Data centers

• Podcast
• DATA CENTERS
• Grid edge

How data centers are complicating transmission expansion

Latitude Media’s Maeve Allsup unpacks the case of a mid-Atlantic line stuck in limbo.

• Analysis
• DATA CENTERS
• Research

Studies say data centers don’t raise rates. Does it matter?

Two more studies have dropped into the middle of an intensifying debate over the impact of data centers on rising bills.

• News
• DATA CENTERS
• Grid edge

Sunrun, Renew Home, Tesla unite to sell 16 GW of capacity to data centers

The three residential VPP companies have gotten in on the flexible capacity for hyperscalers game.

• Interview
• DATA CENTERS
• Policy

Sen. Heinrich on what data centers can learn from SunZia

Senator Martin Heinrich says developers looking to build infrastructure for the AI era are missing the mark on community engagement.

• News
• DATA CENTERS
• Regulation

FERC to grid operators: Connect large loads to transmission faster

In a unanimous vote, the commissioners agreed that current regulations are lagging behind the data center surge, but declined to exert federal power over RTOs.

• Opinion
• DATA CENTERS
• Regulation

The grid’s choice is between large load flexibility versus defection

FERC's long-awaited large load interconnection orders are here — but questions remain on how to best encourage flexibility.

• Feature
• DATA CENTERS
• Regulation

Is PJM too big to function?

The stakes are high in the debate over the fate of the nation’s largest capacity market.

• News
• Corporates
• DATA CENTERS

Amazon — finally — reports its annual water use at data centers

The disclosure comes as communities demand more transparency over water and power use by AI data centers.