Belgium considers power caps for energy-intensive data centers as AI demand rises

Belgium considers power caps for energy-intensive data centers as AI demand rises

By Alban Kacher (Reuters) -Belgium’s grid operator could set an electricity allocation limit at data centers to prevent other industrial users from being excluded, it said, following a surge in demand for energy-intensive facilities that power AI. Under operator Elia’s proposed reforms, data centers would be placed in a separate category that would allow network…

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Ukraine accuses Russia of deliberately cutting external links with the Zaporizhzhia plant

Ukraine accuses Russia of deliberately cutting external links with the Zaporizhzhia plant

(Reuters) – Ukraine’s foreign minister on Sunday accused Russia of deliberately cutting the external power line to the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to connect the plant to Moscow’s power grid. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Moscow was trying to test a reconnection to the Russian network. Ukraine has long feared that Moscow will…

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