xAI removes some of controversial gas turbines from Memphis data center
Elsewhere, Elon Musk's company could need up to 1.1GW for a second supercomputer site
News - Grid Level (EN)
The latest news from the data center, telco, and cloud sector
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PJM selects 51 projects for fast track interconnection to meet increased demand from data center sector
More than half of the projects are gas fired generation
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Exelon data center pipeline surges to 36GW, prompting $15bn grid upgrade
Warned that customers could face economic uncertainty moving forward
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TC Energy approves $900m pipeline expansion in US Midwest to serve data center market
The Northwoods pipeline expansion project has an in-service date of late 2029
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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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Silicon Valley Power stockpiles discontinued GE Vernova JMUX, expects substation costs to go up with tariffs
As it ramps up substation buildout to meet data center demand
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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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Spain and Portugal hit by massive power outage
Impact to data center sector unknown
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Duke Energy buys 11 GE Vernova natural gas turbines to help meet growing data center power demand
Will add to eight previously acquired
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Oregon House passes bill to ensure data centers cover fair share of energy infrastructure costs
Will also require new data centers to purchase electricity from utilities for at least ten years.
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DCD Podcast - Are utilities overstating data center demand growth?
Utilities in Southeast US plan to build 20GW of new gas generation by 2040
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Ofgem approves UK interconnection reforms, potentially clearing more than 750GW from its connection queue
Will remove "zombie" projects from interconnection queue
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Thousands more leave US Department of Energy, despite Trump declaring "national energy emergency"
As many as 2,600 depart, more at risk
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ERCOT: Electricity demand in Texas set to soar to 218GW by 2031 fueled by data center growth
Data center power demand to grow to 78GW
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Vantage loses appeal to overturn data center planning permission denial in Dublin
Planning regulator denied Vantage over grid connection
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IEA: Data center energy consumption set to double by 2030 to 945TWh
US and China will account for 80 percent of the projected growth
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Google and PJM partner to deploy AI for faster grid connection
Will initially automate processes currently done by grid planners
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Vodafone signs deal to modernize SP Energy's network across Scotland
To deliver capital projects aimed at improving the resilience and efficiency of SPEN’s network
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Trump backs US coal sector with series of executive orders to meet surge in AI power demand
Will permit the extension of coal plants and direct federal agencies to identify coal resources on federal lands
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Ireland-Northern Ireland transmission link faces legal challenge over data center energy consumption fears
Could delay the project by years
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Brazil's power regulator approves 359MW of new grid capacity for data centers in São Paulo
Split between three projects
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Natural gas-powered data center pitched in San Jose, California
Site to use absorption chillers and cooling and DC power to the racks
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Pennsylvania PUC to hold hearing on data centers impact on grid
Will take place on April 24
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Schneider Electric joins EPRI's DCFlex initiative
Other partners include Google, Meta, and Nvidia
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250MW natural gas-powered data center campus announced in Durango, Mexico
Fermaca Dreams to develop data center, gas line, and power plant
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Abu Dhabi’s ADQ and Energy Capital form $25bn energy partnership to power data centers
Companies aim to bring 25GW of capacity online in the US
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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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Spain's grid operator gives Solaria green light for another 225MW data center in the Basque Country
Takes company’s total data center pipeline to 1GW