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Our paper "Electricity Demand and Grid Impacts of AI Data Centers: Challenges and Prospects" has been accepted for publication in Nexus (Cell Press). Congratulations to the author team!
Our Team recently welcomed representatives from Bentaus to Texas A&M University for a lab tour and discussions on grid-responsive AI infrastructure and large computational loads. Our team later visited a Bentaus data center in Texas to observe its NVIDIA B300 deployments and explore collaborative research on AI workload dynamics, real-time data collection, flexible load operation, and power-grid resilience.
The Consortium on AI and Large Flexible Load (CALL) Workshop 2025 that we organized was featured in the Texas A&M Engineering News.
The EMT dynamic models of AI data center loads that we developed in collaboration with ERCOT have been released. See here for the open-source PSCAD models and user manual.
Dr. Enjeti and Dr. Chen were recently interviewed by ERCOT about Texas A&M University’s collaboration with ERCOT’s Grid Research, Innovation, and Transformation (GRIT) initiative. The partnership investigates how large power-electronic loads, such as data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities, interact with the electric grid. The interview video was featured at ERCOT’s 2026 Annual Innovation Summit. Click here for the interview video.
ERCOT’s new press release features our PSCAD EMT dynamic models of large loads (crypto-mining loads) that our team developed in collaboration with ERCOT. The open-source model and technical report are available here.
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Our second joint workshop with industry leaders was featured on TAMU Engineering News, read the full article here:
"Texas A&M Leads Second Blockchain and Energy Research Consortium Workshop"
Congratulations to Sama Almubarak for IEEE ECCE 2023 WiE Best Presentation Award Winner! "Energy consumption & power quality in Bitcoin Mining Facilities in Texas" https://lnkd.in/gypCT-2c
Our recent joint workshop with industry leaders was featured on TAMU Engineering News, read the full article here:
"Texas A&M hosts Blockchain and Energy Research Consortium Workshop"
Dr. Xie recently discussed cryptocurrency mining demand's impact on the Texas grid with Spectrum News, see the full video below!
Dr. Xie was recently interviewed by NBC DFW, link to the article and interview can be found below:
Our student Sienna Shi received the prestigious IEEE Power and Energy Society Outstanding Student Scholarship, congratulations Sienna!
Our recent publications were featured in various media outlets! Link to full coverage can be found below:
"CryptoWatch: Binance's Referral Program, Massive Energy Consumption, and Nansen's Workforce Cuts"
"How does cryptocurrency mining affect the Texas power grid?"
The Blockchain & Energy Research Consortium was featured on TAMU Engineering News in article titled: "Hash it out: Can crypto offer scalable demand flexibility?"
Congratulations to Ali Menati for receiving Best Paper Award for his paper "Modeling and Analysis of Utilizing Cryptocurrency Mining for Demand Flexibility in Electric Energy Systems: A Synthetic Texas Grid Case Study" at the Texas A&M Bitcoin Conference!
A. Menati, K. Lee, and L. Xie, “Modeling and Analysis of Utilizing Cryptocurrency Mining for Demand Flexibility in Electric Energy Systems: A Synthetic Texas Grid Case Study.” Texas A&M Bitcoin Conference (Best Paper Award) Link
Dr. Xie was invited to make a presentation at the World Digital Mining Summit in July 2022 in Miami, FL. Video available here.
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