We kicked off the first discussion of DEROVS 2025 with a panel titled “Big DERs Energy”.

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The AI-power nexus isn’t just the domain of energy nerds these days, but we brought some together anyway to go deep about what role DERs play as data centers proliferate. Google’s Hallie Carrao noted speed to power is essential, and that’s where behind-the-meter and distributed solutions come in.

Can the regulatory system adapt fast enough for smarter and faster planning? Given the load volatility of data centers, is there any way that batteries don’t have a large role to play? To what extent will data center load itself act as a DER? What role might direct current play? Watch the whole panel to get into the weeds on the energy topic even normies are talking about.

Speakers:

* Hallie Carrao, Technical Program Manager, Advanced Energy Labs, Google’s Advanced Energy Labs

* Sean Jones, Sr Staff Business Development Manager, Megapack for Data Centers, Tesla

* Tyler Norris, James B. Duke Fellow, Duke University (now at Google)

* Vic Shao, Founder & CEO, DC Grid

* Moderator - Duncan Campbell, VP, Data Center Solutions, Scale Microgrids

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