ROUND ROCK — The size of ERCOT’s large load interconnection requests — the majority of which are data centers wanting to connect to the grid — soared by nearly 150 gigawatts to 410 gigawatts in just ...

Exelon (EXC) has a 19 GW load pipeline with 45% secured through Transmission Security Agreements, supported by 26% CAGR data center load growth in northern Illinois, while Citi initiated coverage with ...

CHICAGO — As large data centers burn electricity as fast as some small cities, utilities and advocates are looking for ways to ensure they’re not passing the buck for related infrastructure costs to ...

A new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout. by Julie Bedard, Matthew Kropp, Megan Hsu, Olivia T. Karaman, Jason Hawes and ...

Somerville-based Form Energy says it’s found the biggest customer yet for its iron-based battery technology. Form will build a massive battery system in partnership with electric utility Xcel Energy, ...

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is forcing utilities to confront a question they have not faced in more than a decade: how to meet a surge in electricity demand. Across the country, ...

Added 215,987 shares of Applied Optoelectronics; estimated trade size $7.53 million (based on quarterly average price). Quarter-end stake value increased by $7.53 million, reflecting both new buying ...

The control room at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas on May 15, 2018. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, is changing the way it evaluates its transmission capacity to ...

Texas has so many massive AI-related data centers in development that its grid operator is now considering reevaluating some projects that were previously approved. The Electric Reliability Council of ...

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America’s AI boom is pushing the nation’s largest power-grid operator to the brink of a supply crisis. Sixty-seven million people in a 13-state region stretching from New Jersey to Kentucky get their ...