‘Extreme demand shock.’ Data center boom raises electrical grid reliability questions

JANESVILLE – As Wisconsin continues to be flooded by new data center proposals, with more expected in coming years, UW-Madison data science researchers are raising alarms about whether the state’s existing electrical power grid can handle the anticipated rising load.

Utility companies like Alliant Energy, and multi-state energy transmission system operator MISO respond that they’re prepared to shoulder an expected, and unprecedented, massive spike in demand from such hyperscale projects.

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