Google, Nvidia and Anthropic want Emerald AI to find space on the grid for more data centers

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The AI Energy Management Alliance (AEMA) hopes to make demand response — a paradigm in which data centers temporarily reduce their electricity use — an integral part of data center development. The company’s software coordinates requests from utilities with data centers, which can pause noncritical tasks or shift loads to other data centers where the grid has some headroom. Its software connects utilities directly to data centers, which should allow data centers to respond quickly to requests, much like batteries.

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