Google announced Monday that it has struck agreements with two regional grid operators to reduce its data center demand at times when the grid is under more strain.

The tech giant unveiled agreements with Indiana Michigan Power and the Tennessee Valley Authority to shift certain workloads to limit the stress on the grid in a process known as demand response.

“As AI growth accelerates, we recognize the need to expand our demand response toolkit and develop capabilities specifically for machine learning workloads,” Amanda Peterson Corio, Google’s global head of data center energy, said in a statement.

“We want to be thoughtful about how we can continue to be a good grid citizen and see this as a vital tool for enabling responsible data center growth,” she added.

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