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'Phantom' Data Centers Strain Power Grid With Excess Demand

Original: ‘Phantom’ Data Centers Are Demanding More From the Power Grid Than They Need

The Wall Street Journal reports that so-called 'phantom' data centers are requesting far more electricity from power grids than they actually use, distorting grid planning. The phenomenon, in which developers overstate or speculate on power needs, is drawing scrutiny from utilities and regulators as AI-driven demand forecasts pressure already stretched electricity systems.

Why now: Growing scrutiny of whether speculative data center power requests are distorting grid planning amid the AI boom

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• ‘Phantom’ Data Centers Are Demanding More From the Power Grid Than They Need · WSJ

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