The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
A sustainable future for data centers
News - Grid Level, Zachary Skidmore, DatacenterDynamics
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
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California Resources and Bloom Energy eye 1GW of fuel cells across California to power data centers and other offtakers
Intend to couple the systems with carbon capture and storage
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Dominion Energy reports 54.9GW of data center demand in various stages of contracting
A 13 percent uptick from the end of last year
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GE Vernova order backlog hits $197bn as data center demand drives gas turbine sales
Expects to have 130GW of signed gas turbine agreements by end of year
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Wisconsin utility Alliant Energy expects to sign 1GW of data center supply contracts in next six months
Adds to 3.4GW of contracted data center demand
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National Grid buys land in Teesside, UK, for 3.2GW substation to power AI data center
Expected to support AI growth zone data center
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CAISO proposes new rules for large loads seeking California grid connection
Will now file proposal to FERC
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PG&E sees marginal increase in data center pipeline
240MW of which is in the construction phase
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PingThings to expand use of AI platform across Dominion Energy Virginia's grid data
Builds on seven years of collaboration
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Emerald AI, Nvidia share results of latest pilot at Nscale data center in Iceland
Seventh pilot undertaken by Emerald AI to date
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Google signs 1GW virtual power plant deal with Voltus
Biggest VPP deal signed by a hyperscaler to date
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Tata Power eyes 2.8GW of generation, transmission, and distribution for Indian data center sector
Current estimates have the Indian data center market reaching 26.3GW by 2031-32
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Hitachi Energy teams up with Ansaldo to develop integrated power solutions for data center sector and grid
Japanese giant inks MoU with Italian energy firm
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Enersense and Betolar Oyj to develop security solutions for substations and data centers across the Baltics
Finnish firms will target grid and industrial customers
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Google expands partnership with Entergy Arkansas, will fund renewable energy and grid upgrades for West Memphis data center
Inks 440MW PPA and backs two BESS projects
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Amazon and AEP to explore deployment of up to 960MW of X-energy SMRs in Indiana
Second major deal signed by Amazon and X-energy with a regional utility
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Israel to cap capacity of new data centers at 200MW - report
New rules come as country faces unprecedented data center demand
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Pure DC completes installation of final transformer at 90MW Brent Cross data center
Energization of the data center is expected later this month
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Greece drafts legislation requiring data centers source 60% of power from renewables
Also proposes the creation of a data center registry
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Siemens makes strategic investment in energy infrastructure firm Skeleton Technologies to bolster AI data center offering
Also signs an exclusive partnership agreement
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FERC approves PJM's request to create data center database
Rejects separate request to curtail power to data centers during periods of grid stress
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Legrand to integrate Karman AI platform into data center PDUs and power shelves
First deal following Karman's rebrand
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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