Panel: Accelerating Data Center Growth Through Stronger Utility Partnerships

10:50 am - Wednesday 2nd December 2026

  • Closing the gap between data center demand forecasts and utility planning in regulated markets
  • Clarifying who pays for transmission upgrades across monopoly utility regions to move grid expansion forward
  • Managing rising power costs driven by aging infrastructure, plantretirements and the shift to gas

Speakers:

Director, Design & Construction
Gemini Mission Critical
Energy Strategy Manager
CoreWeave
Vice President of Grid Transformation
Georgia Power
Director, AI Data Centers & Micro Grids,
Emerson