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

Emerald AI tested a "power-flexible AI factory" data center in December 2025, simulating a surge in UK electricity demand during a soccer match to assess its Conductor software. The AI program instructed a London data center to reduce power consumption by slowing down energy-intensive chips, preventing potential blackouts and hardware damage. This simulation, recreating the demand spike from a 2020 Euro tournament match, demonstrated a significant shift for data centers, which typically consume power without regard for grid needs. The Conductor software, Emerald AI's flagship product, aims to enable data centers to operate within the constraints of existing electrical grids. Emerald AI plans to deploy Conductor in a live grid-connected facility in Virginia's Data Center Alley this year. During periods of high overall demand, Conductor will decrease the data center's power usage while ensuring that critical and time-sensitive server tasks continue uninterrupted. Partners in this initiative include Nvidia and Digital Realty, who are promoting these facilities as the first "power-flexible AI factories" capable of adapting to grid conditions.