Data center power and the grid
Power is the constraint on AI. These stories cover grid connections, flexible loads, cooling, ASICs and GPUs on the same sites, and the operators learning to run them.
For the numbers behind the shortage, see our AI data center guide.
- Power and Grid · Oct 11, 2026Dream Power's Ben Johnson on Mining Hardware and AI Data Centers
Dream Power's Ben Johnson on running mining hardware out of Shenzhen: Bitmain and MicroBT ties, immersion cooling and an ETC miner for AI data centers.
Recorded at Mining Disrupt Fort Lauderdale 2025 - Power and Grid · Oct 11, 2026Digital Shovel's Blow Ventilation Bet on Mining
By forcing air with centrifugal blow instead of passive suction, Digital Shovel aims to fix heat recirculation in high-density containers.
Recorded at Mining Disrupt Fort Lauderdale 2025 - Power and Grid · Oct 11, 2026HMTech: Closed Loop Hydro Mining Reliability
Gerald Wilkie argues Bitcoin's next era is defined by eliminating operational chaos, not just raw power.
Recorded at Mining Disrupt Miami 2024 - Power and Grid · Oct 11, 2026Bitmain's Liquid-Cooled Miners Built for AI Data Centers
At Mining Disrupt Fort Lauderdale 2025, Bitmain's Yifan Hu pitched liquid-cooled miners that fit standard data centers, for operators weighing AI.
Recorded at Mining Disrupt Fort Lauderdale 2025 - Power and Grid · Oct 11, 2026The Flexibility Fight: ASICs, GPUs and the Multi-Coin Chip
Avnet ASIC and AzurEngine pitched a reconfigurable processor that lets miners switch coins while using far less power than a GPU.
Recorded at Mining Disrupt Covid Online 2020
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