As demand for data centers and other large energy loads continues to rise, strategic grid and interconnection planning is becoming more critical than ever. This session will explore the growing role of data centers in modern energy infrastructure and the need for innovative solutions that balance reliability, sustainability, and customer priorities. Panelists will discuss how organizations can manage increasing load demand through stronger utility collaboration, improve customer resilience with flexible energy solutions, and leverage emerging technologies to support both business growth and broader community needs.

The conversation will also address the increasing pressure on data centers to reduce carbon emissions and meet evolving corporate and regulatory climate goals. As energy markets and customer expectations continue to shift, leaders must find ways to integrate sustainability into long-term planning while remaining agile in a rapidly changing landscape. This panel will highlight how organizations can align operational performance with environmental responsibility to ensure lasting business resilience.

As grid-scale energy storage and electrification projects move from pilots to multi-hundred-megawatt installations, complexity rises nonlinearly. Electrical interfaces, physical integration, commissioning sequences, and operational handoffs become harder to define—and even harder to execute. This session explores how Prevalon and Emerson are collaborating to meet these challenges through a tightly integrated, end-to-end power ecosystem.

Prevalon brings deep relationships across the battery and energy storage supply chain, including direct engagement with battery manufacturers and storage integrators. Emerson adds proven power-systems expertise—from integration and controls to field execution at scale. More than a point solution or transactional partnership, the collaboration aligns technical roles, responsibilities, and delivery outcomes across the full project lifecycle.

The discussion will focus on technical pain points that surface at scale: failure modes that only appear as systems grow, unclear ownership across multiple vendors, and execution risk introduced by fragmented ecosystems. Attendees will learn how clearly defined interfaces, repeatable execution processes, and shared accountability reduce risk and improve schedule and performance predictability.

The session also highlights the evolution of collaborative technical forums—from an open commuter forum to an open power forum—designed to enable cross-vendor dialogue, knowledge sharing, and faster issue resolution. Emphasis will extend beyond controls to power-systems expertise: how electrical and physical systems interact, who owns each layer, and how experienced teams resolve issues when designs meet real-world conditions.

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