US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With the explosive growth of Big Tech's data centers threatening to overload U. S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look at a tough-love solution: bumping the energy-hungry data centers off grids during power emergencies. Texas moved first, as state lawmakers try to protect residents in the data-center hotspot from another deadly blackout, like the winter storm in 2021 when dozens died. Now the concept is emerging in the 13-state mid-Atlantic grid and...
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