AI and Data Centers

LEI has explored a wide range of issues associated with data centers and the rise of artificial intelligence in the energy and infrastructure space. The firm has assessed the impact of data centers on load growth forecasts in multiple regions. It has assisted proponents in the creation of “powered land” to assist in speed to market for data centers.

Furthermore, LEI has the tools and capabilities to help design tariffs that fairly allocate costs between new large loads and existing customers of all sizes. LEI modeling tools can help data center developers estimate future costs, the benefits of co-location, and trade-offs between different generation solutions. Similarly, LEI tools can assist in valuing the potential load response benefits that various types of data center configurations can provide.

The firm also has extensive experience evaluating the role of battery storage in supporting various types of industrial activity.