DCD Podcast - Are utilities overstating data center demand growth?
Utilities in Southeast US plan to build 20GW of new gas generation by 2040
Utilities in Southeast US plan to build 20GW of new gas generation by 2040
Estimate based on an expansion of between 35 to 62GW during period
Will remove "zombie" projects from interconnection queue
Data center power demand to grow to 78GW
Dubbed as the “Clean Cloud Act of 2025”
Will consider whether data centers are paying fair share of infrastructure costs
Commissioners voted along the same lines as the previous vote
US DOE to distribute uranium fuel to advanced nuclear firms
Will combine renewable business with other power generation assets
US and China will account for 80 percent of the projected growth
Located across well heads in Texas and North Dakota
Aerial photos revealed 35 onsite methane gas turbines
Will initially automate processes currently done by grid planners
To deliver capital projects aimed at improving the resilience and efficiency of SPEN’s network
Project Hedy will be colocated with the 200MW wind farm
The capacity and project timeline was not disclosed
Facing challenge from local power cooperative
Will permit the extension of coal plants and direct federal agencies to identify coal resources on federal lands
Could delay the project by years
Split between three projects
MoU will facilitate the joint exploration of advanced energy solutions
Will now move to the Senate for approval
At the site of a decommissioned coal fired power station
Could impact Microsoft's Mount Pleasant campus