Data center workloads, including cloud computing, machine learning, and large language models, have sent data center electricity demand soaring, placing new stress on the North American grid. New data center projects face multi-year energization and full interconnection delays in many parts of the country. Join us for this timely panel discussion on the biggest energy challenge of our times! Our diverse experts will first size this issue and then delve into the important role that load flexibility has in addressing it, all as new data centers jockey for position in interconnect queues.

Speakers:
Dain Nestel, Escend
Jenny Roehm, Schneider Electric
Aaron Tinjum, Data Center Coalition
John Powers, Elexity
Allison Hamilton, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association