Data centers
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CHILLS teaches data centers to keep their flexibility private
SPP's no-notice, no-cap conditional service won't kill data center flexibility. It will push it into private contracts the grid can't use.
Victoria YangNov 12, 2026 -
What the midterms mean for data center developers in PJM
The region’s incoming leaders campaigned on energy affordability and data center guardrails. Now they’ll help write curtailment rules.
Maeve AllsupNov 11, 2026 -
Data centers face a carbon-free power gap that utilities haven’t filled
Utilities plan to power less than a third of contracted data center load with carbon-free sources, Latitude Intelligence found.
Nick ZenkinNov 10, 2026 -
For data centers, demand flexibility is a responsibility
When flexibility becomes a firm commitment, we will earn the trust of grid operators and ratepayer communities.
Seyed H. MadaeniNov 9, 2026 -
Voters just proved how much they hate data centers
And that's going to complicate the major infrastructure build-out underway to power them.
Jeff YoungNov 4, 2026 -
Data centers will start running on 800 VDC power as early as 2027
Here’s what you need to know about this major new architecture.
Bloom EnergyNov 4, 2026 -
Does it matter that OpenAI is aiming to protect the grid?
What the energy moves of the AI lab whose 2022 launch kicked off a boom says about changing expectations for data centers.
Jeff YoungNov 3, 2026 -
The US power market’s forecasting problem comes at a cost to ratepayers
Experts at the Aurora Energy Transition Forum cautioned that the data center boom has thrown load forecasts into disarray.
Rebecca Egan McCarthyNov 3, 2026
