Aligning Tech Timelines with Utility Realities

As AI workloads and cloud expansion push data center power demand to historic highs, the traditional transaction between large loads and electric utilities is no longer sufficient. Meeting this moment requires moving beyond standard interconnection queues and into joint infrastructure planning. In this flagship keynote, energy and infrastructure leaders from the world’s largest hyperscalers sit down with utility executives to map out a shared playbook. Together, they will explore novel large-load tariffs, co-located generation, dynamic power-sharing agreements, and accelerated timelines for grid interconnects. Attendees will gain direct insight into how tech giants evaluate site selection, what they require from power providers to hit ambitious reliability and sustainability targets, and how cross-sector collaboration can de-risk load growth for both energy providers and the communities they serve.