AI and data centers are reshaping the energy landscape and market participants are scrambling to meet skyrocketing power demands.

Eaton is investing $340 million in new South Carolina manufacturing facility for its three-phase transformers, the company’s third in the U.S.

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) recently approved the Certificate of Need and Route Permit for Minnesota Power and Great River Energy’s jointly owned high-voltage transmission line intended to bolster electric reliability in northern and central Minnesota and support the regional clean energy transition.

According to a new report, growth in electricity demand from AI data centers can largely be met with existing resources, which would minimize the need to build new power plants.

Georgia Power executives have said that 80% of its projected increased energy demands over the next decade is tied to prospective data centers opening in the state.

A new DISTRIBUTECH event, DTECH Data Centers & AI, will help stakeholders in this burgeoning industry navigate power constraints and project delays while balancing the demand for sustainable, flexible solutions.