Intelligence Update
EU power providers urged to protect grids from data centers
The coordinating body for grids across Europe (The European Network of TSOs for Electricity, ENTSO-E) has urged transmission system operators (TSOs) to take action against two threats: the policy gap created by the European Commission’s failure to formally adopt a defined set of new grid connection codes, and the risk of blackouts caused by data center operations.
TSOs are being advised to ignore the Commission’s administrative roadblock and implement the new grid codes directly — along with a significant addition: a minimum set of connection requirements designed to address emerging risks caused by the dynamic behaviour of data centers.
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