Google, Nvidia and Anthropic back Emerald AI coalition seeking 100 GW of grid capacity for data centers
TechCrunch AI · rss · 2026-09-17
A new coalition including Google, Nvidia, Anthropic and Emerald AI aims to find 100 GW of grid capacity for new data centers, working to integrate AI data centers more flexibly into the power grid as compute demand strains electricity supply.
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