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Latest Power Grid stories
- Bitcoin Mining Sites May Gain Value If U.S. Limits New Data Centers
Fully leased AI data centers are valued at about $27 million per megawatt, compared with less than $3 million per megawatt for publicly traded miners with powered capacity still unleased.
· Business
- Synchronized System Tests Linked to Power-Grid Frequency Dips
Some dips topped 20 millihertz, though the findings described no immediate threat to grid stability.
· Technology
- Texas Moratorium Pledge Could Delay Crypto Projects Awaiting Grid Power
A previously reported large-load queue totaled 474 GW. Estimated values for existing assets at Vistra, NRG Energy and Talen Energy exceeded their Nov. 3 closing prices.
· Regulation
- GE Vernova Awaits Venezuela Payment Before Starting Grid Repairs
GE Vernova has completed engineering and planning, lined up contractors and has not booked orders for repair work.
· Business
- PJM’s Fall Maintenance Window Tightens as Data Center Load Grows
About 11,000 megawatts of data-center load was connected to PJM’s system by Oct. 15. PJM activated demand response on nine days in 2026 through that date, versus eight days in 2015-24.
· Technology
- Microsoft Withdraws From Nscale UK AI Site Facing Grid Delays
The Loughton project had targeted 50 megawatts of initial capacity and delivery of 23,040 Nvidia GB300 processors in the first quarter of 2027.
· Business
- PJM Calls on Demand Response for Oct. 13-14 as DOE Order Runs Through Oct. 16
PJM’s updated forecast put Oct. 14 load at 113,312 megawatts, while backup generation at large electricity users remained unused as of that day’s update.
· Regulation
- AI Data Center Power Demand Puts Utilities and Energy Suppliers in Focus
Global data-center electricity use is projected to more than double by 2030, while U.S. grid connections can take as long as seven years.
· Technology
- India Curtails 1.835 Billion Units of Renewable Power in July and August
Solar accounted for 1.462 billion units of curtailed generation as grid and operational constraints limited the use of expanding renewable capacity.
· Technology
- U.S. May Need $511 Billion in New Power Capacity for AI Growth
The estimate assumes 3% annual electricity-demand growth through 2030 and excludes transmission and distribution investments needed to serve data centers.
· Technology
- Gelsinger Warns U.S. Power Limits Could Slow AI Expansion
The former Intel CEO said energy capacity has stayed nearly flat for 10 to 15 years as data centers compete for electricity.
· Technology
- Entergy Warns AWS of Possible Mississippi Data Center Disconnections
The utility’s warning covers periods of peak electricity demand, while AWS modified its power systems to allow automatic switching to backup generation.
· Business
- Russia Strikes Ukraine Energy Grid, Forcing Power Cuts Before Winter
Seven people were killed, while emergency outages affected Kyiv and three other regions after the strikes.
· Technology
- Global Data Center Power Demand Capacity to Hit 161 GW in 2026
AI servers are projected to represent 33.4% of global data center power demand capacity in 2026, while the projected grid-capacity gap could reach roughly 268 GW by 2030.
· Technology