AI data centers feature extremely high power densities, with loads that can ramp up or down within seconds, creating significant challenges for power system stability. Power quality issues such as ...

Large load data centers can require as much electricity as a city the size of Indianapolis. Utility companies are finding ways to respond to demand but they are not always transparent about their ...

Artificial intelligence data centers are on the verge of reaching their limits. To meet ballooning demand, chipmakers like Nvidia Corp. are churning out ever more powerful chips, requiring a new ...

A power paradox is emerging in the hyperscale era: while computing demand is accelerating, power availability is increasingly becoming the constraint that determines where data centers are built, how ...

As Winter Storm Fern strained the Texas power grid, the Trump administration quietly turned a long‑running policy debate into an operational experiment. Instead of only asking homes and factories to ...

The power needed to operate data centers has increasingly drawn public scrutiny to the projects. But a draw from the power grid is just one of the energy issues at play. Data centers have to keep the ...

Editor’s note: Avista announced Friday afternoon that the utility is pausing negotiations with the data center developer. Avista Corp. confirmed Tuesday that a “large load” customer seeking a massive ...