Data Centers

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AI data center energy demand, grid connection, and efficiency: covering hyperscale power infrastructure, cooling loads, and grid reliability for compute-intensive facilities.

All 148 News 66 Analysis 43 Regulatory 24 Products 11 Research 4

All AI Energy Demand 51 Cooling & Heat Recovery 17 Efficiency & Optimization 23 Grid Capacity 66 Grid Connection & Reliability 62

How Moving AI Data Centers to 800 VDC Distribution and Solid-State Transformers Sidesteps Phase Imbalance Entirely

Analysis Grid Connection & Reliability Power Electronics Solid State Transformers Voltage & Reactive Power

How Moving AI Data Centers to 800 VDC Distribution and Solid-State Transformers Sidesteps Phase Imbalance Entirely

Marin Holt May 15, 2026

3 sources NVIDIA 800 VDC data center architecture eliminates AC phases downstream of a solid-state transformer, bypassing phase-imbalance problems Read More

DESRI Breaks Ground on 270 MW Foxtail Flats and Four Mile Mesa

Efficiency & Optimization Energy Storage News Solar + Storage Integration

DESRI Breaks Ground on 270 MW Foxtail Flats and Four Mile Mesa

Marin Holt May 14, 2026

5 sources DESRI broke ground on Foxtail Flats and Four Mile Mesa: 270 MW solar plus 180 MW BESS on Read More

GridCARE Raises $64 Million to Cut AI Data Center Grid Connection Waits From Years to Months

Data Centers Grid Connection & Reliability News

GridCARE Raises $64 Million to Cut AI Data Center Grid Connection Waits From Years to Months

Marin Holt May 14, 2026

4 sources GridCARE, a Stanford-founded startup, raised an oversubscribed $64 million Series A led by Sutter Hill Ventures to Read More

EIA Projects ERCOT Solar Generation to Exceed Coal

AI Energy Demand Analysis Policy & Markets

EIA Projects ERCOT Solar Generation to Exceed Coal

Marin Holt May 13, 2026

3 sources EIA projects ERCOT solar will reach 78 billion kWh in 2026, surpassing coal for the first time -- Read More

Star Catcher Closes $65M Series A to Build Space-Based Power Beaming

Data Centers News

Star Catcher Closes $65M Series A to Build Space-Based Power Beaming

Marin Holt May 12, 2026

4 sources Star Catcher Industries raised $65M Series A for satellite power beaming, targeting orbital data centers as Read More

Hill County Texas Becomes First Texas County

Data Centers Grid Capacity Grid Connection & Reliability Regulatory

Hill County Texas Becomes First Texas County

Marin Holt May 12, 2026

5 sources Hill County, TX voted 3-2 to impose a 1-year data center construction moratorium -- the first Read More

Oregon Orders Data Centers to Pay 100%

Data Centers Grid Capacity Grid Connection & Reliability Regulatory Standards & Compliance

Oregon Orders Data Centers to Pay 100%

Marin Holt May 8, 2026

3 sources Oregon's POWER Act from June 10, 2026 requires loads above 20 MW to fund distribution expansion, with a 1 cent/Read More

Microsoft Research Releases Open Dataset

Grid Connection & Reliability Policy & Markets Research

Microsoft Research Releases Open Dataset

Marin Holt May 8, 2026

3 sources Microsoft Research released 54 open US grid models -- including a 21,697-bus Eastern Interconnect -- built from Read More

Oregon Approves PGE Schedule 96

AI Energy Demand Data Centers Policy & Markets Regulatory State & Local Regulation

Oregon Approves PGE Schedule 96

Marin Holt May 7, 2026

3 sources The Oregon PUC approved Schedule 96, requiring Portland General Electric customers above 20 MW to sign long-term contracts Read More

Duke Energy Adds 2.7 GW of Q1 Data Center Contracts

AI Energy Demand Data Centers Grid Capacity News

Duke Energy Adds 2.7 GW of Q1 Data Center Contracts

Marin Holt May 6, 2026

4 sources Duke Energy signed 2.7 GW of new data center energy service agreements in Q1 2026, raising executed contracts Read More

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