Data Center Microgrids

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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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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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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...
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The Data Center Nuclear Energy Frontier: What Makes It Happen?

Sept. 6, 2024
How does the future electricity generation portfolio of the 2030s serve hundreds of new data centers totaling dozens of gigawatts without sacrificing carbon reduction goals and...
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Microgrid Nuclear Reactor Momentum: Oklo's Customer Pipeline Grows 93%

Aug. 15, 2024
Nuclear microgrids of the future are seen as a path to bridge baseload and carbon reduction aims for companies. Most of Oklo's anticipated new customer demand is coming from the...
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Alternus and Hover Energy Partner on Microgrids to Meet Data Center, Commercial and Industrial Energy Demand

Aug. 9, 2024
The Alternus-Hover joint venture will utilize Hover’s microgrid portfolio featuring wind generators and energy control systems. Alternus will contribute its solar portfolio, project...

Distributed Energy Resources and Microgrids Flex Their Muscles to Meet Growing Data Center Power Demand

Aug. 5, 2024
Hydropower-based microgrids, energy storage and fuel cells are providing green alternatives to meeting burgeoning data center energy demands. Small, modular data centers are also...