Rising electricity prices are being pinned on data centers, but demand isn’t what makes power expensive. A simple story has taken hold in American politics: Big Tech is consuming vast amounts of ...

Rising rack densities are driving changes from grid connection to chip-level delivery Power semiconductors are soon set to become as vital as GPUs and CPUs in datacenters, handling the rapidly ...

AI is pushing data center power demand to new highs. Commercial rooftop solar nearby could help meet it without straining the ...

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Federal regulators will allow tech companies to effectively plug massive data centers directly into power plants.

Scientists from the UK and Austria have developed a new AI tool that can simulate the superheated plasma inside a fusion ...

Three Democrats are seeking information from tech firms about the growing energy use of data centers and the utility bills of ...

San José and PG&E are preparing massive grid upgrades, but AI demand could nearly triple the city's energy use.

But right now, Australia's supercomputers are falling behind the rest of the world—and this constitutes a serious risk to our ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now a major force in the U.S. economy. The rapid expansion of data centers in the United States has emphasized the challenges facing the U.S. electricity sector, which ...

Massive data centers are pushing energy demand higher. Some people claim that AI will be a net benefit for the grid. The rising popularity of AI is driving an increase in electricity demand so ...

Picture this scenario: At 2:37 a.m. during a storm, lightning strikes a distribution feeder line in rural Wisconsin. A massive power surge races through the distribution network. Instead of triggering ...