--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "53191628079c29e5fd525d47f54a1ced9eceb359f8127662dde9948a3e75cb05" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/53191628?lang=en" title: "US Regulators Block Proposal to Cut AI Data Center Power" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-10-12T18:53:37.000Z" category: "Regulation" topics: ["amazon","regulation"] source_urls: ["https://marketbrief.now/ai/us-regulators-block-proposal-to-cut-ai-data-center-power-6edf2315","https://huggingnews.com/ai/us-regulators-block-proposal-to-cut-ai-data-center-power-6edf2315"] summary: "Federal officials have dismissed a petition that would have authorized electricity providers to disconnect artificial intelligence hubs during periods of peak grid stress. The decision follows warnings from Mississippi utility Entergy to Amazon regarding potential disconnects during high demand, leading AWS to develop Project Falcon as a backup power transition system." --- # US Regulators Block Proposal to Cut AI Data Center Power > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-10-12T18:53:37.000Z **Category:** Regulation **Topics:** amazon, regulation ## Summary Federal officials have dismissed a petition that would have authorized electricity providers to disconnect artificial intelligence hubs during periods of peak grid stress\. The decision follows warnings from Mississippi utility Entergy to Amazon regarding potential disconnects during high demand, leading AWS to develop Project Falcon as a backup power transition system\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]()