Grid Constraints and the Impact on Data Centre Evolution

Time: 16:40 - 17:20
Date: 2026-02-25-S3_S4

Synopsis

  • Contrasting how data centres utilise grid connections compared with TSOs – maximum efficiency vs. reserved capacity
  • Highlighting inefficiencies and potential procurement risks that these differences might cause
  • Issues around unused capacity and ‘stranded assets’, forecasting usage patterns and AI surges
  • What role can data, digital twins and energy modelling play in all of this?
  • Who pays for grid reinforcement to serve hyperscale data centres?

Speaker

« Back