Indiana Michigan Power has entered into an agreement with Google.
I&M has announced a contract with Google to reduce stress on the grid during peak usage periods. WSJM reports that I&M offers customers the option of signing up for a program to reduce their power consumption during times when people are using a lot of power, such as hotter days, in return for credits on their bills.
Google is building a new data center in Fort Wayne that will have large power needs, and this contract will reduce the amount of stress they intend to put on the grid.
The contract is now under review at the Indiana Utilities Regulatory Commission.
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Screw Google!
Screw Google 2.0: Make sure local officials stand up for those who elected them. Why should local Hoosiers pay the freight for the wants of Google? So I cant use my A/C or heat when Google demands GigaWatts??
A massive data center that was slated for southern Arizona may be no more after a city council vote on Wednesday unanimously directed all staff to stop work.
Dubbed “Project Blue,” the data center was supposed to be built on 290 acres in Pima County. The county’s board of supervisors approved selling the land north of the Pima County Fairgrounds for the center, but the project still required the city of Tucson’s approval of a development agreement and annexation of the land, local KOLD reported.
Dozens of people filled the city’s council chambers in opposition to the project, which had been proposed by Beale Infrastructure, citing utility usage.
“In addition to the water use, this was a problem because of the energy use,” councilmember Kevin Dahl said during the meeting, according to KOLD.