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(Reuters) – The global boom in data centers as companies increasingly outsource information storage and ramp up use of energy-intensive artificial intelligence is creating a key challenge for the industry – how to keep cool. An outage at the world’s biggest exchange operator CME Group from late Thursday that halted trade on its popular currency platform and …
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By Laila Kearney Dec 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. Midwest grid operator will fast-track reviews of 15 more power projects to accelerate the addition of electricity supply, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator said on Monday, as part of a program facing legal challenges from consumer and environmental groups. Some of the country’s biggest regional grids …
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(Reuters) – U.S. Energy Information Administration: Says although natural gas generation still provides more electricity than any other source in california, electricity generation from natural gas has decreased over the past several years while generation from solar has increased Reports solar generation by utility-scale power plants in california totaled 40.3 billion kilowatthours (bkwh) in the …
Natural Gas Use For Electricity Falls In California As Solar Output Rises, EIA Says Read More »
By Yogi Schulz The characteristics of some US states offer significant advantages over others in the competitive race to attract AI data centers. Contact your member of Congress to express your support for realizing this economic development opportunity for your state. Ohio and Pennsylvania are the states with the most advantages in this analysis. How …
(Reuters) – Operators of the U.S. electric grid covering the world’s largest data center market on Wednesday said they planned to move forward with a plan to manage the connection of the giant server warehouses that are propelling the country’s power use to record highs and raising the risk of supply shortfalls. PJM Interconnection, the …
Biggest US Power Grid Operator Moving Forward With Plan to Manage Data Centers Read More »
By Gianluca Lo Nostro Schneider signs two deals with US data centre operators New agreements expected to generate nearly $2.3 billion in sales Company says its solution can scale AI capacity without raising power demand Nov 19 (Reuters) – Schneider Electric (SCHN.PA) said on Wednesday that it had signed new deals worth almost $2.3 billion …
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Nov 19 (Reuters) – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on Wednesday ordered FirstEnergy’s (FE.N) Ohio utilities to pay $250.7 million in penalties and refunds after an investigation linked to a bribery scandal found the energy distributor broke state laws and rules. Ohio-based FirstEnergy previously admitted paying millions of dollars to state officials to pursue …
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By Kevin Crowley Chevron Corp. chose West Texas as the site of its first project to provide natural gas-fired power to a data center, the beginning of a new line of business for the oil giant to capitalize on the boom in artificial intelligence. The company is in exclusive talks with the data center’s end …
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By Anthony Di Paola, Salma El Wardany, and Omar El Chmouri Sultan Al Jaber Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg The global energy industry needs annual investment of $4 trillion as the boom in data centers and artificial intelligence increases demand, according to Sultan Al Jaber, head of the biggest crude producer in the United Arab Emirates. Long-term …
Adnoc CEO Says AI Raises Energy Investment Needs to $4 Trillion Read More »
By Josh Saul and Will Wade NextEra Energy Inc. plans to restart a nuclear power plant in Iowa, primarily to supply Google data centers. The Duane Arnold Energy Center is expected to start delivering power by 2029 following agreements with Google, according to a statement Monday. The 615-megawatt plant shut down in 2020, well before …
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