Electricity demand in Northwest could double in next 20 years, forecast finds • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Electricity demand in Northwest could double in next 20 years, forecast finds • Oregon Capital Chronicle

QTS Data Centers in Hillsboro on Oct. 11, 2024. Data centers are driving near-term energy demand in the region, according to a new regional power forecast from the Northwest Power and Conservation Council. (Rian Dundon/Oregon Capital Chronicle)Demand for electricity in the Northwest could double by 2046, according to a new energy forecast from regional experts. Over the next two decades, demand could increase by between 1.8% and 3.1% annually, t…

RELEASE: New Survey of Data Center Executives Sheds Light on Energy Constraints & Emerging Solutions - PressReach

AlphaStruxure and Schneider Electric partnered with Data Center Frontier to poll American and Canadian data center executives to release the first major survey of how the sector is adapting to power challenges. Survey points to a growing “time to power” crisis as 44% of respondents indicate their average quoted utility wait times for more power are longer than 4 years. The #1 ranked barrier to further data center expansion is power grid constrai…

Could going off-grid ensure data centre success?

‘Island mode’ power systems may offer the independence and resilience the UK’s fast-growing data centre industry urgently needs, according to Chris Connors, Project Sales Director, and John Kinstrie, Energy Solutions Director, at DTGen.  As the UK’s data centre industry continues its rapid expansion, developers face mounting challenges in securing reliable and resilient power sources. With the demand for cloud computing, AI processing, and hyper…