A transmission line fault in Ashburn, Virginia on July 22 caused more than 3 GW of data center load to disconnect from the PJM Interconnection grid simultaneously, removing roughly 3% of system demand…
A single power fault in February 2025 knocked 1,800 megawatts off the US grid in milliseconds as data center UPS systems tripped, according to NERC's 2026 State of Reliability report, which warns that…
The Department of Energy's draft 2026 National Transmission Needs Study concludes that AI data centers are now the dominant driver of U.S. electricity demand growth, reshaping grid expansion plans. Th…
General Motors is positioning itself as a distributed utility at its GM Empower event, aiming to use its fleet of over 250,000 bidirectional EVs, stationary storage, and a unified charging platform to…