Show Notes
In this episode of The Next Generation, Erin Rowe, Director of Sustainability at Salute, and Marten Bunnemann, CEO of E.ON Energy Infrastructure Solutions, explore one of the biggest challenges facing the data center industry: energy.
From grid constraints and time-to-power to waste heat, energy efficiency and grid flexibility, they discuss how data centers can evolve from passive consumers of power into active participants in the energy system and why greater collaboration between operators, utilities, policymakers and communities will be critical to powering the industry’s next phase of growth.
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