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Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has recorded a significant uptick in the capacity of electricity required for new data centers seeking a grid connection.
The Californian utility reported that it expects new data centers to require around 8.7GW of power over the next ten years. This represents a marked increase from the end of 2024, where the utility projected that it would require 5.5GW of electricity.
Late last year, the utility announced that it would develop three data centers in San Jose, totaling 200MW. The project, which is being developed in partnership with real estate firm Westbank, aims to create a net-zero community. The project will see excess heat from the three data centers harnessed through a district heating system to heat and cool surrounding buildings. The partners have begun the upgrades on the infrastructure to facilitate the project and are now looking for data center partners to join the project.
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