Powering Data Center Growth While Supporting Grid Reliability (Electric Perspectives)

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ERock Chief Commercial Officer Allan Schurr and Judson Tillinghast, Manager of Data Center Strategy at Arizona Public Service (APS), joined host Brian Reil on EEI’s Electric Perspectives podcast to discuss how utilities and technology providers can meet growing data center demand while maintaining reliable, affordable service for all customers.

The episode explores how bridge power and flexible onsite generation can help large facilities secure electricity while utilities develop long-term generation and grid infrastructure. Schurr and Tillinghast explain how these resources can keep customer operations running during grid constraints and provide capacity that supports broader system reliability.

Drawing on ERock’s work with El Paso Electric, Schurr also describes how a plant developed to provide bridge power can transition into a long-term grid resource. The discussion examines the customer investment structures, utility planning, and community engagement needed to support new demand while helping protect existing customers from added costs and risk.

Listen to the full Electric Perspectives episode.

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