This episode will be available to stream at 10am ET.

Bringing a data center project to life means managing decisions that rarely happen in isolation. Site diligence, the pathway to power, permitting & entitlements, and land suitability can all shape how a project progresses, particularly when limited land or power availability narrow the options available. Drawing on real-world project examples, this session will look at how teams are connecting these decisions earlier, advancing multiple parts of the project at the same time, and addressing critical power and cooling considerations as projects move toward construction. Topics of discussion include:

• Lessons learned from large-scale projects that can inform future data center development strategies
• Understanding the impact of early project decisions on cost and project timelines
• What shapes the pathway to power for large-scale capacity, and how utilities and generation fit into the process
• How closed-loop cooling and other approaches are changing the conversation around water consumption