Claims: Want to get a data center online quickly? Give it some flex.

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1. title: Want to get a data center online quickly? Give it some flex. (alleges; supported) Source
2. url: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/16/1138591/data-center-online-quickly-electric-grid-flex/ (alleges; supported) Source
3. summary: At the end of a tense and scoreless first half of a soccer match between the English men’s team and rival Germany, millions of Brits let out a collective sigh and did what they so often do in moments of stress: They made tea. That wave of electric kettles clicking on, however, caused a different kind of stress: a huge and sudden increase in demand for electricity. But National Grid, which operates the local transmission network, was ready. Just as those kettles started heating up, an AI program… (alleges; supported) Source
4. published: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 (alleges; supported) Source