Brookhaven Lab and AWS partner to connect AI data centers

Brookhaven National Laboratory and Amazon Web Services announced a partnership to leverage AWS cloud and AI capabilities to accelerate Brookhaven Lab’s GridSearch project; the partnership was announced at the AWS Summit Washington, D.C. on June 30, 2026.

• Partnership announced: Brookhaven Lab and Amazon Web Services (AWS) will use AWS’ advanced cloud computing infrastructure and AI capabilities to accelerate GridSearch, an AI-driven tool to transform how new generation facilities connect to the U.S. electric grid; announcement made at the AWS Summit Washington, D.C. (June 30, 2026).
• Project background and contributors:GridSearch builds on the open-source Grid Foundation Model (GridFM) under Linux Foundation Energy with major contributions from IBM Research, Hydro-Québec, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Stony Brook University, and Argonne National Laboratory; GridFM is described as enabling significantly faster grid simulations while maintaining accuracy.
  • Event: AWS Summit Washington, D.C. — Date: June 30, 2026; Time: not specified; Location: Washington, D.C.; Agenda/Subject: public announcement of the BNL–AWS partnership to accelerate GridSearch and demonstrate public–private collaboration in support of DOE’s Genesis Mission.