Stephen Sandford
Energy Strategy Manager CoreWeave
Stephen Sandford is Energy Strategy Manager at CoreWeave, where he supports the power and site strategies required for rapidly expanding AI infrastructure. In the panel Securing Land with Power Access to Enable Viable Development & Avoid Stranded Projects, Stephen will discuss how developers and operators can distinguish between land that is nominally entitled and sites that have a realistic route to large-scale power. He will also examine how workforce, climate exposure, connectivity and long-term operational requirements influence site viability.
Seminars
Wednesday 2nd December 2026
Fireside Chat: Accelerating Data Center Growth Through Stronger Utility Partnerships
10:50 am
- 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
Wednesday 2nd December 2026
Panel: Securing Land With Power Access to Enable Viable Development & Avoid Stranded Projects
1:30 pm
- Exploring where viable 100MW+ sites are being secured beyond saturated hubs, and what hyperscalers, colocators, developers, contractors, and project teams can learn from those locations
- Assessing workforce availability, airport access, climate risk (e.g. hurricanes, flooding), and long-term operational attractiveness across Eastern regions
- Examining how hyperscalers and colocators are entitling and positioning land for sale, and why many sites still fall short on actual power availability
