Accelerating Profitable Load Growth Through Flexibility – The Smarter Path for Utilities

The rapid rise of AI and data centers is straining the grid, leading to reliability-rated supply shortages in key data center markets and long interconnection timelines for large loads. At the same time, AI’s true power needs remain uncertain over the medium and long-term. This is forcing utilities into a difficult choice: invest in costly infrastructure upgrades with long lead times or risk capacity shortfalls that could slow economic development. But there’s a better, less risky way to serve large load customers fast — onsite flexible capacity.

In this webinar, our executive panel from ERCOT, Enchanted Rock and PG&E explore how onsite generation can transform large loads into grid assets rather than liabilities. The panel explores how flexible capacity solutions allow utilities to:

• Limit ratepayer impact compared to traditional capacity expansion.
• Accelerate interconnection and the economic development it powers.
• Enhance reliability of the local grid, making data centers “good grid neighbors.”
• Minimize the need for expensive grid upgrades and stranded assets.
• Integrate more renewables by optimizing local energy flexibility.

The panel also discusses the critical issue of how Big Tech’s growing energy needs are being subsidized by utility ratepayers — and what utilities can do to strategically manage large loads to support, not burden, customers.

This webinar is designed for utility executives responsible for customer growth, T&D planning, resource planning, C&I power consumers, policymakers, and investors seeking a scalable, fast-to-deploy power strategy for serving large loads. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain actionable insights and practical considerations for leveraging onsite generation for flexibility.

Key takeaways:

• How utilities can leverage onsite generation for flexibility.
• Five key benefits of flexible capacity solutions.
• Strategies and practical considerations for managing large loads.