Power company plugs data center directly into high-voltage grid

A power company in Arizona is building a data center that plugs directly into its high-voltage transmission grid, a first of its kind project that could cut the cost of providing compute services and avoid the need for unsightly new power lines.Data centers, like most other buildings, typically connect to the grid far downstream from where power is produced. But the utility in Phoenix, called Salt River Project, is building a data center at one of its power stations directly on top of a high-