Panel: The Live Stack – Running “Bring-your-own-power" and “Behind-the-Meter" at scale

September 03, 2026
Datacloud Energy Stage
Datacloud Energy

As more data centers secure capacity through bring-your-own-power (BYOP) and behind-the-meter (BTM) strategies, the real challenge begins after first energization. Operating a hybrid power stack - combining on-site generation, grid supply, and increasingly storage - introduces new layers of technical, commercial, and operational complexity. This session moves beyond connection to examine what it takes to run these systems reliably and efficiently at AI scale. 

  • How are operators balancing grid supply, on-site generation, and BESS to optimize cost, resilience, and performance? 

  • What strategies are emerging to handle volatile AI workloads, from spiky training demand to steady inference loads? 

  • Who controls the stack: how are responsibilities divided between operators, hyperscalers, and energy partners in live environments? 

  • Where are software, orchestration, and real-time optimisation delivering measurable gains? 

  • What are the biggest operational risks, failure modes, and lessons learned from early BYOP deployments? 

Chairperson
Nilesh Shah
Nilesh Shah, Partnerships - FarmGPU
Speakers
Jason Barmann
Jason Barmann, Director, Data Center Products - EPC Power
Rodrigo Cerecer
Rodrigo Cerecer, Head of Data Center Business Development - GENTEC CHP s.r.o.
Prahlad Krishna
Prahlad Krishna, Senior Director, Energy - ROWAN DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE