Google, Nvidia, and Emerald AI Unite to Unlock Flexible Data Centers

Google, Nvidia, and Emerald AI have formed the AI Energy Management Alliance (AEMA) to develop flexible load capabilities within the data center sector. The alliance brings together a range of launch partners across the data center and energy sectors.

The founding members of AEMA include Anthropic, AES Corporation, Constellation, Generate, National Grid, NRG Energy, Analog Devices, Calibrant Energy, Camus, ClearPath, encoord, Fluence, GridUnity, PassKey Inc., RWE, Splight, Verrus, and Voltus.

The alliance's mission is to modernize power system planning and operations for the 21st century, unlocking the full potential of flexible data centers. According to Tyler Norris, head of energy market innovation, AI & infrastructure at Google, 'our shared mission is to unlock the full potential of flexible data centers, enabling digital infrastructure to actively enhance system utilization, affordability, and reliability.'

The alliance's launch partners have joined forces to support the development of demand response capabilities within the data center sector. This includes integrating compute flexibility, storage, or generation to reduce net grid withdrawal for less than 100 hours per year.

In support of AEMA, Google has released two new reports setting out actionable pathways forward. The first report from The Brattle Group provides a technical blueprint to turn recent bipartisan direction from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission into operational reality. The second report from Aurora Energy Research models flexible data centers in ERCOT paired with front-of-meter resources.