Data centers + cloud

Alphabet spinout Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners plans to woo utilities with “data center microgrids.”

In a filing to the state’s Public Service Commission, the tech giant points out issues, gaps in Georgia Power’s integrated resource plan.

Companies are lining up behind two strategies for buying clean energy. But will either — or both — have the intended impact?

Utilities were already being squeezed by rising demand and stagnant supply. Then AI began supercharging load growth.

Inside Gridmatic’s effort to “scale down” time matched energy for smaller operators.

Stanford offshoot Mainspring Energy’s generator is fuel-agnostic, and the duo are targeting data center customers.

The tech giant is the full offtaker for two NextEra facilities that will power the data center’s local grid, to the tune of over 430 MW.

Google is relying mostly on water cooling to keep the energy toll of its data centers down — but that water is increasingly scarce.

The company’s expanded round will help it move into the utility segment, said investor Buoyant Ventures.

“The precision with which we'll be able to measure these emissions is unparalleled by anything currently flying and currently proposed” said the non-profit's chief scientist.

But regions like Salt Lake City and Atlanta are seeing particularly dramatic growth — and more energy load along with it.

The software company has its eye on open source models and modular algorithms.

The company has invested in 700 megawatts of renewable energy across Europe.

AI is causing a spike in energy demand. But there's still plenty of room for improvements in data center design and tweaks to AI models.

In the partnership’s first year, the utility has run over 10 million power flow simulations — and broader beta testing of the service is imminent.