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Flexible data centers chart showing US grid headroom rising from 76 GW at 0.25 percent curtailment to 98 GW at 0.5 percent and 126 GW at 1 percent.

Flexible data centers turn AI power into a grid dial

Flexible data centers let AI sites cut load for a few peak hours, with Duke finding 76 GW of headroom at 0.25% curtailment.

Lars Cornelissen · Jun 16, 2026

Virtual power plants capacity scale for AI data centers showing Texas large load threshold at 75 megawatts, Google Voltus VPP at 100 megawatts, and Duke flexible load estimate at 100,000 megawatts.

Virtual power plants meet AI’s data center power wall

Virtual power plants are flexible loads coordinated as capacity. Google’s 100 MW Voltus deal tests whether homes will flex for AI.

Lars Cornelissen · Jun 4, 2026