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TECHNOLOGY • UNITED STATES

OpenAI says new data center will reduce power use when the grid is strained

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OpenAI says it will use less electricity at a new data center campus when the power grid is strained. The article does not provide the campus location, the planned reduction, or how the measure will work.

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Reducing electricity use during periods of grid strain could affect local power demand. The article provides no details to assess the scale or effect on U.S. customers or electricity costs.