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Data center tweaks could unlock 76 GW of new power capacity in the U.S.
Tech companies, data center developers, and power utilities have been fretting over the prospect of runaway demand for electricity in the U.S. in light of unprecedented growth in AI. Amidst all the hand wringing, a recently published paper suggests that the situation might not be as dire if data center operators and other heavy electricity users were to curb their usage ever so slightly.
According to the study, by curtailing power drawn from the grid to 90% of the maximum for a couple of hours at a time – a total of approximately one day per year – new users could unlock an astonishing 76 gigawatts of capacity in the United States.
Source: techcrunch.com
