This panel will explore the imperative for data centers to develop their onsite generation strategies in the face of escalating power scarcity. Brian Jabeck, VP of Data Centers at Enchanted Rock, will examine how new, flexible approaches to grid integration are imperative. Utilities can address new customer load demand by offering a flexible tariff or connection process. Meanwhile, data centers bring their own generation resource—flexible capacity—and operate it when called by the utility in exchange for an accelerated grid connection. The panel will then tackle the topic of harnessing hydrogen fuel cells to provide uninterrupted power, eliminating reliance on traditional grids and fossil fuels. EdgeCloudLink (ECL) VP of Strategy Yinon Eliaz will address possibilities for off-power-grid, hydrogen-powered data centers. Meanwhile, Bloom Energy VP of Data Centers Jeff Barber will highlight how circular economy principles are transforming data centers into greener facilities, while emphasizing the importance of sustainable alternative power solutions that can be used in combination with traditional energy sources to immediately address carbon emissions and the power dilemma the industry is presently battling. This panel will be moderated by Stefan Raab, Sr. Director of Market Development, AMER for Equinix.
Brian Jabeck, Bennett & Pless, Inc
Yinon Eliaz, EdgeCloudLink (ECL)
Jeff Barber, Bloom Energy
Michael Turner, Loudoun County Board of Supervisors