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Are Lake Tahoe Residents Really Losing Electricity Supply to Data Center Hyperscalers?
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (774+ words) Some 49, 000 customers in the Lake Tahoe region are concerned they may lose their electricity supply in favor of utilities powering data centers owned by Meta, Amazon and Google, according to a widely shared report by Fortune. NV Energy supplies Lake…...
EPRI Launches Framework to Reduce Time to Power for Data Centers
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (259+ words) EPRI has announced the launch of Flex MOSAIC, a uniform flexibility classification framework for large electric loads, developed through its DCFlex initiative in collaboration with more than 65 utilities, system operators, regulators, hyperscalers, and technology providers at CERAWeek. The voluntary framework…...
FERC Orders PJM to Clarify Rules for Data Centers Co-Located With Power Plants
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (242+ words) The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has directed PJM Interconnection to establish clearer and more transparent rules for serving large electricity loads, including AI-driven data centers, that are co-located with generating facilities. The order applies to PJM, the regional grid operator…...
PG&E Launches Trial to Use Existing Fiber Optic Network for Transmission Line Monitoring
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (260+ words) "The target audience includes utility operators, grid managers, and industry professionals interested in innovative, cost-effective methods for real-time transmission line monitoring and grid modernization." PG&E Launches Trial to Use Existing Fiber Optic Network for Transmission Line Monitoring The project…...
Rethinking Substations for the Data Center Era
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (482+ words) At the center of this shift sits an asset class that has historically been viewed as necessary but static: the substation. Today, substations are emerging as strategic infrastructure, critical to enabling data center growth both in front of the meter…...
North Western Energy, Anterix Strike Deal for First 10 MHz Utility Broadband Deployment in 900 MHz Band
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (287+ words) "The target audience includes utility companies and energy providers seeking to modernize their grid infrastructure through enhanced wireless communication networks for improved control, connectivity, and outage response." North Western Energy, Anterix Strike Deal for First 10 MHz Utility Broadband Deployment in…...
CPS Energy Plans to Deploy 900 MHz Private Wireless Broadband
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (669+ words) "The target audience for this content is utility companies and industry professionals interested in modernizing grid infrastructure through private wireless broadband networks to improve reliability, resilience, and operational efficiency." CPS Energy Plans to Deploy 900 MHz Private Wireless Broadband Anterix, which…...
PJM Completes Transition Cycle 1 Interconnection Studies
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (298+ words) PJM has completed Transition Cycle 1 Interconnection Studies, sending out draft agreements for 130 New Service Requests to be completed or withdrawn by the end of 2025. Transition Cycle 2, set to be completed by 2026, is still pending. The agreements represent 128 new generation service…...
Report: U. S. Data Center Development Faces New Challenges Amid Slowing Growth
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (590+ words) A new analysis from Wood Mackenzie suggests that growth in the U. S. data center development pipeline remains significant but is beginning to slow as developers contend with grid constraints, rising policy complexity and a shift toward executing existing projects rather than…...
FCC Expands 900 MHz Band for Critical Utility Broadband Access
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (256+ words) The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted new rules designed to expand private broadband access for utilities, critical infrastructure operators, and enterprise networks. The updated framework opens the full 10 megahertz of the 900 MHz band for broadband use, removing regulatory barriers…...