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How data centers can learn to turn off and help the grid

Coverage of the flexible data centers paper, examining how load-shifting by hyperscalers could reduce electricity system costs.

Data center flexibility can save consumers money but may come with higher emissions: MIT

Coverage of the iScience paper on flexible data centers and the trade-off between cost savings and carbon emissions on the grid.

MIT analysis finds BIG WIRES Act could reduce US power outages by nearly 60%

Coverage of the MIT CEEPR policy brief evaluating the BIG WIRES Act's impact on U.S. grid reliability and outage reduction.

80 percent of 2021 blackouts preventable with addition of Texas to national grid: Study

Coverage of the MIT CEEPR analysis on the Connect the Grid Act for Texas, finding most Winter Storm Uri outages were avoidable.

Blackouts could be slashed if Texas joins the U.S. grid — study

Coverage of the Connect the Grid Act analysis showing grid interconnection could have prevented most of the 2021 Texas blackouts.

MIT report: 80% of 2021 Texas winter storm outages could have been prevented if state joined national grid

Local TV coverage of the Texas grid interconnection study and its implications for preventing future blackouts during extreme weather.

Connecting ERCOT to other grids could reduce outages, MIT study finds

Coverage of the Connect the Grid Act analysis and what Texas grid interconnection could mean for reliability during extreme weather events.

Connect the Grid Act podría mejorar la fiabilidad de la red eléctrica en Texas

Spanish-language coverage of the Connect the Grid Act analysis and its implications for Texas grid reliability.