Data Center Dynamics

Entity

Data Center Dynamics reports on data center energy use, power infrastructure, and grid impacts.

Sector: ai-data-center
HQ: US
Stories: 26 on MGRID.org

Stories about Data Center Dynamics (26)

TVA Board Creates a Separate Data Center Rate Class, Lifting Those Bills About 10 Percent

August 20, 2026 · Data Centers

4 sources The Tennessee Valley Authority board approved a separate wholesale rate class for data centers on August 20, 2026, adding a Capacity Commitment Charge and raising those bills about…
Form Energy Raises $750 Million to Double Its Weirton Iron-Air Battery Plant

August 12, 2026 · Energy Storage

5 sources Form Energy closed a $750 million Series G led by T. Rowe Price and will spend most of it doubling its iron-air battery plant in Weirton, West Virginia.
PPL and Blackstone Reserve More Than 5 GW of Gas Turbines as PPL’s Data Center Pipeline Hits 31.8 GW

August 10, 2026 · Data Centers

5 sources PPL Corporation and Blackstone Infrastructure have reserved more than 5 GW of combined-cycle gas turbines for Pennsylvania data centers through their Invitium Energy joint venture, backed by $12.5…
Energy Vault Signs a 1.25 GW Off-Grid Power Deal for a Texas Hyperscaler AI Data Center

August 10, 2026 · AI Energy Demand

3 sources Energy Vault will supply 1.25 GW of batteries, grid-forming inverters and controls to a Texas AI data center that plans to run off-grid rather than wait for a…
SpaceX Will Power Its $16.8 Billion Texas Chip Fab With On-Site Gas and Batteries, Not the Grid

August 10, 2026 · Industrial & C&I Microgrids

4 sources SpaceX told Grimes County commissioners it will power its $16.8 billion Terafab semiconductor plant with on-site natural gas plants and battery arrays, and does not expect to draw…
North Carolina Issues Two Air Permits, Not One, for Roughly 650 Diesel Generators at an Amazon Data Center

August 3, 2026 · Data Centers

4 sources North Carolina regulators drafted two separate air permits rather than one for roughly 650 diesel generators at a $10 billion Amazon data center campus in Richmond County, with…
Everllence Books 480 MW Gas Engine Order for an Off-Grid US Hyperscale Data Center

August 3, 2026 · Data Centers

4 sources Everllence will deliver 24 medium-speed gas engines totaling 480 MW to an unnamed off-grid US hyperscale data center, with first deliveries in mid-2026.
Veolia Wins Operations Contract for a 350 MW Off-Grid Data Center Microgrid in New Albany, Ohio

August 3, 2026 · Industrial & C&I Microgrids

4 sources Veolia will operate a 350 MW gas-and-battery microgrid powering an AI data center campus in New Albany, Ohio, under a performance-based contract announced July 30.
Verse Raises $54 Million Series B

June 18, 2026 · Data Centers

4 sources Verse, a San Francisco startup backed by NVIDIA, raised $54 million to orchestrate on-site batteries and solar so AI data centers reach power years sooner without waiting on…
Energy Dome and Salt River Project to Build 19 MW CO2 Battery

June 15, 2026 · Energy Storage

4 sources Energy Dome and Salt River Project will build a 19 MW, 10-hour CO2 battery at SRP's Coronado plant in Arizona, with Google co-funding the non-lithium long-duration storage under…