Data Centers Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/data-centers/ The power industry's trusted source for generation technology, O&M, and legal & regulatory news for coal, gas, nuclear, hydro, wind & solar power plants; power jobs Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:27:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-p-power-32x32.jpg Data Centers Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/data-centers/ 32 32 Data Centers and the Grid: Key Insights from POWER’s Inaugural Data Center POWER eXchange Summit https://www.powermag.com/data-centers-and-the-grid-key-insights-from-powers-inaugural-data-center-power-exchange-summit/ https://www.powermag.com/data-centers-and-the-grid-key-insights-from-powers-inaugural-data-center-power-exchange-summit/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:59:27 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245428 POWER breaks down the top insights from Data Center POWER eXchange, its unique one-day summit curated by POWER’s editorial team and convened to examine the collision between accelerating data center load and tightening grid constraints.  The rise of artificial intelligence is poised to create the fastest, largest, and most concentrated surge of electricity demand in […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/data-centers-and-the-grid-key-insights-from-powers-inaugural-data-center-power-exchange-summit/feed/ 0 Emerson Addresses Power Industry’s AI-Driven Demand Surge https://www.powermag.com/emerson-addresses-power-industrys-ai-driven-demand-surge/ https://www.powermag.com/emerson-addresses-power-industrys-ai-driven-demand-surge/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:34:01 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245611 The power industry is experiencing unprecedented demand growth, driven largely by data centers and artificial intelligence (AI) applications. This surge is creating both opportunities and challenges for utilities, equipment manufacturers, and the broader power generation ecosystem. As a guest on The POWER Podcast, Seth Harris, growth director for Emerson’s Power business in North America, discussed […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/emerson-addresses-power-industrys-ai-driven-demand-surge/feed/ 0 NERC: Winter Grid Reliability at Risk Amid Soaring Demand, Fuel Supply Gaps https://www.powermag.com/nerc-winter-grid-reliability-at-risk-amid-soaring-demand-fuel-supply-gaps/ https://www.powermag.com/nerc-winter-grid-reliability-at-risk-amid-soaring-demand-fuel-supply-gaps/#respond Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:02:46 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245656 In its recently released Winter Reliability Assessment, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) found that while resources are adequate for normal winter peak demand, large swaths of North America face an elevated risk of electricity shortfalls during prolonged, wide-area cold snaps. Noting that four severe Arctic storms have swept across much of the continent since […]

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NERC’s 2025–2026 Winter Reliability Assessment highlights regions at elevated risk of electricity shortfalls during extreme winter conditions, including the Maritimes, New England, parts of the Southeast, Texas, and portions of the West. The striped Maritimes area indicates specific risk to natural gas pipeline capacity. Source: NERC.

]]> https://www.powermag.com/nerc-winter-grid-reliability-at-risk-amid-soaring-demand-fuel-supply-gaps/feed/ 0 Early-Stage Risk Mitigation—Essential Element for Data Center Financing https://www.powermag.com/early-stage-risk-mitigation-essential-element-for-data-center-financing/ https://www.powermag.com/early-stage-risk-mitigation-essential-element-for-data-center-financing/#respond Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:40:17 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245305 Lenders and investors are scrutinizing data center projects closely. Identifying and mitigating risks early helps attract investors and reduce financing costs. Clear documentation and realistic timelines are essential to securing financing. Land Control—The Foundation of Success: Land remains the cornerstone of any data center development. Verifying land control ensures the project’s legal and physical foundation […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/early-stage-risk-mitigation-essential-element-for-data-center-financing/feed/ 0 Power Play: Takeaways from Westinghouse, Google AI Partnership https://www.powermag.com/power-play-takeaways-from-westinghouse-google-ai-partnership/ https://www.powermag.com/power-play-takeaways-from-westinghouse-google-ai-partnership/#respond Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:03:58 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245284 Westinghouse has partnered with Google Cloud to develop a custom AI-powered platform using specialized models from both Google and Westinghouse—itself a leader in AI for energy production—that helps optimize and accelerate reactor construction.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/power-play-takeaways-from-westinghouse-google-ai-partnership/feed/ 0 Vertiv, Caterpillar Collaborate to Expand Power and Cooling Offerings for Data Centers https://www.powermag.com/vertiv-caterpillar-collaborate-to-expand-power-and-cooling-offerings-for-data-centers/ https://www.powermag.com/vertiv-caterpillar-collaborate-to-expand-power-and-cooling-offerings-for-data-centers/#respond Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:06:04 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245223 Vertiv, a global critical digital infrastructure group, and power systems leader Caterpillar announced the signing of a strategic undertaking to collaborate on advanced energy optimization solutions for data centers. The initiative unveiled November 18 will integrate Vertiv’s power distribution and cooling portfolio with Caterpillar’s, and its subsidiary Solar Turbines’, product and expertise in power generation and CCHP (combined cooling, heat, and power) to deliver pre-designed architectures that simplify deployment, accelerate time-to-power and optimize performance for data center operations.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/vertiv-caterpillar-collaborate-to-expand-power-and-cooling-offerings-for-data-centers/feed/ 0 Get the White Paper: Boost Efficiency with Advanced Water Analytics https://www.powermag.com/white-papers/get-the-white-paper-boost-efficiency-with-advanced-water-analytics/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:58:57 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=white-papers&p=245217 Global shifts in energy demand are prompting power plants to reassess their production and efficiency needs. Energy-intensive AI data centers and increased renewable power loads to grids demand greater plant flexibility. Ramp-up and shutdown cycles require plants to rely more on cycle chemistry analytics to support fluctuations. The loss of personnel expertise due to layoffs […]

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]]> Nuclear, Natural Gas Power Generation Planned for Massive New Mexico Data Center Site https://www.powermag.com/nuclear-natural-gas-power-generation-planned-for-massive-new-mexico-data-center-site/ https://www.powermag.com/nuclear-natural-gas-power-generation-planned-for-massive-new-mexico-data-center-site/#respond Fri, 07 Nov 2025 18:00:57 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=244570 A Texas-based developer and operator of next-generation digital infrastructure and integrated power assets announced it has entered into a land option purchase agreement for a site in New Mexico that would feature a vast data center center campus. The plan announced November 6 calls for more than 2 GW of natural gas-fired generation capacity, and 5 GW or more of nuclear power, to energize the 3,500-acre site.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/nuclear-natural-gas-power-generation-planned-for-massive-new-mexico-data-center-site/feed/ 0 Boost Profits & Reliability by Migrating and Integrating Critical Process Data https://www.powermag.com/white-papers/boost-profits-reliability-by-migrating-and-integrating-critical-process-data/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:51:24 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=white-papers&p=244428 Process manufacturers and power producers are feeling the pressure of tight margins and increasing economic uncertainty. The data tools that engineers and plant operators have relied on for years are rapidly evolving, prompting many to consider how and when to migrate to a new data management platform that enables a more efficient and seamless integration […]

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]]> Power, Proximity, Policy: The Legal Landscape of Siting Data Centers Near Natural Gas Resources https://www.powermag.com/power-proximity-policy-the-legal-landscape-of-siting-data-centers-near-natural-gas-resources/ https://www.powermag.com/power-proximity-policy-the-legal-landscape-of-siting-data-centers-near-natural-gas-resources/#respond Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:24:42 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=244412 The explosive growth of cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and enterprise data storage has transformed data centers into the critical infrastructure of the digital economy. Yet their extraordinary and continuous electricity demands—often exceeding 100 megawatts per site—have made energy access and reliability the single most consequential factor in determining where these facilities are built. Across the […]

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