Key takeaways:

Texas leads U.S. in planning data center power reductions during emergencies.

Mid-Atlantic and Great Plains grids consider similar measures to prevent blackouts.

Big Tech and data centers push for flexibility and backup power solutions.

Experts warn growing data center demand may outpace power plant construction.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — With the explosive growth of Big Tech’s data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look at a tough-love solution: bumping the energy -hungry data centers off grids during power emergencies.

Texas moved first, as state lawmakers try to protect residents in the data-center hotspot from another deadly blackout , like the winter storm in 2021 when dozens died.

Now the concept is emerging in

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