Google and Voltus agree a 1-gigawatt virtual power plant
Original title: Google will pay people to use less electricity so its data centers can use more
The PJM arrangement expands a 100-megawatt deal and relies on batteries and paid load reductions, not new generation.
Google signed an agreement with energy supplier Voltus for what it calls a 1-gigawatt virtual power plant, expanding a 100-megawatt deal from earlier this year. The resource aggregates batteries and load-shedding, including paused industrial use and adjustments to smart thermostats, for peak demand on the PJM grid. PJM supplies 67 million people across 13 states and Washington DC. The report ties the deal to rising electricity demand from Google and other hyperscale data centers.
- Voltus pays companies to cut consumption and offers incentives to electricity resellers.
- The plant does not generate electricity itself.
- PJM is described as the largest US power grid.
- Vendors
- Countries
- United States
From the original article
1 min read at computerworld.com
Google has an answer to some of the electricity supply problems that data center construction is causing : It has signed an agreement with energy supplier Voltus to build what it’s calling a 1-gigawatt virtual power plant, expanding on an earlier 100 megawatt deal the two signed earlier this year.
By mikelgan · computerworld.com
A short excerpt; the article and its images belong to the publisher. Summary, key facts and assessment above are AI-written from the article and can be wrong.