The Microsoft data center in Quincy expanded in spring 2023. The need for electricity by data centers, especially as artificial intelligence usage has increased, has prompted the Grant County PUD to place a cap on data center demand.
March 29, 2025
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March 31, 2025 2 a.m.
Grant PUD places limits on electrical demand from data centers
EPHRATA — Limits will be implemented on the growth of demand from data centers that get their power from the Grant County Public Utility District. Load growth limits may be applied to other large industrial customers, depending on how much power they’re requesting.