Data center backlash is more about electricity than culture war
Virginia now requires data centers to pay fully for new transmission lines, and developers expect peak-demand cutoffs.
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Panelists say AI data-center demand can drive US grid upgrades
At TechCrunch Disrupt, Veir said it raised $110 million Series C for superconductive lines that the company claims carry power farther in less space.
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Coordinated inverter attacks can overload selected grid corridors
On a 37-bus Hawaii synthetic grid, COBA overloaded two 69-kV lines near 30% and 55% penetration.
Texas data centers could reverse decades of air quality gains
HARC says the expected Texas grid mix could more than triple power-sector soot within five years.
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Decision-Focused Learning for Cyber-Physical Risk-Aware Power Grid Operations
Researchers tie grid intrusion-detection errors to operational cyber-physical costs via decision-focused learning.
Secure the Grid: What Executive Order 14421 Means for Zero Trust
Akamai outlines how Executive Order 14421 on grid security affects zero-trust programs.
GridSFM: A Foundation Model for Solving AC Optimal Power Flow
GridSFM, a 15-million-parameter graph model, solves AC optimal power flow on grids up to 10,000 buses.
Repairability of Inexact Solvers in Recursive State Estimation with Machine Learning
A certified repair framework evaluates inexact and quantum linear solvers inside Kalman estimation, including a power-grid study.
OpenAI, Ukraine partner on ‘Daybreak’ program to protect power grids and water systems
OpenAI’s Daybreak program will give Ukraine cyber AI models and over $1 billion in subsidized tokens to defend critical infrastructure.
Cybersecurity in Power Grids: Standards and Research Challenges
Survey contrasts IT and OT security in smart grids, reviewing IEC 62351, IEC 62443, ISO 27001 standards and AI-driven detection trends.
Self-Verifying Anomaly Detection using Explainable AI for Cybersecurity of DER Networks
ExCYDER framework self-verifies anomaly detection alerts for DER power grids using LightGBM and SHAP, reaching over 98% detection accuracy.
Powering AI is an architecture problem
Sponsored analysis argues AI data centers need medium-voltage, inline power architecture after Virginia grid faults knocked over 3GW of load offline.
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Massachusetts hits data centers with new clean power rules
Massachusetts executive order requires data centers over 25 MW to supply 100% clean power, fund nearby generation, or pay a ratepayer protection fund.
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Trump Targets Foreign Technology in New U.S. Power Grid Security Order
Trump's Executive Order 14420 declares a national emergency to restrict foreign-made bulk-power grid equipment over cyber, sabotage and supply-chain risks.
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