OpenAI launches Grid Protectors Program for future compute campuses

OpenAI said on Monday that it is introducing its Grid Protectors Program, an initiative it says will work with utilities to help future compute campuses support grid reliability and protect consumer electricity costs. In the company’s announcement, OpenAI framed the program as a way to coordinate future compute campuses with utilities, regulators and policymakers so that large-scale operations can reduce electricity demand when the grid is under stress. The program’s stated goals include limiting pressure on the power system and helping avoid added costs for households and businesses. OpenAI said the initiative is intended to establish location-specific operating arrangements that would specify how much demand can be reduced, how quickly it can be reduced and for how long.

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