(AUDIO) Building the Arena: Separating Fact from Fiction in Data Center Power Consumption

<p>Today, we explore one of the most contentious conversations in the data center market right now: power. Instead of arguing over whether AI is taking too much from the grid, we reframe the debate around a more useful question: how do we place a data center properly — and what benefits and contributions does it actually bring to the grid, the community, and the country?</p><p><strong>In this recording, we’ll review:</strong></p><ul><li>The actual power constraint: is it generation, transmission, interconnection queues, or something else entirely?</li><li>Data sovereignty as a national security issue: why storing U.S. data on U.S. soil isn't just a business decision, it's a protection citizens deserve</li><li>How to place a data center properly: the site-selection factors (power access, land, grid capacity) that separate a good placement from a bad one</li><li> The real benefits and tax contributions a well-placed data center brings</li><li>How do we solve real problems with things that are real — cutting through the hype cycle to focus on what's deployable today based on a number of factors</li></ul><p><strong>And much more.</strong></p>