Microsoft taps solar company Qcells to power AI infrastructure

Microsoft taps solar company Qcells to power AI infrastructure

Under an expanded partnership, Qcells would build new capacity to deliver power to Microsoft or the utility serving the communities around new data centers.

Microsoft Taps Qcells to Power AI Growth as Data Centers Stress the Grid

Microsoft is expanding its partnership with solar manufacturer and clean energy company Qcells to explore a new way of powering the growing (artificial intelligence) AI infrastructure boom. The companies announced that they will work on ways to pair Microsoft’s expanding data center footprint with new energy generation and flexible energy resources. The goal is to add power capacity alongside AI infrastructure instead of simply placing more dema…