Utility Dive•22 days ago
Flexible connections and BYOC could reduce data center burden: report
Key Takeaway
A new report proposes flexible grid connections and 'bring-your-own-capacity' as a critical strategy to drastically speed up data center integration and reduce associated infrastructure costs.
AI Summary
- •A new report from Camus, encoord, and Princeton University’s ZERO Lab advocates for a "bring-your-own-capacity" (BYOC) and flexible grid connection strategy to accelerate data center integration.
- •This approach could save hundreds of millions in system supply costs, benefiting both grid operators and large power consumers like data centers.
- •The proposed strategy aims to overcome current bottlenecks, enabling significantly faster deployment and connection of new data center loads to the grid.
- •It suggests a fundamental shift in how grid infrastructure is planned, financed, and integrated for rapidly growing large loads.
Topics
datacenterinterconnectpolicytransmission
Article Content
A flexible approach with “bring-your-own-capacity” could connect data centers faster and save hundreds of millions in system supply costs, says a report from Camus, encoord and Princeton University’s ZERO Lab.