Tag: power infrastructure
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The Register: Google agrees to pause AI workloads to protect the grid when power demand spikes
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/04/google_ai_datacenter_grid/ Source: The Register Title: Google agrees to pause AI workloads to protect the grid when power demand spikes Feedly Summary: On hot summer days, air conditioning is rather more important than search summaries Google will pause non-essential AI workloads to protect power grids, the advertising giant announced on Monday.… AI Summary and…
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Cloud Blog: Waze’s journey to Infrastructure as Code with Google Cloud’s KCC
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/containers-kubernetes/infrastructure-as-code-at-waze-using-config-connector/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Waze’s journey to Infrastructure as Code with Google Cloud’s KCC Feedly Summary: In 2023, the Waze platform engineering team transitioned to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Google Cloud’s Config Connector (KCC) — and we haven’t looked back since. We embraced Config Connector, an open-source Kubernetes add-on, to manage…
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The Register: Pennsylvania’s once top coal power plant eyed for revival as 4.5GW gas-fired AI campus
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/02/pennsylvanias_largest_coal_plant/ Source: The Register Title: Pennsylvania’s once top coal power plant eyed for revival as 4.5GW gas-fired AI campus Feedly Summary: Seven gas turbines planned to juice datacenter demand by 2027 Developers on Wednesday announced plans to bring up to 4.5 gigawatts of natural gas-fired power online by 2027 at the site of…
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The Register: London has 400 GW of grid requests holding up datacenter builds
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/10/london_has_400_gw_of/ Source: The Register Title: London has 400 GW of grid requests holding up datacenter builds Feedly Summary: And up to 70% of stalled energy generation projects are unlikely to be approved, claims regulator Ofgem While the UK government wants to turbocharge datacenter construction, a newly published report says there are already 400…
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Slashdot: Arizona Races To Power Data Center Boom as Maricopa County Set For Number 2 Spot
Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/12/24/1648220/arizona-races-to-power-data-center-boom-as-maricopa-county-set-for-number-2-spot?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Arizona Races To Power Data Center Boom as Maricopa County Set For Number 2 Spot Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The development of Maricopa County into the second-largest data center hub in the nation reflects significant trends in cloud infrastructure, energy management, and regional economic growth.…
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The Register: US may exempt chip giants’ billion-dollar fabs from some rules, but the laws of physics still apply
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/25/chip_fabs_us_power/ Source: The Register Title: US may exempt chip giants’ billion-dollar fabs from some rules, but the laws of physics still apply Feedly Summary: AC/DC: America’s power grid might need to brace itself Analysis The multibillion-dollar gamble of Intel and other semiconductor industry players on US-based chipmaking is shaking a lot more than…