NEWS: ICF Paper Shows Where New Data Centers Can be Sited Quickly

A new report from ICF International maps out the “sweet spots” for data centers. (RTO Insider)

  • With grid reserve margins approaching 0% in key regions like PJM’s footprint, the "sweet spots" for rapid development are no longer where the power lines are—they’re where natural gas infrastructure has spare capacity.

  • The paper argues that tech firms looking for speed to power should install on-site gas turbines behind the meter to bypass years-long interconnection queues.

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