As a brutal heat wave hits much of the central and eastern United States this week, the Department of Energy wants power-hungry data centers to help ease the strain on the grid. The Energy Department ...

As a dangerous heat wave bakes major East Coast cities, Energy Secretary Chris Wright directed data centers in the mid-Atlantic this week to use their backup power supplies instead of using ...

As triple-digit temperatures engulf much of the United States, the Trump administration wants grid managers to require the use of backup power that often goes unused. By Ivan Penn and Hilary Howard As ...

ComEd urged customers to reduce their energy use on Wednesday as a scorching heatwave in the Chicago area has put the local grid in the western suburbs and parts of the city at a "critical level." The ...

The days-long extreme heat and high temperatures in the Chicago area have put a local ComEd grid in the western suburbs and some parts of Chicago at a "critical level," with the utility urging ...

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America's electric grid is beginning to feel the strain of the artificial intelligence boom. Federal regulators are trying to keep the costs tied to rapidly growing electricity use from data centers ...

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The European Commission is asking households to cut peak electricity use as AI data centres strain grids, while publishing a Data Centre Energy Efficiency Package with ratings and minimum performance ...

So many data centers are clamoring to connect to the Texas power grid that it’s hard to figure out which projects are actually serious, grid officials say. In response, the Electric Reliability ...

Higher temperatures and the continued growth of large electricity users such as data centers could force Texas to use more power this summer than ever before, according to the Electric Reliability ...

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