Not too surprising that this is happening, tbh. Some solar facilities did ~this and it led to a slate of new equipment & reliability standards (some still in final deployment stages). Your turn to learn, data centers! 🔌💡
"Since 2023, ERCOT has identified at least 26 events in which data centers or crypto mining facilities have abruptly disconnected from the grid because they could not handle disturbances in the flow of electricity."
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Several large data centers and crypto facilities planning to connect to the Texas power grid ahead of peak summer demand have failed key reliability tests, raising the risk of power outages just as ...
