Panel: Time-to-Power – Meeting the new standard for digital infrastructure projects

September 03, 2026
Datacloud Energy Stage - Level 5
Datacloud Energy

As AI workloads, hyperscale expansion, and surging enterprise demand accelerate capacity requirements, access to power has become the critical path for digital infrastructure development. Developers, operators, utilities, policymakers, and investors are all facing the same challenge: how do we compress timelines from site selection to energized operations in an increasingly constrained power environment?

This panel will explore the new reality of "time-to-power" as a key competitive differentiator in the data center industry:

  • Why time-to-power has become the defining metric for data center development
  • Navigating utility relationships and grid interconnection processes
  • Strategies for accelerating project delivery amid power constraints

 

Chairperson
Cyre Quinones
Cyre Quinones, Chief Executive Officer - Infrastructure Masons
Speakers
Alex Brammer
Alex Brammer, EVP of Operations - Keel Infrastructure
Larry Watkins
Larry Watkins, VP Origination - AI Infrastructure - Energy Vault, Inc.
Adam Nygaard
Adam Nygaard, VP Business Development - FLEXGEN