00:00Some of the biggest names in tech just teamed up to solve a power problem they created.
00:04Google, NVIDIA, Anthropic, and major utilities, including AES, Constellation, National Grid, and RWE have formed a new alliance aiming to
00:14unlock about 100 gigawatts of existing grid capacity.
00:17Enough to power tens of millions of homes.
00:20The idea, treat AI data centers as flexible resources.
00:23That can throttle their power use during peak demand instead of straining local grids around the clock.
00:29Google Energy executive Tyler Norris chairs the coalition, which says a 100-megawatt pilot site in Manassas.
00:36Virginia will go live before the end of the year.
00:38The move comes as AI's soaring electricity appetite has already forced.
00:43New legislation like this week's Ratepayer Protection Act, aimed at keeping household power bills from absorbing the cost of the
00:50AI boom.
00:51Disclosure. This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.
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