PJM’s winter woes, data centers’ hidden emissions, and more headlines

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WINTER STORM

• PJM Interconnection predicts a deep freeze following this past weekend’s winter storm could drive the grid region to a new power demand peak today. (E&E News)

• Power flow along the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line halted for most of the weekend, just a week after the line began operation, and as extreme cold raised electricity demand in the region. (E&E News)

• Nationwide, the U.S. oil industry lost roughly 15% of production over the weekend amid extreme temperatures. (Reuters)

DATA CENTERS

• Building a data center with traditional concrete can result in tons of additional carbon emissions — a fact that’s driving tech companies to start buying low-emissions versions of the material. (Bloomberg)

• As data centers face mounting public opposition, tech companies and industry groups are putting millions of dollars toward ads to improve their public image. (Grist)

• Moody’s predicts global data center investment will top $3 trillion over the next five years. (Utility Dive)

GRID

• The U.S. faces a power demand crisis as more AI data centers come online, but delays in retiring aging coal plants are masking — and exacerbating — the problem. (Latitude Media)