Co-Located Load and Race to Reshape the Grid: Hotel California Meets Life in the Fast Lane

The rapid expansion of digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI) is redrawing the map of the electric grid. Hyperscale data centers – deployed by companies like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta – are multiplying across the country, demanding unprecedented volumes of reliable electricity. By 2030, they are projected to consume nearly twelve percent of total U.S. electricity. Originally published in Public Utilities Fortnightly, May 2025....
By: Balch & Bingham LLP

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