Worksream 3: Grid Planning for Operational Flexibility

Workstream 3 focuses on developing methods and tools to improve grid planning for evolving data center loads. WS3 aims to achieve this by developing granular load forecasting methods and maps, and improving interconnection processes to leverage flexibility from future data centers.

Interactive Map of Datacenters

Deliverables

A collection of white papers and software

Datacenters in front of turbines at sunrise.

An Initial Framework for Forecasting Regional Data Center Load Growth

This report provides an initial perspective on strategies and data to help electric sector planners project regional data center load growth. This working paper is an internal DCFlex project deliverable. The intent is to improve strategies for forecasting over the three years of the project, leveraging the DCFlex community’s diverse knowledge and perspectives.