Heatwave poses risks to US power grid | Energy News

As heat related power outages surge, things are expected to worsen, with AI-focused data centres sucking up power.

The heatwave currently blanketing two-thirds of the United States with record-setting temperatures is straining the nation’s power system.

On Monday, Con Edison, New York City’s power provider, urged residents to conserve electricity. It reduced power voltage to the borough of Brooklyn by 8 percent as it made repairs; it did the same to areas in the boroughs of Staten Island…