Google signs deals with five US electric utilities for 1GW of "demand response" in total, to reduce data center power consumption during peak grid demand hours (Laila Kearney/Reuters)

Laila Kearney / Reuters: Google signs deals with five US electric utilities for 1GW of “demand response” in total, to reduce data center power consumption during peak grid demand hours — Google (GOOGL.O) has signed agreements with five U.S. electric utilities in states from Arkansas to Minnesota …