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🚨 Texas Data Center Surge: 700% Jump in Houston Interconnection Requests In a massive shift this summer, CenterPoint Energy saw data center interconnection requests in Houston skyrocket by 700%—from 1GW to an unprecedented 8GW! 📈 As demand continues to climb, CenterPoint Energy forecasts peak demand on its Houston utility to surge another 30% by 2030, on top of this year's high of 22GW. Here’s how CenterPoint is preparing for this high-growth demand: $3.7B in 2024 network investments, with $4.9B more slated for 2025 120 new projects across the Houston area, enhancing transmission infrastructure Fast-track interconnection timelines, positioning Texas as a prime state for large infrastructure projects Texas’s Public Utility Commission is also emphasizing sustainability, requiring data center developers to generate some of their own power to connect to the grid within 12-15 months—a trend reflecting broader concerns over power infrastructure nationwide as the U.S. data center market heads toward 35GW by 2030. Texas continues to lead the charge in data center growth, but keeping pace with this demand will be a major undertaking.. #datacenters #energy

Interesting read - “We’re seeing a shift in site preferences from regions where big telecom infrastructure is in place to regions where energy and supply infrastructure is in place.” Chapman added that a growing number of data center operators are interested in building and owning their own on-site power, generating capacity to address electricity needs. > TC Energy eyes opportunities in North America, driven by #DataCenter growth - DCD

The demand for reliable and efficient power generation is booming, but the supply side for new capacity continues to face an exceptional mix of challenges, including supply-chain constraints, congested interconnection queues and lengthened timelines to bring new dispatchable generation online. Albert Gabberty explains ways to extend plant operations and optimize capacity. https://hubs.li/Q02NCHfS0 #Power #DataCenters

Vertiv’s project and lifecycle services portfolio includes advanced incident management and condition-based maintenance analytics. The Vertiv™️ DynaFlex Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) leverages alternative energy sources, and the Dynamic Grid Support feature provides energy saving and revenue generation. https://lnkd.in/d7nC3wYN If you find our news and analysis valuable, please take a moment to follow Africa Hyperscalers Media now and stay ahead with the latest updates on Africa's digital infrastructure! #Vertiv #AI #DataCenter #PowerBoard #DigitalInfrastructure #Infrastructure #AfricaHyperscalers

Anticipated surge in European Datacenter expansion in 2024 hindered by power constraints In the current European energy landscape, datacenters stand out as a promising sector for growth amid a sluggish post-energy-crisis power demand recovery. The increasing need for data storage and AI-driven computational capabilities is driving the expansion of datacenters throughout Europe. However, the growth of this sector is hindered by various constraints related to the power market. These constraints include the availability of renewable electricity supply, limitations in grid distribution and transmission infrastructure, and the overall cost of electricity. Therefore, the growth potential of datacenters is closely tied to the dynamics of the power market and its ability to meet the increasing power demands of the sector. https://okt.to/MEpLOS #DataCenters #Energy #EnergyEfficiency

Oncor has received requests for 80 GW of new power demand or load in ERCOT. A large part of this new load is for data centers with each asking for 100MW or more per interconnection. It will take a lot more solar, wind, and energy storage to supply the growing demand in Texas that is now projected for 2030 which is for a doubling of total electricity demand.

FAQs with DG Matrix's Michael Wood III: How does DG Matrix integrate with different energy generation and storage technologies? Short answer: we're technology agnostic. As long as it's within our parameters, we can integrate almost any generation or storage technologies, AC or DC. Longer answer: we are partnering with key technology providers, such as Natron Energy, to deliver optimal solutions to our customers. In order to provide the highest level of service and a seamless solution, we are establishing relationships with top partners who match our commitments to reliability, quality, and service. Let us know what other questions you'd like the DG Matrix team to answer! #faq #powerrouter #evcharging #microgrids #datacenters

DigitalBridge CEO: Data centers will run out of power in two years Company has more than 5GW of capacity in pipeline Marc Ganzi, CEO of DigitalBridge, has warned that #datacenters will run out of power in the next two years In the company’s Q1 2024 earnings conference call, Marc Ganzi said: “We’re kind of running out of power in the next 18 to 24 months.” Ganzi had previously addressed the struggle for power at the #Berlin #Infrastructure Conference in 2022, where he said power for data centers would run out in five years. Ganzi added: “If you think about how much power remains on the US grid, we’re down to less than 7GW on the US grid, we’re probably down to less than 2.8 to 3GW in #Europe.” The problem with power are around transmission and distribution, rather than power generation, Ganzi suggested. He said: “It’s power transmission and distribution that are constrained. #Transmission grids are capacity challenged. And imagine, if you think it’s hard to get a new cell tower permitted, think about building new transmission towers or #substations.” DigitalBridge said at the end of Q4 last year it had a pipeline supply of more than 5GW, and Ganzi added the company has 2GW of IT capacity currently in development. At $10 million per megawatt, the company anticipates more than $20 billion in capital expenditure in the upcoming years. He added that DigitalBridge plans to build over 3GW of IT capacity in partnership with Silver Lake to meet the growing demand for AI and cloud infrastructure. Ganzi said previously that generative AI is a 38GW opportunity, equating to hundreds of billions of dollars for data center, fiber, and tower providers. The company plans to train low-latency AI models using data centers close to existing power generation, such as wind, hydro, solar, natural gas, and wind. Switch, one of DigitalBridge’s data center companies, is mostly using electricity generated by #wind and #solar. Another of the company’s data centers in Brazil is using #hydropower. Ganzi added that AI is “actually part of the solution” and will be deployed to see how DigitalBridge data centers can operate more efficiently. US-based DigitalBridge manages, owns, and invests in digital infrastructure across the world. Its footprint includes more than 60 data centers, 20 interconnection hubs spanning 30 markets, and a modular Edge data center platform. https://lnkd.in/ebDavFvK

DigitalBridge CEO: Data centers will run out of power in two years Company has more than 5GW of capacity in pipeline Ganzi added: “If you think about how much power remains on the US grid, we’re down to less than 7GW on the US grid, we’re probably down to less than 2.8 to 3GW in Europe.” The problem with power are around transmission and distribution, rather than power generation, Ganzi suggested. He said: “It’s power transmission and distribution that are constrained. Transmission grids are capacity challenged. And imagine, if you think it’s hard to get a new cell tower permitted, think about building new transmission towers or substations.” DigitalBridge said at the end of Q4 last year it had a pipeline supply of more than 5GW, and Ganzi added the company has 2GW of IT capacity currently in development. https://lnkd.in/gzhVM6gT Robert Bryce Meredith Angwin Mark P Mills

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries bets big on small turbines for datacenters The Register - Software 2024-05-28 Laura Dobberstein Another endorsement for the theory that on-prem power generation trumps tapping the grid Mitsubishi Heavy Industries – Earth's largest source of electricity-generating gas turbines – has tied its future growth to surging demand for datacenters spurred by adoption of AI and new semiconductor plants.… <div><div><div><div><div> <p>Mitsubishi Heavy Industries – Earth's largest source of electricity-generating gas turbines – has tied its future growth to surging demand for datacenters spurred by adoption of AI and new semiconductor plants.</p> <p>The giant corp on Tuesday delivered a <a rel="nofollow" href="https://lnkd.in/eBVZqY_S" target="_blank">Medium-Term Business Plan</a> [PDF] covering the years 2024–2026 that advised investors it has decided to go all-in on the datacenter market.</p> <p>MHI's last strategic plan identified datacenters as an &quot;important megatrend&quot; that warranted preparation for commercializing products. The new plan calls for the biz to &quot;fully enter&quot; the datacenter market.</p> <p>That's recognition of the fact that availability of energy is widely seen as a <a href="https://lnkd.in/eJv4mGpV" target="_blank">limiting factor</a> for the operation and expansion of hyperscale facilities, leading datacenter operators to increasingly <a href="https://lnkd.in/dQFrKH9w" target="_blank">provide their own power generation facilities</a> rather than relying on the grid to keep kit humming.</p> <p> </p> <p>MHI's approach is to build power plants designed for on-site power generation at datacenters – complete with its related cooling and energy management products.</p> <p>In its strategy presentation, MHI referred to a launch of a 2.4MW electronically controlled engine for datacenters as a &quot;business highlight&quot; in a global market that is &quot;rapidly expanding.&quot;</p> <p>CEO Seihi Izumisawa told reporters that MHI will aim both to maintain and increase its lead across the gas turbine market.</p> <p>Although MHI is eyeing up new uses for traditional turbines, it's not abandoning the industries that put it on the map – like aerospace or mega-scale power plants. Nor is it reducing its exploration of renewable energy.</p> <p>Hydrogen was also identified in the last mid-term plan as a &quot;future growth area&quot; and MHI sees demand for hydrogen and ammonia combustion continuing to ramp up over the next few years.</p> <p>It revealed that it has now validated using 100 percent hydrogen and ammonia in small gas turbines, while bigger machines will use them for half their fuel. By 2030, MHI reckons it can provide large turbines running only on hydrogen.</p> <p>Hydrogen is typically produced by electrolysis – passing electricity through water. If the electricity u