As the power grid across the U.S. and beyond continues to buckle under the increasing demand for power, it is no wonder that the data center sector is exploring new ways to diversify their energy supply, ramp up onsite power generation, and embrace long-duration battery innovation in a bid maximize energy independence amidst a global energy transition.

With power capacity demand set to grow in only one direction, we ask our panel of energy procurement and critical power experts to provide insight on the constraints surrounding grid-utility modernization, the energy mix likely to power the transition to net-zero operations amidst renewable-grid integration and the likelihood of a grid-independent data center going 'mainstream'.