Under the proposal, the mid-Atlantic grid would turn off power to data centers before ordering rolling blackouts in an emergency. The potential threat to grid reliability from supersize AI data ...

Ireland’s data centre appeal “is fading” with the surge in electricity demand placing “unprecedented pressure” on the national grid, and Government reforms likely to lead to a short-term reliance on ...

ABB ABBN0.44%increase; green up pointing triangle said it plans to invest $110 million across four U.S. manufacturing sites to meet future demand for data centers and the power grid. The Swiss ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — With the explosive growth of Big Tech’s data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look at a tough-love solution: bumping the ...

The leaders of ABB are pledging another $110 million to grow the global company’s capacity in electrification products used by utilities and data centers. The company’s push will add capacity at ...

Ireland is set to green-light policies that allow data centers to use fossil fuels to power their operations, a shift that highlights the tension between economic growth and climate goals. Developers ...

The promise was striking: 500 jobs, $6.4 billion in investment and millions in new tax revenue for a rural North Carolina community. But when the Tarboro Town Council took up the proposal for a ...

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, warns that AI data centers are overwhelming energy systems and pushing utilities back toward fossil fuels. Despite decades of investment in ...

Could data centers and the power grid be America’s next “renaissance?”. The buildout of data centers and the power grid may offer the best opportunity to generate sustained growth. Data centers are ...