The Mid-Atlantic is now confronting the industry’s most severe misalignment between

data center construction speed and utility infrastructure timelines. This panel will unpack

what needs to change to accelerate energization and reduce costly uncertainty.

This workshop will gather experts to discuss:

• Understanding utility perspective: What underpins successful partnerships?
• Engaging utilities earlier in the site-selection and design process to secure accurate power timelines before capital and land decisions are locked in
• Improving transparency around utility schedules, capacity forecasts, and grid upgrade schedules to enable realistic project planning
• Addressing when interim bridge strategies should be an option to allow construction and commissioning to continue while waiting for long-lead grid infrastructure