Joseph Natoli

Joseph Natoli - JAC
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Managing Director, Global Banking & Markets, Investment Banking

What to Know About Data Center Load

Take a top-level look at the future of data centers, from what’s actually being built to what demand is expected in the coming years and factors that could affect data center load. Hear from your colleagues dealing with large data centers and discuss how JAAs and your members can work with these large loads without assuming overwhelming financial risk, negatively affecting credit ratings, or undermining grid security.

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Paul Mahlberg
Paul Mahlberg
General Manager | Kansas Municipal Energy Agency
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Dennis M. Pidherny
Managing Director, Public Finance | Fitch Ratings
Aaron Tinjum
Aaron Tinjum
Vice President, Energy | Data Center Coalition
Electricity Markets
ISO New England has released the draft 2025 Regional System Plan (RSP25), a look at the 10-year horizon for New England’s power grid. The report includes forecasts of electricity demand, an overview of the transmission system, discussion of the current and future resource mix, and a summary of current public policies, economic drivers, and environmental issues affecting the power system.
Generation
Constellation and Xpansiv on Oct. 29 announced plans to launch clean energy-based annual emission-free energy certificates (EFECs) on an online trading platform.
Generation
A coalition of leaders from the artificial intelligence and energy sectors -- including NVIDIA, Emerald AI, EPRI, Digital Realty, and the PJM Interconnection –- recently announced the world's first power-flexible AI Factory.
Generation
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Oct. 30 announced the fifth Texas Energy Fund (TxEF) loan agreement for a 1,350 megawatt (MW) natural gas power plant in Ward County, Texas. Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) Basin Ranch will build the plant, which is expected to begin generating power for the Electric
Grid Modernization
Fort Collins Utilities, a public power utility in Colorado, has received national recognition for its innovative and resourceful approach to managing grid resources to help meet affordability and climate goals, earning the Excellence in Resourcefulness – Energy award from Frost & Sullivan, it said on Oct. 29.
Energy Storage
ProPetro Holding Corp. recently announced that its PROPWR℠ division has secured a long-term power supply contract to commit 60 megawatts of energy to support a hyperscaler data center operator in the Midwest region of the U.S.
Community Engagement
The Town of Estes Park and the cities of Fort Collins, Longmont, and Loveland in Colorado on Oct. 30 signed an extension of the organic contract that established Platte River Power Authority in 1973.
Generation
Arizona Public Service (APS) announced plans on Oct. 30 to develop a site west of Gila Bend, Ariz., capable of adding up to 2,000 megawatts of reliable, flexible generation to the state’s energy portfolio. "The Desert Sun Power Plant will be a state-of-the-art natural gas facility designed to meet