Data centre demand could delay US coal plant retirements

US coal plant retirements: charts comparing generation capacity changes in 2030 under different shares of grid-supplied data centre demand, including retained coal capacity.

US coal plant retirements could slow as rising data centre electricity demand increases the need for grid capacity. Modelling shows that supplying this demand entirely through the grid would keep more existing coal capacity operating in 2030 than in a scenario without data centre demand, alongside substantial additions of gas generation, renewables and storage. How data centres meet their electricity […]

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