The boom in data centers has generated plenty of eye-popping headlines since the pace of development ratcheted up several years ago with the arrival of artifical intelligence tools. In recent months, many of those headlines have focused on access to power.
Our colleagues from all across Endeavor are tracking these dynamics—none more so than the team at Data Center Frontier, which recently partnered with Schneider Electric and AlphaStruxure to gather insights from 149 industry leaders on how they are confronting energy challenges and where they’re finding paths forward.
Among the key takeaways: The Mountain West is best when it comes to time to power. On-site power generation is no longer viewed as a back-up option. And distributed energy resources are becoming important hedging tools.
Check out details on those findings and much more right here. And for much more on the evolution of data centers’ power needs and related topics, have a gander through these recent stories from the DCF team and others across Endeavor.
Data Center Frontier – Permian power: Texas Critical Data Centers’ sustainable energy play
EnergyTech – Monetizing undervalued natural gas resources to fuel hyperscale data centers
Building Design + Construction – JLL forum experts discuss soaring demand meeting critical constraints
T&D World – Meeting growing electricity demand in the age of tariffs, AI, data centers and downturn
Data Center Frontier – The unsung role of data centers in power resilience
WaterWorld – Water engineering solutions for AI and data centers
Power & Motion – Hydraulics and pneumatics play an important role in data center cooling
Electronic Design – Disaggregating power in data centers
