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.
The Moratorium Map: How the AI Boom Is Redrawing the Geography of Power and Permission
A new AIxEnergy dataset tracks 234 policy actions across 230 geographies, revealing how local governments, states and power systems are turning access to land and electricity into a negotiated form of permission.
Brandon Owens
AI in Grid Planning: The Burden of Proof
AI can accelerate planning work, but speed is not an evidentiary standard. The more an AI output can shape an infrastructure decision, the more utilities should require traceability, independent validation, reproducibility, controlled change, and accountable engineering judgment.
Tianqiao Zhao
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