Emerald AI, which uses AI to optimize data center power consumption based on grid demands, raised $150M led by DCVC and Energize Capital at a $1.05B valuation (Sri Muppidi/New York Times)

<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/business/dealbook/emerald-ai-start-up-data-center-backlash.html"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260825/i14.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260825/p14#a260825p14" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Sri Muppidi / <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/">New York Times</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/business/dealbook/emerald-ai-start-up-data-center-backlash.html">Emerald AI, which uses AI to optimize data center power consumption based on grid demands, raised $150M led by DCVC and Energize Capital at a $1.05B valuation</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Emerald AI, now valued at $1.05 billion, uses software to keep power demand at the computing facilities from getting out of control.</p>