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US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy

US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy

HARRISBURG, Pa. — With the explosive growth of Big Tech’s data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look at a tough-love solution: bumping the energy-hungry data centers off grids during power emergencies. Texas moved first, as state lawmakers try to protect residents in the data-center hotspot from another deadly blackout, like the winter storm …

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Searing Heat Threatens Grids and Health Over Nearly Half the US – Bloomberg.com

Searing Heat Threatens Grids and Health Over Nearly Half the US  Bloomberg.com Tampa Hits 100 Degrees for the First Time as Heat Grips the Southeast  The New York Times Historic heat: Tampa, Florida hits 100 degrees for first time on record  News 5 Cleveland WEWS Eastern US swelters from heatwave as high temperatures affect half of country  The Guardian The heat wave in the …

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