Energy demand is rising as new data centers are built to support AI growth, cryptocurrency mining, and other cloud services. Will data center expansion increase the need for power generation and transmission infrastructure? Will the increased electricity demand impact power quality or prices for local residents and businesses?
This webinar will break down the different types of data centers and how their workloads affect electricity use and power quality. We’ll discuss what energy sources are being used and how renewables fit into the picture. We’ll also look at what this means for the electrical grid. From the need for new energy generation and transmission lines to questions about who pays for upgrades, local leaders and utilities are facing tough decisions. Join us to learn more and ask your questions!
Speaker
Line Roald, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Line Roald, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also is a member of the Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence and Climate Change at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Line received her Ph.D. in electrical engineering from ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and was a postdoctoral research fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory. She is the recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER award, the Vilas Early Career Investigator Award, and several best-paper awards. Her research interests center around the modeling and optimization of energy systems, with a particular focus on managing uncertainty and risk from extreme weather and renewable energy variability.
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