Power Capacity Reservation Fees and Utility Tariff Negotiations
Engineers now negotiate utility tariffs by setting power capacity figures under deadline pressure.
Marcus Teller-Wade
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Power Procurement
11 stories in Power Procurement.
Nuclear Power Offtake Agreements in Hyperscale Procurement
Tech giants are betting their expansion on nuclear power they can actually control.
Renata Osei-Bonsu
Diesel Genset Procurement Lead Times and Fleet Sizing Strategy
Procurement delays force fleet sizing decisions years before power and cooling design settles.
Renata Osei-Bonsu
Power Purchase Agreement Structures for Data Center Operators
Data center operators must choose between physical, virtual, and behind-the-meter PPA structures.
Renata Osei-Bonsu
Grid Capacity Constraints in Northern Virginia and Their Portfolio Consequences
Power shortages now determine which data center projects get built and when they launch.
Marcus Teller-Wade
FERC Order 2023 Impact on Data Center Interconnection
FERC's new rules force data centers to pick their grid service tier before breaking ground.
Renata Osei-Bonsu
Stranded Power Risk in Phased Campus Development
Misaligned project documents turn committed power into expensive idle capacity across phases.
Renata Osei-Bonsu
Utility Substation Capacity as a Site Gating Constraint
Utility substation capacity, not construction speed, determines when data centers actually turn on.
Marcus Teller-Wade
Substation Ownership Models for Large Data Center Campuses
Operator ownership solves the grid connection timeline problem.
Marcus Teller-Wade
Behind-the-Meter Generation vs. Grid-Served Power for Large Campuses
Power architecture decisions must happen first, reshaping site layout and cooling strategy.
Marcus Teller-Wade
MISO and PJM Interconnection Queue Delays for Data Centers
Seven-year waits for grid approval have become AI data centers' biggest obstacle.
Renata Osei-Bonsu