data centers Archives https://www.powermag.com/tag/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 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:01:10 +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/tag/data-centers/ 32 32 INL Taps AWS, GE Vernova, Oil Majors for First MARVEL Microreactor Experiments https://www.powermag.com/inl-taps-aws-ge-vernova-oil-majors-for-first-marvel-microreactor-experiments/ https://www.powermag.com/inl-taps-aws-ge-vernova-oil-majors-for-first-marvel-microreactor-experiments/#respond Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:01:10 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=246024 Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has selected the five commercial teams that will potentially demonstrate advanced applications—including data center integration—at its much-watched Microreactor Application Research Validation and Evaluation (MARVEL) platform, an 85-kWth/20-kWe liquid-metal-cooled test bed currently under construction at the lab. The initial selections, unveiled on Dec. 4, mark the “first potential end users for MARVEL,” […]

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MARVEL, under development at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), is a 85-kWth/20-kWe sodium-potassium-cooled microreactor that will help researchers explore advanced reactor applications, including microgrid integration, remote monitoring, and autonomous control technologies. TRIGA International recently began fabricating fuel for MARVEL, with the first shipment expected by spring 2025. Fuel loading is planned for 2026, and the reactor is projected to be operational by 2027. Source: DOE

]]> https://www.powermag.com/inl-taps-aws-ge-vernova-oil-majors-for-first-marvel-microreactor-experiments/feed/ 0 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 How AI Is Breathing New Life into Aging Coal-Fired Power Assets https://www.powermag.com/how-ai-is-breathing-new-life-into-aging-coal-fired-power-assets/ https://www.powermag.com/how-ai-is-breathing-new-life-into-aging-coal-fired-power-assets/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:03:35 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245523 For years, some folks have considered coal-fired power plants relics of a bygone era, overshadowed by the rise of natural gas and renewables. Yet, in an unexpected twist, coal is finding its way back into the

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/how-ai-is-breathing-new-life-into-aging-coal-fired-power-assets/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 POWER Interview: CyrusOne Expert on How AI Is Reshaping the Data Center–Utility Relationship https://www.powermag.com/power-interview-cyrusone-expert-on-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-data-center-utility-relationship/ https://www.powermag.com/power-interview-cyrusone-expert-on-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-data-center-utility-relationship/#respond Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:54:26 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=244776 CyrusOne’s Jim Roche details how AI-driven workloads, high-density racks, and liquid cooling are transforming the data center–utility relationship. Only a decade ago, few in the power sector could have predicted that the digital economy’s engine—the data center—would become a central concern for utility planners, grid operators, and energy policymakers. For much of its history, data […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/power-interview-cyrusone-expert-on-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-data-center-utility-relationship/feed/ 0 Meta Signs PPAs with Treaty Oak Clean Energy for Louisiana Solar Projects https://www.powermag.com/meta-signs-ppas-with-treaty-oak-clean-energy-for-louisiana-solar-projects/ https://www.powermag.com/meta-signs-ppas-with-treaty-oak-clean-energy-for-louisiana-solar-projects/#respond Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:25:14 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=244676 Independent power producer Treaty Oak Clean Energy recently announced it finalized long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with technology group Meta Platforms for two utility-scale solar projects in Louisiana. Meta officials said the company would advance its clean energy and sustainability commitments by buying the environmental attributes generated by the facilities in Morehouse and Sabine parishes, which together will have 385 MW of generation capacity.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/meta-signs-ppas-with-treaty-oak-clean-energy-for-louisiana-solar-projects/feed/ 0 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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