Browsing: power grid
This summer’s heat is a live stress test for data centers — here’s what it’s revealing in real time
This summer has already produced three answers to questions the data center industry would have preferred to leave theoretical. In…
Data center dissent is so high that construction delays this year have already exceeded 2025’s total
Earlier this year, Natelli Investments, a large-scale development firm, withdrew its annexation and rezoning applications for a proposed data center…
Tesla cofounder: ‘We should be really worried’ about the U.S. grid as China leads the power race
China is building new power generation at an unprecedented pace to power the AI boom as the U.S. grid struggles…
Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents face power loss as utility redirects lines to data centers
Lake Tahoe doesn’t know where its power will come from after next ski season—and it’s a major problem for the…
“A bend in the trajectory”: U.S. data center buildouts hit snags because of power grid limits
Data center development is slowing down, according to a new report from energy analytics firm Wood Mackenzie. In Q4 2025,…
Your utility bills keep going up. Here’s everyone you can blame—AI data centers included
President Donald Trump announced a “Rate Payer Protection Pledge” for hyperscalers during his State of the Union address, and utility…
Google is building the world’s largest battery system with a massive 100 hours of power in Minnesota
Google announced this week it’s developing a new data center complex south of Minneapolis to be powered by a practical…
The U.S. government is offering $171.5 million in grants for field tests to generate electricity and conduct exploratory drilling to…
President Donald Trump offered Silicon Valley an extraordinary deal on Wednesday: Build your own nuclear power plants to fuel AI,…
US President Donald Trump is calling for an emergency wholesale electricity auction that, his administration says, will force technology companies…












