Wednesday, October 28, 2026

The data center boom has an upside: major innovation for and modernization of the US grid

Good news! Unfortunately, the article below is actually quite disappointing. It only scratches the topic.

"... While all of those new connections are driving an ever larger amount of stress to the grid, ... provide the kind of load orchestration and management that helps utilities maximize the potential of the current system. ... software can help organizations efficiently deploy energy while also optimizing connections to reduce utility payers’ bills, the founder said. ...

a company that is working to build out and expand the physical infrastructure of the grid, while also making it run much more efficiently. ... superconductive power lines that promise to transfer energy at a much more efficient rate than traditional ones. ... carry power five times farther than traditional cables while also requiring 20 times less space ..."

The data center boom has an upside: innovation for the US grid | TechCrunch

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