Along Those Lines: Electric Co-ops Manage Unprecedented Data Center Growth

Planned data center construction is surging to meet demand for cloud applications, cryptocurrency, streaming services and artificial intelligence. Electric co-ops are at the center of that development, with some fielding multiple new requests at a time to serve data centers.

These large loads can benefit co-ops and the communities they serve in a number of ways. They also pose a host of challenges.

NRECA explored this trend in the December issue of RE Magazine, and that exploration continues with this episode of Along Those Lines, where we talk about data center risks and opportunities with Allison Hamilton, markets and rates director for NRECA. We’ll also hear from leaders with two G&Ts getting massive interest from data centers—Jeff Conrad, president and CEO of Wabash Valley Power Alliance, and JD Lowery, director of community and economic development for Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp.

Click here to listen to the original podcast from NRECA.