The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
A sustainable future for data centers
News - Security & Risk, Zachary Skidmore, DatacenterDynamics
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
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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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PJM grid hit by voltage disturbance after data center load abruptly drops offline - report
Reportedly took ten minutes for the grid to stabilize
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Taiwanese energy official detained on suspicion of corruption over fast tracking data center projects
Reportedly received a payment of NT$2 million (US$65,500)
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Climate threats to data centers set to surge - report
Without significant investment, insurance premiums could soar by three to four times
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Spanish gov't lays blame for Iberian blackout on Spanish grid operator
Contended that Red Eléctrica had miscalculated the power capacity needs for the day
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Spain and Portugal hit by massive power outage
Impact to data center sector unknown
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Lightning strikes Brazilian data center, putting services out of action
There were no reports of injuries