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Gridcare thinks more than 100 GW of data center capacity is hiding in the grid

Publisher description: Gridcare raised $13.3 million for its data platform that finds underutilized capacity on the electrical grid.

TechCrunch | May 27, 2025 | Tim De Chant

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Hyperscalers and data center developers are in a pickle: They all want to add computing power tomorrow, but utilities frequently play hard to get, citing years-long waits for grid connections. “All the AI data centers are struggling to get connected,” Amit Narayan, founder and CEO of Gridcare, told TechCrunch. “They’re so desperate. Narayan said that Gridcare, which has been operating in stealth, has already discovered several places where extra capacity exists, and it’s ready to play matchmaker between data centers and utilities. Utilities have already approached Gridcare inquiring about auctioning access to newfound capacity.

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