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Mon, Aug 4

NEWS: Google agrees to curb power use for AI data centers to ease strain on US grid when demand surges

Google will reduce AI data center load during grid stress events under new agreements with Indiana Michigan Power and Tennessee Power Authority. (Reuters)

  • These deals represent Google’s first formal agreements re: demand-response programs with utilities—but as AI demands spike, power flexibility from Big Tech could become as valuable as a new peaker.

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