Can Europe raise digital skyscrapers to rival America’s hyperscale boom?
In the article, Saraswat proposes that Europe can match the scale of US data centres if regulatory and infrastructure challenges are addressed. While the US...
The rapid expansion of data centers has underscored the importance of addressing energy consumption and sustainability challenges. As the industry endeavors to meet increasing demand, it must balance cost efficiency, environmental considerations, and reliability. Modern data centers require substantial and consistent energy supplies, necessitating innovative solutions such as holistic load forecasting, expedited resource planning, carbon-free energy integration, and advanced tariff designs. These measures aim to satisfy rising demands while minimizing the impact on existing ratepayers and the environment.
CRA’s energy consultants have extensive expertise in the data center market, energy technologies, and economic assessment. We evaluate the relative benefits of various energy solutions in terms of cost, reliability, and sustainability, ensuring that utility and data center partners can identify mutually beneficial solutions that promote data center growth while addressing potential externalities. By leveraging our insights and strategies, data center operators, utilities, investors, and related stakeholders can make informed decisions to drive growth and sustainability in this dynamic sector.
Our focus areas
Engagements
- 01Assessing data center load forecasting methodologies in Integrated Resource PlanningCRA collaborated with industry stakeholders to establish best practices in data center load forecasting that base reference forecasts on known mature projects...View engagement
- 02Load prioritization and providing clean energy optionality through data center tariff designCRA has collaborated with both utility and data center clients to identify mechanisms to prioritize data center loads in ever tightening markets. Load...View engagement
- 03Addressing data center growth in competitive wholesale energy marketsCRA has engaged with multiple utilities operating within integrated markets and helped identify possible future load development by assessing growth in data...View engagement
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Recent events
WEI Integrated Resource Planning
Margarita Patria presents the session titled “Load Forecasting Methods for Data Centers.” This session will provide a review of load forecasing methods for...
2nd Annual Louisiana Industrial Future Energy Forum
In partnership with the Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance, Energy Conference Network will hold the second annual Louisiana Industrial Future Energy...