NERC on Data Centres and Grid Voltage Disturbances
NERC (North American Electric Reliability Corporation) has published a new incident review examining an event in the Eastern Interconnection of the USA in July 2024 that demonstrates the risks and challenges posed by the increasing integration of voltage-sensitive large loads, such as data centres and cryptocurrency mining facilities, into the US Bulk Electric System (BES). The review underscores the vulnerability of these loads to voltage disturbances, which could have significant reliability implications