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Thinking outside the grid: Deploying on-site power generation
This session took place on June 10, 2025
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Thinking outside the grid: Deploying on-site power generation
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Since the dawn of the AI race, the data center industry’s top challenge is powering their sites. With wait times in top markets stretching past seven years, the status quo has become untenable. Hyperscalers, hypercolos, and edge providers are moving toward the alternative on-site prime power generation, yet it remains unfamiliar to the wider industry. Join this episode to learn about the key technical, financial, and strategic decisions market leaders are now facing. Tune in to discover:
- Reliability and resilience considerations with on-site systems
- A comprehensive overview of a fully off-grid system
- Sustainability opportunities and challenges with on-site generation
- An in-depth analysis of insource vs. outsource, and CapEx vs. OpEx financing
- Speakers
- Kat Sullivan , DatacenterDynamics and SDxCentral
- Juan Macias , AlphaStruxure
- Vandana Singh , Schneider Electric (Life Is On)
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- Schneider Electric (Life Is On)