As data center development pressures power grids, officials have proposed requiring data centers to power down or switch to a backup when blackout risks rise (Katherine Blunt/Wall Street Journal)

Katherine Blunt / Wall Street Journal : As data center development pressures power grids, officials have proposed requiring data centers to power down or switch to a backup when blackout risks rise —  Power-grid operators are asking tech companies to supply their own electricity or go dark at times, but many are pushing back