Nvidia and Emerald announced AI that they will work with several power producers to develop a new type of AI plant. The program aims to achieve rapid integration with the energy grid and help the stable operation of the power system in the context of the surge in demand for artificial intelligence that puts pressure on the power infrastructure. According to the two companies on Monday, the facilities will operate as "flexible energy assets" to support the grid by regulating electricity load and using on-site power generation and energy storage technology.

Energy companies involved in the partnership include AES, Constellation, Invenergy, NextEra Energy, Nscale Energy & Power and Vistra. Nvidia revealed that these facilities will use its Vera Rubin DSX reference architecture and cooperate with a software layer called DSX Flex to enable operators to dynamically adjust the computing load according to the power supply. Emerald AI Conductor platform will coordinate the matching of computing needs with on-site power generation, batteries and other energy resources.

The two sides stated that the project can accelerate deployment by adopting on-site power generation and energy storage facilities before obtaining full grid access; these resources can then be used to provide flexibility to the broader power system. Business executives note that this flexible operating model helps free up additional capacity on the U.S. grid because it reduces the need to build infrastructure on peak demand scales.

"The AI factory is the engine of the intelligent age. Like any great engine, every system must be designed together-energy, computing, networking and cooling should be planned as a unified architecture," said Huang Renxun, CEO of Nvidia.