Data centers trip grid alarms from PJM to Texas
Monday, July 27, 2026 · 9 min
PJM saw more than 3 GW of data-center demand drop offline during a voltage event, while Texas moves to shield households from expansion costs and a California AI campus fights for Colorado River water, sharpening the grid-and-resource politics of AI infrastructure.
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PJM saw more than 3 GW of data-center demand drop offline during a voltage event, while Texas moves to shield households from expansion costs and a California AI campus fights for Colorado River water, sharpening the grid-and-resource politics of AI infrastructure.
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