Power-grid operators are asking tech companies to supply their own electricity—or go dark at times—but many are pushing back.

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — The New York State Assembly held a hearing on Thursday to examine rising energy costs for everyday utility customers tied to new consumers on the electric grid, like ...

Using less electricity as a response to high demand had been a nonstarter for big tech companies. That might be changing. For years, calculating the power needs for data centers has revolved around ...

STONE RIDGE, VIRGINIA - JULY 17: In an aerial view, an Amazon Web Services data center is shown situated near single-family homes on July 17, 2024 in Stone Ridge, Virginia. Northern Virginia is the ...

A data center owned by Amazon Web Services, front right, is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick, Pa., on Jan. 14, 2024. Massive computing centers proposed across ...

The United States could face mounting reliability risks as electricity demand from data centers climbs far faster than grid capacity, according to two new BloombergNEF (BNEF) reports released on ...

Unprecedented data center development is driving up the cost of electricity for U.S. consumers, particularly within the country’s largest power grid. The price of power during times of peak demand is ...

Data centers looking to connect to the largest US grid must bring their power supply, the system’s independent watchdog said. The warning escalates the watchdog’s position from just a month ago when ...

Data center disconnections threaten grid stability, regulator says Grid operators face resistance from data centers on proposals for a fix Texas incidents highlight risks of sudden disconnections by ...