Power
Virtual power plants can help avoid overbuilt grid if AI boom goes bust
CEII brief
Canary Media reported on 5 Nov 2026: Virtual power plants can help avoid overbuilt grid if AI boom goes bust.
Read the full story on Canary MediaNobody really knows how much power the data center boom will need — and that’s putting utilities in a tough spot. If they underinvest in power plants and the grid, economic growth and energy reliability will suffer.
Context from CEII
Grids decide whether generation becomes power that homes and businesses can rely on. Generation mix, transmission and distribution losses, and tariffs together shape reliability and the case for investment.
91.9% of people worldwide had electricity in 2024Original reporting © Canary Media. Headline and excerpt quoted with attribution; the full article is available on the publisher’s site. CEII’s context is the Centre’s own and does not represent the publisher.
