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Emerald AI

Turning AI data centers into flexible grid assets

HQ: Washington, DC 2 states served Since 2024Website
Source-reported capacity
Not reported
Not reported
Participants
Enrolled customers
States served
2
Service footprint
Markets
1
PJM

Overview

About this program

Emerald AI builds software that lets AI data centers act as dispatchable, flexible loads rather than fixed demand. NVIDIA announced a collaboration with the company at CERAWeek in March 2026 to pioneer 'flexible AI factories' as grid assets, and the platform is being deployed at NVIDIA's 96 MW Aurora site in Manassas, Virginia. The approach targets interconnection queues, where accepting curtailment terms can shorten time to power.

Technologies

Technology breakdown

Demand Response

Curtailable C&I and residential load enrolled into ISO and utility programs.

Service area

Operating in 2 states

Wholesale markets

Programs & Partnerships

Programs and key partners

Programs & offerings

Data center load flexibility

Real-time compute curtailment and shifting so AI workloads can reduce grid impact during stress events.

Partners

NVIDIA

Track record

Performance highlights

  1. 1

    Announced flexible AI factory collaboration with NVIDIA at CERAWeek 2026

  2. 2

    Orchestration deployed at NVIDIA's 96 MW Aurora data center in Manassas, Virginia

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