Emergency order by US to 'prevent blackouts' could affect data centres

The National ·
United Arab Emirates

The US Department of Energy has issued an emergency order to try to prevent power cuts amid increasing demand. Monday's order prompted PJM Interconnection , a corporation that transmits electricity in parts of the US, to " direct data centres and other large-load customers to switch to back-up generation resources, if necessary". Data centres in the US are commonly blamed for a surge in…

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