An initiative founded by Google, Meta, Nvidia and major utilities including Constellation Energy and Duke Energy to explore how data centers can support electric grid stability is expanding to Europe.
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) announced Tuesday that its collaborative DCFlex now includes France-based grid operator RTE, Dutch financial giant ING, Schneider Electric and Greek energy provider PPC Group.
DCFlex launched in the U.S. last fall as it became clear that Silicon Valley and U.S. power companies needed to collaborate to ensure artificial intelligence data centers strengthened instead of eroded the stability of the power grid.
“DCFlex was envisioned as a global initiative from the start. The effort began in the U.S., where the challenges were first observed,” said Tom Wilson, EPRI principal technical executive. “As the data center industry is global in nature, the solutions we collectively develop need to be global as well.”
