Connect | Virginia // DCD Talks rethinking O&M with Mike Byrnes | Veolia

AI data centers are being built with their own power plants, and the stakes are different. When every available megawatt matters, paying a contractor for labor hours and maintenance events is not enough. 

This session looks at a different approach: full-requirements, performance-based O&M, where the operator is accountable for availability, efficiency and lifecycle cost.  

Join Mike Byrnes at Veolia to explore this model and comparing it with traditional time-and-materials contracts. 

Using Scale’s New Albany, 350 MW Ohio project as an example, the audience will gain insights on how to move beyond classic M&O contractors and manage the plant around what the owner actually needs: reliable power at a fixed price.