Given marching orders by the U.S. Energy Dept. to boost artificial intelligence sector growth, independent agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) now must absorb nearly 200 diverging power ...

Texas is rapidly emerging as an epicenter of artificial intelligence-driven energy demand, with an unprecedented surge in large-load power requests, a wave now dominated by AI data centers rather than ...

HR 3628 would require state regulators to ensure “reliable availability” of power over a 10‑year planning horizon and would reorient IRPs toward resources that can operate continuously for at least 30 ...

The amount of ERCOT‘s large load interconnection requests ballooned to more than 230 gigawatts this year, a massive increase from the 63 gigawatts reported in December 2024. The agency, which operates ...

Planned data center construction shows no signs of fading, with new additions to require 2.7x — nearly triple — the sector’s current demand for electricity over the next decade, according to a new ...

Efforts to support a more sustainable grid that scales for AI data centers and electrifies industry and transport are becoming increasingly complex, beyond the capabilities of legacy grid software.

ABSTRACT: The analysis and detailing of the slabless staircase represent a critical factor in their limited commercial and residential usage compared to the waist slab staircase, despite their ...

Microsoft has activated its data center in Atlanta, Georgia, connecting it with another Fairwater project data center in Wisconsin. This will support OpenAI and its own LLM training, using two-story ...

Amazon.com Inc. alleges that a Berkshire Hathaway Inc.-owned utility in Oregon is failing to provide sufficient power for four new data center facilities, highlighting the strain rapid expansion of ...

The Black & Veatch 2025 Electric Report reveals opportunities and gaps in electric grid planning in the United States as the AI-driven data center surge continues Utilities are racing to adapt as ...

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