The Energy Connection

In this episode of data power we speak to AirTrunk associate VP for energy & utilities Sabooh Whitelaw and Mehmet Takci, an expert on data centre flexibility who is also senior analyst for strategy & regulation at the UK's National Grid. We discuss what data centre flexibility looks like and how countries around the world are working to enable it.

In this episode of data power we ask what the data centre boom will mean for Australia’s net zero commitments and hear what a policy advocate and a data centre operator think constitutes best practice in both setting and aligning emissions targets with data centre operations.Episode 3 features Carbon Zero Initiative strategy lead Alexander Hoysted and Equinix had of operations for Australia and the Philippines Harry Jensen.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has taken his pitch on AI to the electorate arguing that just as Australia has led the world on social media standards, it can also set ground rules for the tech giants scouting hyperscale-sized data centres in Australia. But turning the government’s expectations into rules on the ground is yet to happen, and the businesses at the pointy end of the data centre rollout - transmission and distribution companies fielding dozens of requests for connections - are trying to get ahead of the game.This episode features Lumea Executive General Manager Craig Stallan and Cutler Merz Managing Director Tim Edwards and is supported by Lumea and CutlerMerz.

In this Data<>Power season of The Energy Connection we explore the future for data centre energy use. We hear from forecasters and the people at the frontline of ensuring data centres help rather than hinder Australia’s energy transition.Episode 1 features AboitizPower Chief of Data and AI Luis Gonzalez and Oxford Economics Australia Head of Climate & Energy Alex Hooper.

Putting solar panels on your roof or getting a home battery just comes down to cost when you live in a suburban home you own, but what if you live in an apartment or rental? In this episode we speak with Assistant Minister for Energy Josh Wilson and UNSW Energy Institute CEO Dani Alexander about the solutions on the horizon and how consumer energy resources help even those who don't have access to them.The Future Living series is sponsored by AGL, with The Energy retaining editorial control.