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Shawn Cutter discusses the intersection of energy infrastructure and data centers, exploring the current energy crisis and future solutions.

Shawn Cutter, Founder & CEO of EnergiAcres, went from sixth-generation Ohio farmer to Discovery Channel reality TV star to selling his oil and gas software startup to Quorum before Series A. Now he's building circular energy infrastructure that pairs power plants with data centers and greenhouses to make energy count twice. We get into the grid crisis, the cloud vs on-prem debate, and whether data centers will ever make it to space. Click here to watch a video of this episode. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward. Apply today at collide.io Click here to view the episode transcript. 00:00 - Intro and guest background 01:24 - Sixth-generation farmer and family oil and gas roots 02:39 - The Discovery Channel reality TV show 07:44 - Building an oil and gas software startup 10:45 - Getting acquired by Quorum before Series A 15:39 - Life inside a big company post-acquisition 19:15 - Mistakes, pivots, and finding his way back 21:49 - What EnergiAcres actually does 24:07 - The…

People in this episode

Guest: Shawn Cutter

Topics covered

• energy crisis
• data centers
• circular energy infrastructure
• cloud vs on-prem
• grid crisis
• oil and gas industry

Keywords

• energy crisis
• data centers
• circular energy
• cloud computing
• grid crisis
• oil and gas
• sustainability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EnergiAcres, Quorum, Discovery Channel

Places: Ohio

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