2026 Large Load and Data Centre Webinar Series (October | November)

Powering data centre growth: from grid access to energy strategy

As data centre power demand accelerates, securing reliable electricity is becoming one of the biggest challenges facing developers and technology companies.

Our upcoming webinars will explore two critical questions: how can data centres overcome the interconnection, equipment and siting constraints holding projects back, and how are hyperscalers and AI labs securing the power they need for future growth?

Join Wood Mackenzie experts and industry leaders online in October and November for practical insights into the infrastructure constraints, technologies and energy strategies shaping the next phase of data centre development.

Power availability is becoming one of the biggest constraints on data centre delivery. Interconnection queues, transformer shortages and grid availability can add years to project timelines.

Explore the bottlenecks between a signed load and delivered electrons, and how developers are navigating them.

Wood Mackenzie opening keynote: “The supply-chain and interconnection constraints defining data centre delivery”

Panel topics:

• What is driving “phantom projects” and how they can be removed without penalising genuine demand
• When transformer and critical grid-equipment supply constraints are likely to ease
• How grid availability is shaping data centre siting decisions
• Whether behind-the-meter generation offers a genuine alternative to the grid

As data centre power demand surges, hyperscalers and AI labs are taking different approaches to securing the energy they need. From grid connections to gas and emerging clean technologies, these strategies are increasingly shaping energy markets.

Wood Mackenzie opening keynote: “Demand forecast; The outlook for compute demand, and the impact chip efficiency on load”

Panel topics:

• The role of SMRs, long-duration storage and gas with CCS in future supply strategies
• How tech companies are using offtake agreements, direct investment and co-development
• What is driving differences in energy strategies across companies
• How the economics of on-site generation compare with relying on the grid