Data Centers Use Lots of Electricity. This Bill Would Let Them Go Off the Grid.

The DATA Act, introduced by Sen. Tom Cotton, would exempt electrical utilities from federal regulation if they don't touch ...
EDN

Data concentrators and the Smart Grid

Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)networks 1 are at the heart of the Smart Grid effort. AMI technologies enable the connection between distribution system operators (DSO) and energy consumers ...
Reuters

Big Tech’s data center boom poses new risk to US grid operators

Data center disconnections threaten grid stability, regulator says Grid operators face resistance from data centers on proposals for a fix Texas incidents highlight risks of sudden disconnections by ...
POWER Magazine

Data Centers, the Grid, and the Assumptions That Don’t Hold Up

The power sector is grappling with a fundamental mismatch: hyperscale data centers demand electricity at unprecedented speed and scale, while the infrastructure to serve them operates on timelines ...
E&E

How data centers can learn to turn off and help the grid

Using less electricity as a response to high demand had been a nonstarter for big tech companies. That might be changing. For years, calculating the power needs for data centers has revolved around ...
Electronic Design

Protective Devices and GaN Modules Help Power Data Centers

Members can download this article in PDF format. The proliferation of chatbots and other applications powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) is driving explosive growth in ...