{
  "id": 16041117,
  "title": "Google Eyes Large ‘Virtual Power Plant’ for Data Centers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/google-eyes-large-virtual-power-plant-for-data-centers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-22T11:30:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New York Times",
    "slug": "the-new-york-times",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/climate/google-voltus-virtual-power-plant.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The tech giant is funding one of the nation’s largest “virtual power plants,” which would pay homes and businesses to adjust their energy use when grids are strained.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}