Google turns to homes and businesses for help powering its AI data centers

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Google is funding an expanded virtual power plant with Voltus that brings together energy resources from participating homes and businesses to reduce strain on the electric grid during periods of high demand. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Google has a new plan to find more electricity for its growing data centers, and it could mean paying homes and businesses to use less power when the electric grid is strained, according to a story published Oct. 22 in The New York Times.

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