Want to get a data center online quickly? Give it some flex.

Emerald AI successfully simulated a "power-flexible AI factory" in December 2025, demonstrating a data center's ability to dynamically adjust its electricity consumption to support the national grid. The simulation, named Conductor, was tested by recreating the surge in electricity demand experienced by the UK's National Grid during a tense soccer match, specifically the 2020 Euro tournament game between England and Germany. During this simulated event, the AI program instructed a London data center to reduce power to its energy-intensive chips, thereby helping to balance supply and demand and prevent potential blackouts. This approach marks a significant shift from traditional data centers that typically consume power without regard for external grid needs. Conductor, Emerald AI's flagship product, is designed to enable data centers to operate within the constraints of existing electrical grids. The company plans to deploy Conductor in a live grid environment in a new facility located in Virginia's Data Center Alley this year. Emerald AI's partners in this initiative include Nvidia and Digital Realty, who are promoting these facilities as the first "power-flexible AI factories" capable of prioritizing critical server tasks even when reducing overall power usage during demand spikes.