Artificial intelligence
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The utility’s VP of corporate development said hyperscalers may be the “secret sauce” for de-risking emerging technologies.
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But policymakers and regulators need to act.
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A former Microsoft VP weighs in on the advantages of more efficient chips.
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One major gap in the market? Understanding “how to quench a wildfire even before it starts,” said Rhizome’s CEO.
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The most perilous path forward is in failing to test AI’s ability to improve grid operations, particularly at the grid edge.
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The AI heavy-weight partnered with Crusoe and Lowercarbon Capital to host “climate-curious” engineers applying AI to the energy transition.
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And as the artificial intelligence arms race wages on, the company expects emissions to keep going up.
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The fund's latest challenge aims to close what it perceives as an enterprise-scale gap in activity.
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To use the new wave of smart meters to its full potential, Mike Phillips said, utilities need to invest in the right architecture.
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AES exec Kleber Costa on what the company's hyperscaler customers are asking for
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CTO Scott Harden on the one question customers keep asking as they balance rising demand with decarbonization targets
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The first step for utilities deploying artificial intelligence? Ditch the spreadsheets.
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Microsoft’s former VP of energy breaks down ways to deal with AI-driven load growth.
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Drew Baglino countered concerns about rising load growth, transmission bottlenecks, and mineral requirements.
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As hyperscalers scramble to build new data centers, experts agree that energy is a major bottleneck — but the technologies exist to serve new loads cleanly.