The September 16, 2026, announcement says the AI Energy Management Alliance aims to modernize power-system planning and operations. It cites studies finding that reducing net electricity drawn from the grid for less than 100 hours a year can unlock dozens of gigawatts of capacity through flexible computing, storage or generation. The announcement also says Google has integrated 1 gigawatt of demand-response capacity nationwide and is releasing two commissioned reports on connecting large power users and operating flexible data centers.