AI data centre boom drives US grid innovation and modernisation
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On 28 October 2026, TechCrunch reported that at a TechCrunch Disrupt event, WeaveGrid CEO Apoorv Bhargava, Veir CEO Tim Heidel and Rewiring America policy vice-president Kristin Eberhard said the surge in energy demand from AI data centres, while putting pressure on the ageing grid, also opens opportunities for grid modernisation. This is the latest report on the event, with no earlier reports available for comparison.
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Oct 28
- TechCrunch · AIThe data center boom has an upside: innovation for the US grid
As the AI boom stresses the existing power grid, all sorts of new opportunities for grid modernization are also emerging as a result, industry insiders say.
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