Space infrastructure group Star Catcher raises $65m to build orbital power grid
Company to demonstrate beaming kilowatts of power to satellites without bespoke receivers
News - Grid Level (EN)
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
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Supercapacitor co. Skeleton Technologies raises €33m as it targets 2027 IPO
Power technology firm welcomes new investors
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ABB invests $200m to expand medium-voltage manufacturing across Europe to support data center growth
Aims to strengthen supply for utility, industrial, and data center customers
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Former QTS CEO Chad Williams back with new data center powered land venture
QII aims to offer “multi-gigawatt” projects, few details available
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Accelerate Infrastructure Opportunities raises $630m for critical infrastructure expansion projects
Includes digital infrastructure and renewables
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Microsoft and G42 data center in Kenya stalled due to lack of power capacity
Data center was first announced in May 2024
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Danish grid operator introduces three-month moratorium for new grid connections
Cited data center capacity demands as major driver
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AEP sees contracted capacity surge to 63GW, 90% tied to data centers
9GW increase on previous quarter, raises capital plan to $78bn
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OpenAI president Greg Brockman owns stakes in Cerebras, CoreWeave, Stripe, and Helion
All companies with which OpenAI has entered into business deals
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SP Energy Networks and Keen AI launch digital tool to cut UK grid connection wait times
Claim tool will could provide results in seconds not weeks
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PJM reports 220GW of new grid connection requests under reformed interconnection process
The reformed process will utilize an agentic AI system developed by Google-backed Tapestry
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Google and I&M gain regulatory approval for demand response system at Fort Wayne data center in Indiana
Google agrees to reduce energy use at facility during periods of grid stress
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Bill proposed in North Carolina seeks to mandate large load data centers to cover cost of energy and water infrastructure
Proposed by Democrat Lindsey Prather
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Data center power demand in Taiwan set to surge eightfold by 2030 - report
Data centers could require 1GW of power by end of decade
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EPRI launches data center flexibility framework to speed up grid connections
Undertaken through its DCFlex initiative
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ERCOT and MISO forecast huge increases in peak load, driven by data center demand
Both RTO's expect data centers to make up the bulk of electricity demand in the 2030s
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ECL plans 35MW data center in California that will use some hydrogen power
Grid energy will also supply Santa Clara facility
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Emerald AI to conduct pilot program with Silicon Valley Power in Santa Clara, California
Fourth pilot program undertaken by the Nvidia-backed firm
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FERC approves transmission agreement for planned 1GW Tract data center in Morris, Illinois
TSA establishes framework to ensure that large load data centers cover the costs for the transmission upgrades needed to support the new data center
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DayOne inks 450MW PPA with PLN Batam to power planned data center in Batam, Indonesia
Power supply expected to commence between 2026 and 2027
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Hitachi Energy & Samsung C&T partner on HVAC grid infrastructure to power data center growth
Will collaborate on HVAC grid infrastructure systems
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Alphabet signs energy supply agreement with Indiana utility NiSource to power large scale data center in Northern Indiana
Also expands existing deal with Amazon
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US hyperscale investment shifts to Texas and Midwest as AI-induced energy pressures hit primary markets - report
Massive AI investment seeks more power-rich jurisdictions
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PJM targeting up to 15GW of new generation as part of emergency auction to meet growing data center demand
Process expected to take place from September through March 2027
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Maryland Senate passes bill aimed at managing impact of large load users on the grid
Will now move to a conference committee
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Soma Energy raises $7m to speed data center grid connections with AI
Founded by several former AWS employees
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Microsoft inks gas deal with Chevron and Engine No. 1 to supply power for AI data centers
Likely relates to a $7bn power and data center project in West Texas
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