backDallas and Washington, D.C. Finance & Restructuring partner David Ridenour will moderate a panel discussion at the 2025 Reuters Energy LIVE Conference on Dec. 9 in Houston.
The session, titled, “Colocation, Microgrids, DERMs: Balancing Data Center Demand with Grid Stability”, features speakers Shelley McCain, VP Energy at Aligned Data Centers; Mohamed El Chehaly, Senior Director Transmission Strategy at Equinor; and Ashish Sohane, Director Cloud Solutions Architect at Oracle.
The panel discussion will explore strategies to (i) manage surging data center demand, EV integration, and renewable intermittency to protect grid reliability and ensure uninterrupted energy delivery; (ii) harness colocation and microgrids to optimize local energy flow, enhance resilience, and maintain real-time supply-demand balance; and (iii) coordinate DER and apply real-time forecasting to strengthen transmission infrastructure and to build adaptive energy security.
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