The largest US power grid operators are expanding infrastructure plans to meet a demand surge driven by AI data centers, EVs, and crypto mining, with the US Energy Information Administration projectin…
PJM Interconnection, the grid operator serving 67 million people across 13 states, received emergency federal authority in June 2026 to curtail data centers mid-operation to prevent blackouts, and use…
PJM Interconnection, the largest US power grid operator serving 65 million people across 13 states and Washington, D.C., has mandated that data centers adding 50 MW or more of load must supply their o…
The US power grid is under severe strain from back-to-back heat waves and surging AI data center demand, prompting Energy Secretary Chris Wright to order data centers to activate backup generators dur…
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…
PJM Interconnection's capacity auction for 2028-29 cleared at the maximum price of $325 per megawatt-day, with supply falling 6.8 gigawatts short, as data center demand drives up electricity costs. Mo…
President Trump's voluntary Ratepayer Protection Pledge, covering 80% of the US electricity market, asks AI data centers to self-generate energy or fund grid upgrades, but critics note the non-binding…
PJM Interconnection's 2028/2029 capacity auction secured 138,318 megawatts of unforced capacity but still fell 6,831 megawatts short of reliability requirements, with data centers accounting for rough…
Microsoft and Amazon are negotiating community benefit agreements with small towns across the Midwest to secure electricity for AI-driven data centers, with Microsoft's initiative in West Des Moines p…
The White House warned PJM Interconnection, the nation's largest grid operator, to overhaul its industry-controlled board and stakeholder process 'before it is too late,' citing failure to implement a…
Data centers are expected to consume one-fifth of U.S. electricity by 2035, quadrupling current usage, according to a BloombergNEF report. The surge in AI compute will drive data center capacity to ne…
Americans could see $6.3 billion added to their energy bills within the next three years, primarily driven by data centers, according to PJM Interconnection's annual power auction results released Tue…
PJM Interconnection, the largest US power grid serving 65 million people, failed its capacity auction for the 2027/2028 delivery year for the first time ever, falling short by 6,517 megawatts—equivale…
Senators Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act on March 25, 2025, to halt construction of large data centers until Congress enac…
Dark smoke rose above a Digital Realty data center in Ashburn, Virginia, on July 3 as diesel generators switched on to reduce strain on the power grid during a heat wave. The generators were activated…
Microsoft signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Constellation Energy to restart the Three Mile Island Unit 1 nuclear reactor in Pennsylvania, providing 835 megawatts of carbon-free electricit…
US manufacturers in Rust Belt states are facing soaring electricity costs as data center demand strains the PJM power grid, threatening President Trump's "Made in America" manufacturing revival plan. …
AI data centers are driving up electricity costs for Rust Belt manufacturers, with capacity charges soaring over 1,000% in PJM Interconnection's region. The Belden Brick Company saw its monthly capaci…
A US heatwave is straining the power grid and water supplies, intensifying concerns over the rapid expansion of AI data centers that consume vast amounts of electricity and water. Lawmakers across the…
PJM Interconnection, the largest US power grid, has begun curtailing data centers during heat emergencies after receiving federal approval, signaling the end of unlimited power access for AI infrastru…