit ordered by governor last month
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Ireland weighs cut-price gas for data centers in exchange for curtailment - report
Facilities would have to temporarily power down during periods of high demand
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Thailand pauses construction on 49 data centers, as it plans new regulations
Due to growing concerns over power consumption and local community impacts
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Santee Cooper partners with Google Cloud to roll out AI-driven load forecasting and financial planning tools
Will deploy both WeatherNext2 and Gemini Enterprise
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Moscow bans cryptomining until end of 2032, citing power concerns
Cryptocurrency mining consumes approximately 1GW of power in Moscow alone
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California lawmakers pass data center ratepayer protection bills, send to governor for approval
If passed, the legislation would create separate electricity tariffs for large data centers
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Amazon signs first APAC battery storage tolling deal with Anza Power in Victoria, Australia
Tied to the Bairnsdale Battery Energy Storage System in Victoria, Australia
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Vertiv acquires microgrid company UtilityInnovation
Sees data center supplier move up the chain into the behind-the-meter space
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Grid connection requests for data centers in Italy top 95GW
Overall demand has risen markedly since 2021, when only 1GW of grid connection applications were received by grid operator Terna
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OpenAI gets green light for 3.2GW power deal to supply planned data center in Effingham County, Georgia
US utility Georgia Power will construct the new generation, with the ChatGPT maker expected to foot the bill
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Delaware enacts clean energy mandate for hyperscale data centers
As well as several new laws targeting the sector
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Emerald AI raises $150m in Series A funding to scale commercial deployments
Follows the completion of its fifth demonstration project
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TeraWulf secures 482MW electrical service agreement for planned data center campus in Kentucky
Data centers' first phase is expected to come online next year
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AEP Ohio secures $18m from data center firms for bill assistance program
Meta, QTS, Amazon, SoftBank Energy, and Google all commit funds to the program
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Magnora secures grid connection for Hämeenlinna data center in Finland
Revises the capacity of the data center to more than 120MW
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Ireland reconsidering nuclear in response to surging data center power demands - report
Taoiseach said that the country is "open to [nuclear]"