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Cloud computing is offering utility-oriented IT services to users worldwide. Based on a pay-as-you-go model, it enables hosting of pervasive applications from consumer, scientific, and business domains. However, data centers hosting Cloud…

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In ours days data centers provide the global community an indispensable service: nearly unlimited access to almost any kind of information we can imagine by supporting most Internet services such as: Web hosting and E-commerce services.…

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The evolution of smart microgrid and its demand-response characteristics not only will change the paradigms of the century-old electric grid but also will shape the electricity market. In this new market scenario, once always energy…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-04-24 Mosaddek Hossain Kamal Tushar , Chadi Assi

Given the rapid rise in energy demand by data centers and computing systems in general, it is fundamental to incorporate energy considerations when designing (scheduling) algorithms. Machine learning can be a useful approach in practice by…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2021-12-07 Antonios Antoniadis , Peyman Jabbarzade Ganje , Golnoosh Shahkarami

The significant presence of demand charges in electric bills motivates large-load customers to utilize energy storage to reduce the peak procurement from the grid. We herein study the problem of energy storage allocation for peak…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2022-09-20 Yanfang Mo , Qiulin Lin , Minghua Chen , Si-Zhao Joe Qin

The arrival of small-scale distributed energy generation in the future smart grid has led to the emergence of so-called prosumers, who can both consume as well as produce energy. By using local generation from renewable energy resources,…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2016-09-15 Hung Khanh Nguyen , Amin Khodaei , Zhu Han

The large-scale integration of renewable generation directly affects the reliability of power grids. We investigate the problem of power balancing in a general renewable-integrated power grid with storage and flexible loads. We consider a…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2016-06-06 Sun Sun , Min Dong , Ben Liang

As we transition towards a power grid that is increasingly based on renewable resources like solar and wind, the intelligent control of distributed energy resources (DER) including photovoltaic (PV) arrays, controllable loads, energy…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-10-02 Trudie Wang , Dan O'Neill , Haresh Kamath

Minimizing the peak power consumption and matching demand to supply, under fixed threshold polices, are two key requirements for the success of the future electricity market. In this work, we consider dynamic pricing methods to minimize the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-10-26 Zaid Almahmoud , Jacob Crandall , Khaled Elbassioni , Trung Thanh Nguyen , Mardavij Roozbehani

The rapid development of renewable energy in the energy Internet is expected to alleviate the increasingly severe power problem in data centers, such as the huge power costs and pollution. This paper focuses on the eco-friendly power cost…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-11-28 Chunlei Sun , Xiangming Wen , Zhaoming Lu , Wenpeng Jing , Michele Zorzi

Both the training and use of Large Language Models (LLMs) require large amounts of energy. Their increasing popularity, therefore, raises critical concerns regarding the energy efficiency and sustainability of data centers that host them.…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2024-07-02 Grant Wilkins , Srinivasan Keshav , Richard Mortier

In this paper, a re-evaluation undertaken for dynamic VM consolidation problem and optimal online deterministic algorithms for the single VM migration in an experimental environment. We proceeded to focus on energy and performance trade-off…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-12-18 Nasrin Akhter , Mohamed Othman , Ranesh Kumar Naha

Energy efficiency has become an important measurement of scheduling algorithms in virtualized data centers. One of the challenges of energy-efficient scheduling algorithms, however, is the trade-off between minimizing energy consumption and…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2014-10-30 Nguyen Quang-Hung , Nam Thoai , Nguyen Thanh Son , Duy-Khanh Le

The rapid expansion of cloud computing and data center infrastructure has led to significant energy consumption, posing environmental challenges due to the growing carbon footprint. This research explores energy-aware management strategies…

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is fueling exponential electricity demand growth, threatening grid reliability, raising prices for communities paying for new energy infrastructure, and stunting AI innovation as data centers wait for…

In this note, we discuss potential advantages in extending distributed optimization frameworks to enhance support for power grid operators managing an influx of online sequential decisions. First, we review the state-of-the-art distributed…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-09-28 Deming Yuan , Abhishek Bhardwaj , Ian Petersen , Elizabeth L. Ratnam , Guodong Shi

In this paper, we consider the electricity cost minimization problem in a residential network where each community is equipped with a distributed power generation source and every household in the community has a set of essential and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-12-11 Yi Liu , Naveed Ul Hassan , Shisheng Huang , Chau Yuen

We introduce and study a class of online problems called online smoothed demand management $(\texttt{OSDM})$, motivated by paradigm shifts in grid integration and energy storage for large energy consumers such as data centers. In…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2026-02-23 Adam Lechowicz , Nicolas Christianson , Mohammad Hajiesmaili , Adam Wierman , Prashant Shenoy

A promising approach to hedge against the inherent uncertainty of renewable generation is to equip the renewable plants with energy storage systems. This paper focuses on designing profit maximization offering strategies, i.e., the…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2016-12-02 Lin Yang , Mohammad H. Hajiesmaili , Hanling Yi , Minghua Chen

The steady growth of artificial intelligence (AI) has accelerated in the recent years, facilitated by the development of sophisticated models such as large language models and foundation models. Ensuring robust and reliable power…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-10-14 Andrea Marinoni , Sai Shivareddy , Pietro Lio' , Weisi Lin , Erik Cambria , Clare Grey