Mintz Members Jeffrey Moerdler and Steven Shparber were quoted in a recent Bisnow article examining how utilities are slowing the development of self-powered data centers, following their participation in Bisnow’s National DICE Power Capacity, Energy and Sustainability event. As developers increasingly turn to on-site generation to meet surging power demands, utilities are proving to be a significant obstacle in deploying these solutions at scale.

Steven cautions, “Don’t assume that just because you have a technical solution for on-site power that it’s going to be workable, because you don’t know whether or not the utility is going to allow you to do it.”

Jeff adds, “The utility industry is not made to be nimble. It’s had a level operating business for 100 years, and all of a sudden, the hockey stick growth launches, and their staff and their mindset and their bureaucracy just aren’t, in most cases, designed for that.”

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Bisnow