Powering AI: Europe switches on its first microgrid-connected data center
[ad_1] A CGI image of what the complete microgrid-connected AVK and Pure DC facility will look like in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo: Pure Data Centres Group) (Photo: Pure Data Centres Group) Just outside Ireland’s capital, Dublin, a data center has become the first in Europe to turn to an independent, so-called “islanded,” microgrid to keep its […]
Elon Musk’s xAI wants to build a power plant in Mississippi. Regulators plan a key meeting on Election Day
[ad_1] Elon Musk waves to the crowd during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. Denis Balibouse | Reuters With Elon Musk’s xAI planning to build a massive, natural-gas burning power plant in Southaven, Mississippi, the state’s environmental authority has scheduled a board meeting for Tuesday — Election […]