About this episode

The episode explores the intersection of data centers and the energy sector, featuring insights from expert Arushi Sharma Frank on the challenges and opportunities presented by the AI boom.

The AI boom is creating a massive business opportunity at the intersection of the data center and energy sectors. But these are both complex industries with lots of specialized knowledge. How can these two crucial industries work together effectively to build the future? We explore this questions today with the help of Arushi Sharma Frank, who is an expert in energy market economics, regulation, and technology. Her work spans the intersection of policy, markets, and infrastructure, shaping how complex energy systems evolve under structural change. With industry background at Constellation Energy and Tesla, she is now a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Arushi has been a fantastic source of information about power and policy, the energy markets, and the workings of utilities and power grids. I first encountered her work on energy podcasts, and asked her to share her insights with my audience here at Data Center Richness. Our conversations looks at the AI power crunch, why solving it is so challenging, and how better communications can help. And Arushi shares her insights on recent efforts to address power constraints on the PJM and ERCOT…

People in this episode

Host: Rich Miller

Guest: Arushi Sharma Frank

Topics covered

• data centers
• energy sector
• AI boom
• energy market economics
• power constraints
• utilities
• power grids

Keywords

• data centers
• energy
• AI boom
• power constraints
• energy markets
• utilities
• PJM
• ERCOT

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Center for Strategic and International Studies, Constellation Energy, Tesla, PJM, ERCOT

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