NEWS: Microsoft works with major US electric grid operator to modernize the Midwest power system

Microsoft is teaming up with MISO to modernize the Midwest grid. (Reuters)

  • Following Google’s lead with PJM, Microsoft will deploy its analytics tools across MISO’s 15-state footprint to improve weather forecasting, transmission planning, and grid operations.

  • Bigger picture: With AI power demand soaring, Big Tech is realizing it can’t just buy power—it has to help the grid operators manage the chaos of delivering it.

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