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Quantum Computing and AI Infrastructure
As quantum computing technologies rapidly evolve, questions have arisen about their potential to disrupt or replace the graphics processing unit (GPU)-based infrastructure that currently underpins artificial intelligence (AI) systems.
Unlocking Hidden Grid Capacity to Support the Digital Economy
Artificial intelligence is entering a new phase of growth driven primarily by inference, the continuous execution of trained models to generate responses in real time.
Benchmarking Large Language Models for the Electric Power Sector
EPRI’s benchmarking initiative systematically evaluates large language models (LLMs) using structured, power-sector–specific question sets to measure accuracy, reliability, and relevance.
Scaling Intelligence: The Exponential Growth of AI's Power Needs
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI)—particularly the training of large-scale “frontier models”—is driving renewed growth in electricity demand.
AI Readiness in Utilities: Turning Data into Strategic Advantage
AI is rapidly transforming the utility sector, with most companies actively exploring or implementing AI solutions to enhance efficiency, decision-making, and customer experience.
Grid Flexibility Needs and Data Center Characteristics
The concept of flexibility in the bulk power system represents a system’s ability to adapt to changing conditions. Flexibility is crucial for maintaining a reliable electric grid by improving the ability to balance electricity supply and demand from second to second while adapting to societal needs for energy over time.
Speed 2 Power
The electric grid has long delivered reliable, cost‑effective power to consumers, including data centers, by pooling diverse resources to lower costs and enhance reliability for all. This “good for all” model has fueled economic growth for more than a century.
Win-Win
Can new electricity demand from data centers, electrification, and other sources actually lower average retail electricity prices?
An Industry Playbook for Unlocking System Potential with Flexibility
This discussion paper presents a practical framework to help power system planners evaluate how much additional load, particularly from rapidly growing data centers (DCs), can be integrated without expanding generation, storage, or transmission infrastructure.
Connecting Data Center Growth to the Distribution Grid
Data center growth is no longer just a transmission-scale issue. Large and often complex facilities are increasingly connecting at the distribution level in pursuit of faster access to power.