Texas' Governor has called for an audit of all applications for data center grid connections, also halting environmental permits. This review will impact operators financially, as projects will be delayed until the audit process is complete
As AI rack power reaches hundreds of kilowatts, interest in DC power is growing. While DC can offer efficiency gains and a reduced footprint, it also introduces new challenges in protection, fault detection, grounding and worker safety.
This report provides a concise, non-exhaustive overview of key considerations for designing, building and operating IT-agnostic secondary fluid networks for DLC using water-based coolants.
Arc flash risks in data centers using 800V DC strongly depend on architecture — a research paper warns operators that they will need to update arc flash safety procedures to handle DC systems.
How do you cut a grid connection queue that is simply too long? The UK's regulator Ofgem has proposed a large fee to deter and remove non-viable projects from the queue, but the plan may have unintended consequences.
The industry-average PUE decreases slowly, with efficient new data centers offset by legacy facilities. Weighting the average by IT capacity instead reveals a faster pace of efficiency gains from larger new builds.
Rules to protect the electricity grid from large swings in data center power demand are being drafted. But will they arrive before a major data center hub suffers a blackout?
The challenge of managing AI training-related power swings is still relatively new. Addressing these swings at their root cause — the IT hardware itself — can be both technically and economically effective.
NERC's draft computational load standards could redefine data centers as active grid participants, requiring new modeling, data reporting, operational coordination and disturbance reporting in a bid to protect grid stability.
This report reviews the key deployment considerations to ensure that risks associated with Li-ion battery energy storage in UPS systems are understood and mitigated appropriately.
The Irish answer to the grid integration question is stark: all on-site power must be exported to the grid and repurchased at market prices.
Can batteries transform how data centers power AI and connect to the grid? To do so, BESS technologies will need further economic and technical improvements to unlock faster interconnections, cleaner energy and smarter power control.
Traditional air gap security presents a barrier to applications requiring live IT-OT telemetry data. Rising interest in real-time monitoring and AI-driven operations requires a rethink of outdated, inflexible cybersecurity approaches.
A new generation of vendors is entering the market to offer prefabricated modular data centers — betting that surging demand for AI will give these facilities a competitive edge.
IT-OT equipment telemetry offers huge potential to improve visibility into live facility operations, but data exchange often fails because systems and protocols are incompatible.
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