Emerald AI Forms Coalition With Google, Nvidia and Anthropic to Expand AI Data Center Grid Capacity
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Grid-software startup Emerald AI has launched the AI Energy Management Alliance, a coalition that includes Google, Nvidia, Anthropic, and utilities such as AES, Constellation, National Grid, and NRG Energy. The alliance aims to make demand response a standard part of data-center development and says temporarily reducing electricity use during peak periods could allow an additional 100 gigawatts of data-center capacity to connect to the grid. Demand response has traditionally involved industrial users cutting consumption during periods of high demand, while data centers have increasingly relied on diesel backup generators for similar purposes. Emerald AI’s software coordinates utilities and data centers so noncritical workloads can be paused or moved to facilities with available grid capacity, providing responsiveness similar to battery storage. The company recently raised $150 million in a Series A round led by Energize Capital and DCVC to expand the technology. Chief scientist Ayse Coskun said the approach could reduce, but not eliminate, the need for new power generation as demand for AI computing continues to grow.
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