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Winter storm leaves nearly 800,000 without power

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Texas Emergency: DOE Orders Data Centers To Use Backup Power Amid Winter Storm
The U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency order Sunday directing Texas data centers and large energy consumers to fire up backup generators as Winter Storm Fern threatens the state’s power gri...

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ERCOT can use backup power from data centers to help Texas grid in winter storm, Trump admin orders
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Sunshine and backup power help ERCOT keep Texas grid stable during winter storm
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Texas winter storm updates: Sunday brings extreme cold and local power outages
An arctic storm is crawling across Texas, bringing frigid temperatures and frozen precipitation that is expected to last into Monday.

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Local businesses struggling after winter storm hits North Texas
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Thousands Still Without Power In Texas As Oncor Battles Lingering Winter Storm Effects
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Texas winter weather: Austin officials provide winter storm update
At the airport, there is icy slush on taxiways.

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Texas Winter Weather Knocks Out Power In East Texas As DFW Sees Limited Impact
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LIVE UPDATES: Winter storm road conditions, power outages, school closings in North Texas
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Trump administration taps data centers for backup power ahead of snowstorm

The move is unusual because data-center operators and other businesses generally don’t distribute energy onto the grid.
3don MSN

Energy Department advises grid operators to use data centers as backup plan for winter storm

As many states across the nation brace for a severe winter storm this weekend, the Department of Energy is advising grid operators to use data centers as backup generation sources in case of a power outage in their area.
Opinion
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Powering AI: How Data Centers Are Rewriting Power Generation

There is no single technology that will power the AI era; rather, I expect that the future lies in a portfolio of firm, flexible and clean solutions working together.
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Compass Datacenters Supports Secretary Wright's Directive to Unleash Backup Generation Ahead of Storm Fern

Compass Datacenters strongly supports Secretary Wright's decision to allow data centers to utilize backup power generation in anticipation of the historic winter storm forecasted to impact much of the country.
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As 2026 legislative session starts, data centers’ diesel generators are a top concern for Virginians

Virginia’s ever-growing fleet of data centers will take the spotlight when the General Assembly reconvenes this week. Along with bills addressing issues like energy use and siting, legislators will need to address a problem that received little attention in previous years: the diesel generators that provide backup power in emergencies.
Machine Design
11h

Using AI to Enhance AI Infrastructure Systems and Ease Stranded Power

AI is driving record power demand in data centers, with rack densities hitting 150 kW. C&D Technologies helps operators tackle cooling and grid strain while unlocking energy
LP Gas magazine
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White paper explores propane’s role in data centers

LP Gas connected with Austin Wicker, of the National Propane Gas Association, to discuss his recently published white paper regarding data centers.
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That Green ‘Scam’ Is The Top Source Of New U.S. Electricity

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at aiding the power crunch with more efficient buildings and using fuel cells to help curb data center pollution
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Gas power plant for data center project stirs concerns in Surprise

The developers of a new data center in Surprise are bringing their own power, and neighbors of the project say it's a threat.
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PowerGen’s Shock Pivot: How AI Data Centers Hijacked an Energy Conference

AI data centers dominated PowerGen, revealing how inference-driven demand, grid limits, and self-built power are reshaping the energy industry.
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