Rod Walton

Rod Walton is Managing Editor of Endeavor Business Media's Microgrid Knowledge and EnergyTech, publications focused on the sustainability and resiliency goals of mission-critical and large-scale energy users, including the commercial and industrial sectors, as well as the military, universities and data centers.

Microsoft’s planned data center in San Jose will utilize renewable natural gas (RNG) and Enchanted Rock’s electrical resiliency-as-a-service microgrid, as rendered here by the company, to avoid disruptions to operations by providing reliable, low-carbon power during grid outages.

Perspective: Can We Solve the AI Data Center Power Crisis with Microgrids?

Rod Walton

Feb. 17, 2025

With AI data centers on the rise, experts say there’s one lingering question that’s yet to be answered: How are we going to power them all? The answer might be microgrids.

(L to R) Ali Ruckteschler, Equinix; Ralph Hunter, Orion Nuclear Energy; James Walker, Nano Nuclear Energy, Inc.; Stephen Middlekauff, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL); Brian Gitt, Oklo

DCF Trends Summit Convenes Equinix, Oklo, Nano Nuclear Experts on Data Center Nuclear Energy Frontier

Rod Walton

Sept. 7, 2024

The inaugural DCF Trends Summit convened a panel led by Equinix VP of Procurement, Ali Ruckteschler, and including Oklo Business Development Manager Brian Gitt, to probe "The ...