Brandon Owens
Brandon N. Owens is an energy innovation executive, author, and founder of AIxEnergy, writing on AI, infrastructure, electrification, grid modernization, and intelligent energy systems.
New York City
https://www.linkedin.com/in/owensbrandon/
New York and Texas Are Rewriting the Terms of Data Center Growth
New York and Texas are pausing different data center approvals. Texas is auditing projects seeking grid access; New York combines environmental review, grid planning, and community investment guidance to create a stronger foundation for responsible growth.
Brandon Owens
Google’s 100-Megawatt Capacity Deal Signals a New Phase in AI Power Procurement
The strategic change is not that a virtual power plant can provide demand response. It is that an AI company can now procure accredited capacity through a distributed portfolio, turning flexibility from a utility program into a corporate infrastructure contract.
Brandon Owens
The Next Bottleneck Has a Serial Number: Washington Has Added Equipment Provenance to the AI Power Race
Executive Order 14420 addresses a real grid-security threat but creates a new constraint on AI infrastructure. Its success depends on distinguishing cyber-control risk from supply-continuity risk while securing equipment supply chains without deepening shortages.
Brandon Owens
The Grid’s Newest Contingency Is Demand That Disappears
AIxEnergy has identified 14 discrete large-load disturbances and three documented event series across PJM, ERCOT, and Ireland. Together, they reveal the reliability problem that is created when individually rational protection systems don't coordinate.
Brandon Owens
