Data Center Microgrids

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On-Site Power Opportunity and Challenge: Bloom Energy Report Predicts 80 GW Data Center Load in Future

Jan. 21, 2025
This could be a big opportunity for several players on the energy transition front, from distributed energy resources to small nuclear startups to microgrid developers—but it ...

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Revolutionizing Defense: The Crucial Role of Microgrids and Schneider Electric in Department of Defense Energy Resiliency

Sept. 13, 2024
Last month, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) said that U.S. power grids are becoming more susceptible to cyberattacks every day, with vulnerable attack...
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PowerSecure Powering Edged's New Data Center in Atlanta

Jan. 16, 2025
The Edged Atlanta campus includes a recently completed 27-MW data center within an overall 168-MW critical Information Technology site.
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As Data Centers Boost Demand for Clean, Reliable Energy, New DER Tariffs and Models Emerge

Dec. 16, 2024
With data center, electrification and manufacturing increases boosting demand for clean, reliable power, new tariffs – designed to encourage investment in clean distributed energy...
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Will Co-locating Renewable Energy with New Data Centers Solve the Power Crunch?: Google, Intersect Power Trying Options

Dec. 12, 2024
To meet rising demand for reliable, clean data center power, Google is joining with clean energy company Intersect Power and global impact investing platform and private equity...
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Data Center Load Commitment: Big Tech Signs on to AEP Indiana Agreement for Grid Upgrade Financing

Nov. 26, 2024
Google, AWS and Microsoft joined Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) along with the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor, ratepayer advocate Citizens Action Coalition and Data...
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Nuclear Hitch: Can FERC Rejection Threaten Data Center Power Deals?

Nov. 12, 2024
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voted 2-1 to scuttle a request by plant owner Talen Energy and PJM to transfer some 480 MW of power to help support a new data center ...
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Switching Gears: The U.S. Move Toward Gas-Insulated MV Switchgear

Sept. 30, 2024
A noticeable shift toward advanced solutions such as gas-insulated switchgear is being observed specifically in high-growth sectors like data centers and renewable energy.
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Sign of the Times: Oracle Designing Future GW-Scale Data Center Powered by SMR Nuclear

Sept. 11, 2024
Earlier this week, company founder and Chairman Larry Ellison told investors and media that it planned to build a gigawatt-scale data center that will be powered by three nearby...