MIT Technology Review: Powering AI is an architecture problem
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A July 22, 2026 transmission line fault in Ashburn, Virginia knocked over 3 gigawatts of data center load off the grid in seconds; two years earlier a single failed surge arrester dropped roughly 60 Virginia facilities and 1,500 megawatts at once. AI campuses can swing 70% of load in milliseconds, so the piece argues power protection must move up the voltage stack.
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