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Hyperscalers Sign White House Pledge to Fund Data Center Power, Grid Upgrades
Seven of the nation's largest artificial intelligence (AI) companies and hyperscalers signed a White House-brokered agreement committing to build, procure, or fund new generation capacity sufficient to cover…
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Babcock & Wilcox Will Deliver 1.2 GW of Gas-Fired Capacity for Applied Digital Data Centers
Energy group Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) said it will proceed on a $2.4-billion design-build agreement with an independent power producer (IPP) to support data center campuses. B&W said the deal with Base Electron, an IPP, will supply power for what the groups called artificial intelligence (AI) factory campuses for Dallas, Texas-headquartered Applied Digital.
Google Signs Deal for Demand Response Capacity for Data Centers
Tech giant Google has announced what the company calls "A new milestone for smart, affordable electricity growth." Here's the text of a blog post from Michael Terrell, Head of Advanced Energy for the company.
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Google Data Center in Minnesota Would Be Powered by Wind, Energy Storage
Minnesota Power has signed an electric service agreement (ESA) with Google for the energy needed to power a 700-MW data center project in the state. The companies on March 3 said the installation in Hermantown would operate under an existing regulated rate structure.
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Data Center Energy Planning Risks and How to Solve Them

Power constraints, long interconnection queues, and rising costs are reshaping data center energy planning. From site selection challenges to overlooked cost and reliability tradeoffs, even small missteps can delay timelines or impact performance. Industry expert Holt Bradshaw shares where developers are running into challenges and how leading operators are adapting.

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Solar Power Satellites and Orbital Data Centers—International Space Law Implications
In 2011, I published an article in the Boston University Journal of Science & Technology Law examining space-based solar power (SBSP) and the issue of property rights in space, and…
Protecting the Grid in the Age of Data Center Growth
The rapid growth of data centers in recent years is increasingly causing angst among power operators. Power industry leaders want assurances that the electric grid is reliable, protected, and sustainable for businesses and the public alike.
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AI’s Energy Problem Was Here Before the War. It Will Stay After.
The conflict in Iran has rekindled a debate that was already building quietly for 24 months in technology circles: energy. Not as a footnote to the artificial intelligence (AI) story,…
OpenAI in Talks with Helion to Secure Fusion Energy
Artificial intelligence (AI) group OpenAI is reportedly discussing buying electricity from Helion Energy, the fusion startup company based in Everett, Washington. Sources told POWER that a deal would enable OpenAI to be guaranteed part of Helion's power generation, with as much as 5 GW available by 2030 and up to 50 GW by 2035.
Why Nuclear Power Is Most Viable Option for Data Centers
The first data center to run entirely on self-generated nuclear power will shatter a long-held assumption that computing infrastructure must wait for the grid. A large-scale facility will operate around…
Full Throttle: Five Trends Reshaping the Gas Power Boom
A once-predictable industry is moving at hyperscale speed. Here are five trends defining the biggest gas power buildout in a generation. Natural gas power is in the middle of its biggest buildout in a
The Genesis Mission: How AI Supercomputing Is About to Reshape American Science and Energy
Dr. Dario Gil, the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Under Secretary for Science, lays out a bold vision to double the productivity of U.S. research and development (R&D) within a decade—and…
AI Groups Utilidata, NexGen Cloud Partner to Unlock Stranded Energy
Utilidata, a group specializing in embedded artificial intelligence (AI) for power infrastructure, and NexGen Cloud, a European AI cloud provider, have announced the deployment of the Karman AI power control…