AI data centers can be good grid citizens, argue Heron Power, NVIDIA, Invenergy and Emerald AI
espricewright · x · 2026-09-04
Executives from Heron Power, NVIDIA, Invenergy and Emerald AI lay out three principles in Utility Dive for making AI data centers grid-supportive: intentionally designed and sited, data centers can act as flexible new load (and new generation) that increases network utilization, improves grid resilience and lowers electricity rates. The four authors cover the full power stack — data center power architecture, accelerated compute, generation/transmission, and orchestration software.
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