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Kodetra TechnologiesAug 27, 2026
Everyone says AI needs more power plants. This week's best-funded answer says otherwise.
Emerald AI raised $150M at $1.05B to do something unglamorous: make data centers dial power DOWN when the grid is strained. That unlocks 100+ GW already on the existing US grid — zero new generation.
Steal the reframe: most "we need more" problems are really "we never made it flexible" problems.
More infra signal at www.contentbuffer.com.
Where are you buying capacity when you could be smoothing demand?
#AI #DataCenters #EnergyTransition #Infrastructure #CleanTech #AIinfra
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