AC

  • hyperscale-data-center-power-architecture
    Data Centers

    High-Density AI Is Forcing a Power Reckoning at the Rack

    The data center industry is having a power problem. The problem is at the rack. Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving rack power into ranges where conversion losses are no longer background noise. Every piece of equipment in a data center rack—graphics processing units (GPUs), central processing units (CPUs), storage—runs on direct-current (DC) power. Most facilities […]

  • Enteligent
    Interview

    The POWER Interview: IRA’s Impact on Solar’s Evolution

    The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie’s recent report on solar power installations said the U.S. installed a record 32.4 GW of new solar generation capacity in 2023, including 22.5 GW of new utility-scale capacity. That’s a 37% jump from the previous record, set in 2021, and a 51% increase from 2022. The […]

  • HVDC_Hitachi
    T&D

    The Vital Link: How HVDC Is Modernizing the Grid

    Significant advances in high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission are in step with rapid changes to energy systems worldwide. Shortly after POWER magazine began publication in 1882, the competitive