Anuja Ratnayake

In this conversation, Rob Gramlich, president of Grid Strategies, and Anuja Ratnayake from the Electric Power Research Institute dive into the surge of AI investment impacting the energy sector. They discuss the challenges utilities face in planning for a future heavily reliant on data centers. With skyrocketing demands, they explore how to navigate uncertainties and the need for flexible frameworks to ensure grid stability. The duo also highlights the critical limitations of transmission capacity and the importance of proactive planning in managing this rapid load growth.