Data Center Power Management and Grid Reliability Initiatives

planned/proposed

The project involves managing the explosive growth of Big Tech's data centers which threaten to overload U.S. electricity grids. It includes policies and proposals to disconnect energy-hungry data centers during power emergencies to protect the grid and avoid blackouts. Texas has passed legislation ordering standards for power emergencies, and similar proposals are emerging in the mid-Atlantic and Great Plains regions. The project also includes a $2 billion proposed data center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with a power-supply contract that includes reducing electricity use during grid stress.