With the explosion of AI, crypto mining, and cloud services, the electrical load impacts of data centers on the grid is worthy of examination. Understanding the energy requirements of data centers, like equipment, climate control, and hours of operation give insight into the corresponding load profiles and impacts on forecasting grid demand growth. We’ll explore comprehensive research on data center and server technologies, examining their energy consumption and efficiency options. Additionally, we will provide an outlook on the future growth trajectory of data centers.

Discussion Highlights:

• Data center growth and locational drivers, such as crypto mining, AI, and cloud services
• Data center sizing, location, energy density, efficiency and flexibility options, including best practice load management strategies
• Outlook for data centers, focusing on units of growth like square footage, compute power, and GWh
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