Grid software unicorn Emerald AI has formed a coalition with Google and Nvidia that will use the startup’s technology to secure space on the grid for more data centers.
Pausing noncritical tasks and shifting some compute loads, AEMA says, could allow an additional 100 gigawatts of data centers to connect to the grid.
For much of the year, demand is well below the maximum the grid can support.
Limiting max grid usage to 90% for a few hours at a time could let data centers free up 76 gigawatts of capacity, according to a study by Goldman Sachs published last year.
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Grid software unicorn Emerald AI has formed a coalition with Google and Nvidia that will use the startup’s technology to secure space on the grid for more data centers.
The AI Energy Management Alliance hopes to make demand response an integral part of data center development. Pausing noncritical tasks and shifting some compute loads, AEMA says, could allow an additional 100 gigawatts of data centers to connect to the grid.
The founding trio is joined by Anthropic, and a range of utilities including AES, Constellation, National Grid, and NRG Energy.
Demand response is an old concept that has been used by utilities for decades. For much of the year, demand is well below the maximum the grid can support.
Today, data centers can also take advantage of those programs, usually by turning on backup generators.
The company’s software coordinates requests from utilities with data centers, which can pause noncritical tasks or shift loads to other data centers where the grid has some headroom.
Limiting max grid usage to 90% for a few hours at a time could let data centers free up 76 gigawatts of capacity, according to a study by Goldman Sachs published last year.
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