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The BrightVolt Take: OpenAI’s 1 GW Grid Pledge Needs Its Hours

The BrightVolt Take: OpenAI’s 1 GW Grid Pledge Needs Its Hours

Nov 5, 2026 | Policy & Regulations, Renewable Energy, Smartgrids

OpenAI’s promise to cut up to 1,000 MW from its Georgia data centre when the grid is strained is the right idea, published as half a number. A megawatt figure with no hours, no event count and no notice period tells a grid planner almost nothing. And the best...