Under the proposal, the mid-Atlantic grid would turn off power to data centers before ordering rolling blackouts in an emergency. The potential threat to grid reliability from supersize AI data ...

ABB ABBN0.44%increase; green up pointing triangle said it plans to invest $110 million across four U.S. manufacturing sites to meet future demand for data centers and the power grid. The Swiss ...

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, warns that AI data centers are overwhelming energy systems and pushing utilities back toward fossil fuels. Despite decades of investment in ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — With the explosive growth of Big Tech’s data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look at a tough-love solution: bumping the ...

The leaders of ABB are pledging another $110 million to grow the global company’s capacity in electrification products used by utilities and data centers. The company’s push will add capacity at ...

Ireland is set to green-light policies that allow data centers to use fossil fuels to power their operations, a shift that highlights the tension between economic growth and climate goals. Developers ...

The promise was striking: 500 jobs, $6.4 billion in investment and millions in new tax revenue for a rural North Carolina community. But when the Tarboro Town Council took up the proposal for a ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — We have heard from many of you concerned about higher electric bills. Some point out that higher natural gas prices for electric power generation is involved with rising costs. But the ...

Electricity demand is expected to surge, but homes could be doing more to support the grid. A new report from the nonprofit Rewiring America suggests home energy upgrades like solar power, batteries ...

The prospect of massive data centers has those responsible for the electric grid scrambling to ensure there is enough power to meet growing demand. But some advocates say the plans aren’t enough to ...

Could data centers and the power grid be America’s next “renaissance?” With the U.S. national debt exceeding $37 trillion and interest payments surpassing defense spending, many articles have been ...