Data center firm DigitalBridge in $1.1B deal to buy ArcLight
The deal reflects the “convergence of power, AI, and digital infrastructure,” the companies said. ArcLight owned about 20.8 GW as of June. Continue reading →Demand management, data center flexibility boost regional reliability: NERC
The reliability watchdog dropped its forecast for ERCOT’s net internal demand by 3.7 GW, or 4.6%, compared to last summer, “because more data centers can be curtailed by grid operators when needed to prevent grid emergencies.” Continue reading →What the streaming wars can teach utilities about the AI data center boom
Utilities can avoid making the same mistakes major studios made in the Netflix era, but only if they view the AI boom as a systemwide modernization challenge rather than an overflowing queue of individual projects, writes Abbey O’Brien at Ulteig. Continue reading →
UCLA student’s path to success fueled by passion and perseverance
I was 13 when I read Sylvia Plath’s “The Bell Jar.” I can’t say it was one of my favorite books, but there was a page from Plath’s novel that stuck with me and touched me to my core — her fig tree metaphor. Plath describes the heroine’s life branching out in front of her like a fig tree, where...
Legislature, governor must improve nursing education in California
In California, innovation is how we solve problems. We align systems, scale what works, and remove barriers. Yet when it comes to preparing the nurses our state urgently needs, California’s higher education system is misaligned, leaving talent untapped and healthcare systems strained....