1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (529+ words) Interconnection reform is all the rage right at the moment, and now the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) wants to get in on the fun. The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) recently approved ERCOT's Batch Zero process for…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (324+ words) If 90s one-hit-wonder The New Radicals taught us anything, its that we only get what we give. When it comes to data centers, though, most of the conversation revolves around taking. There never seems to be enough resources, capital, or capacity....

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1039+ words) Data centers have become modern megaliths in a new world of infrastructure powering the next wave of innovation, and artificial intelligence (AI) is redefining how they're designed and powered. As AI. .. Data centers have become modern megaliths in a new…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (433+ words) The North American data center market posted record numbers across nearly every major metric in 2025. Vacancy in eight primary data center markets fell to an all-time low of 1. 4 percent. Yet the total capacity under construction in these markets, which include…...

8+ mon, 4+ day ago  (317+ words) U. S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright has directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to initiate rulemaking procedures with a proposed rule meant to "rapidly accelerate" the interconnection of large loads, including data centers. The proposed rule would allow customers to…...

8+ mon, 5+ day ago  (412+ words) Aligned Data Centers and'Calibrant Energy announced what the companies call a "first-of-its-kind" energy solution to address an urgent constraint in the data center industry: access to grid power. Calibrant and Aligned have been partnering with a regional utility in the…...

10+ mon, 1+ day ago  (630+ words) Explosive electricity demand doesn't simply mean the grid will need to expand. It represents a paradigm shift in which massive and often volatile loads from data centers could dictate grid stability. "From a system perspective, the load is now becoming…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (351+ words) In'a letter addressed to PJM stakeholders'sent August 8, the Chair of PJM's Board of Managers, David E. Mills, said recent increases in large load additions, mainly from data centers, "present both opportunities and challenges for the regional grid." Mills notes that PJM's…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (249+ words) APS and SRP have each reviewed multiple proposals and independently executed agreements with Energy Transfer, the utilities said. The City of Mesa, Tucson Electric Power (TEP), and Uni Source are finalizing negotiations with Transwestern. TEP and Uni Source are likely…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (406+ words) The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has approved a proposal from American Electric Power (AEP) to create a dedicated tariff for data centers. The tariff, originally submitted in May 2024, is intended to ensure these high-demand users contribute more directly…...