Can the U.S. Power Grid Handle the Data Center Boom?

The United States power grid is under enormous stress. Ageing infrastructure coupled with rapidly changing supply and demand patterns are pushing the grid to its limits, threatening national energy security. All of this volatility is leading to price shocks and punishing electric bills for households across the country, with rising energy prices outpacing inflation.  The rapid rise of renewable energy and increased adoption of electric vehicles are changing the inflows and outflows of energy to the grid. Renewable energies such as solar and…