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September 22, 2026 | Media Coverage

RTO Insider

How Much Flexible AI Compute Can the Grid Actually Count On?

Issues: Electricity Demand Growth

September 18, 2026 | Media Coverage

Enlit World

Tech Alliance Launched to Advance Grid Flexible Data Centers

Issues: Electricity Demand Growth

September 16, 2026 | Media Coverage

Volts

Listen: How to Build a More Flexible, Quieter, Less Obnoxious Data Center

Issues: Electricity Demand Growth

September 16, 2026 | Media Coverage

Big Go Finance

Nvidia and Google Form AI Energy Alliance, Aiming to Transform Data Centers from Power Hogs Into Grid Flexibility Resources

Issues: Electricity Demand Growth

September 16, 2026 | Media Coverage

Unite.ai

Nvidia, Google and Emerald AI Form AI Energy Management Alliance

Issues: Electricity Demand Growth

September 15, 2026 | Media Coverage

RTO Insider

Duke’s Nicholas Institute Models Costly Restart of Net Zero After Trump

Institute Experts: Jackson Ewing; Martin Ross

Issues: Electricity Demand Growth

September 15, 2026 | News - Key Findings

Key Findings: Costs of Delaying the Clean Electricity Transition

Institute Experts: Jackson Ewing; Martin Ross

Issues: Electricity Demand Growth

August 28, 2026 | Media Coverage

TIME

Leaders Pivoting on Data Centers Require More Than Roads, Water, and Power Promises

Issues: Electricity Demand Growth

August 26, 2026 | Media Coverage

Indian Startup News

AI Data Center Software Startup Emerald AI Raises $150 Million at $1.05 Billion Valuation

Issues: Electricity Demand Growth

August 21, 2026 | Stories and People - Around Duke

Duke Today

How Duke University Is Working to Make AI More Sustainable

Institute Experts: Brian Murray; Tyler H. Norris

Issues: Electricity Demand Growth

August 18, 2026 | Media Coverage

North Carolina Health News

The Race to Power AI Could Reshape North Carolina’s Grid—And Its Communities

Institute Experts: Tim Profeta

Issues: Electricity Demand Growth

August 14, 2026 | Stories and People - Impact Stories

Unlocking the Power Grid's Hidden Capacity

Institute Experts: Tim Profeta; Tyler H. Norris

Issues: Electricity Demand Growth

June 18, 2026 | Media Coverage

RTO Insider

FERC Directs RTOs to Fix Large Load Interconnections as Answer to DOE ANOPR

Institute Experts: Jackson Ewing

Issues: Electricity Demand Growth

June 18, 2026 | Media Coverage

T&D World

FERC Orders 'Aggressive Targeted Action' to Speed Power to Support Data Centers

Institute Experts: Jackson Ewing

Issues: Electricity Demand Growth

June 18, 2026 | Expert Insights - News Tips

News Tip: FERC Orders Support Pathways for Flexible Interconnection, Says Duke University Expert

Institute Experts: Jackson Ewing

Issues: Electricity Demand Growth