Along Those Lines

← Along Those Lines15 Dec 2025 · 39 min

Electric Co-ops Manage Unprecedented Data Center Growth

Electric Co-ops Manage Unprecedented Data Center Growth15 Dec 202539 min

Data center development is surging to meet demand for cloud applications, cryptocurrency, streaming services and AI. Electric co-ops are at the center of it, with some fielding multiple new requests at a time to serve data centers. These large loads can benefit co-ops and their communities in a number of ways—and they also pose a host of challenges. Learn more from NRECA's Allison Hamilton, Wabash Valley Power Alliance's Jeff Conrad and Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp.'s JD Lowery.