Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law in June that empowers the state’s grid operator to remotely disconnect data centers and other large energy users if the grid is under extreme stress. The so-called ...

Given marching orders by the U.S. Energy Dept. to boost artificial intelligence sector growth, independent agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) now must absorb nearly 200 diverging power ...

Tech companies are building data centers with their own private power plants, a risky bet that will increase carbon emissions and other pollution.

The U.S. power grid is being reshaped by a force that most Americans never see: the explosive growth of data centers built to feed artificial intelligence. Federal forecasters now project the ...