Can crowdsourcing help solve the data center power crunch?

Published on October 20, 2025

Data centers are creating problems for the congested, overburdened U.S. power grid. One company thinks it can crowdsource the solution. California-based Voltus operates “virtual power plants” across North America, controlling the amount of electricity that participating homes and businesses consume or send to the…

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