TechBiggest US Grid to Launch Emergency Power Auction for AI Boom
The largest US power grid is preparing an emergency auction as demand from the artificial-intelligence boom strains electricity supplies. Its operator warns that data centers could be subject to involuntary outages under the proposed approach. The plan is intended to prevent widespread blackouts while shielding residential ratepayers from sharp increases in electricity prices.
Biggest US Grid to Launch Emergency Power Auction for AI Boom