A key difference is that compute already has monster companies built to help users participate in the declining technology cost curve. Energy doesn’t. The move from guaranteed ROI to market priced service level contracts is gonna be painful for a lot of existing energy companies.

The insane demand for GPU access should derisk financing the data center + clean powered utilities + roads. Like building new multi-family housing in a fast growing metro area. But like a metro area that’s growing 10x faster than its real estate development models can support.

Aston founder and CEO Greg Robinson takes a deep dive into the important challenges to updating the U.S. power grid. youtu.be/6FlkuDVhkFo/

With $150B worth of outages each year, traditional power utilities are not gonna keep up with AI’s power demand given society’s demand for better and better AI tools.

I was the ultimate “long time listener first time caller” on this podcast with Mark Z. Jacobson. I first discovered Mark’s research a little over a decade ago, when I was wondering why there was so much greenwashing and what it would take to *truly* run our digital, modern

The technologies we need to solve the environmental problem exist today. Listen in as Aston co-founder and CEO Greg Robinson sits down with author and Stanford professor Mark Z. Jacobson to discuss them ⬇️ youtu.be/yjd320VVbyU?si…

I get asked a lot, "How can I learn about the energy sector?" My go to answer for the better part of a decade has been, "Read #freeingenergy by Bill Nussey." So, I was thrilled to get to ask some of my burning questions. Bill is one of my favorite people to talk to about just

We’re at a pivotal moment in the evolution of our energy landscape. As AI continues to drive innovation, the demand for data centers is soaring, and with it, the need for reliable, clean power. Today, I shared an article via Forbes Technology Council to shed light on the pressing

I had the opportunity to speak with Jonah Geil-Neufeld on We Are Not Doomed about the critical balance between AI data centers growing energy needs and clean energy integration. youtu.be/VgnVSj60RF4

Companies betting on a future driven by AI are hungry to build the data centers necessary to power their quickly scaling operations. This is leading to unprecedented power demands. Last week, I shared an article via Forbes Technology Council about solving the data center clean energy

Today the grid faces a new complexity: a tremendous amount of demand for power from companies wanting to build data centers. To no fault of its own, the grid as we know it is not set up to bring these projects online with the current structures available. Today, I shared an

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Julia Pyper on The World Changing Podcast. We discussed her work covering the clean energy transition as a journalist and podcaster for Political Climate, our shared backgrounds of rock picking on farms as children, and her current work as VP of

With demand soaring, Independent Power Networks (IPNs) could revolutionize power delivery for super users like data centers. My latest article with Forbes Technology Council focuses on how IPNs are poised to transform our grid. forbes.com/councils/forbe… #Aston #CleanEnergy #DataCenters

Opportunity follows policy—especially in regulated industries where innovation thrives on smart regulation. The rise of power-hungry data centers to advance AI makes clean energy adoption more urgent than ever. My latest Forbes Technology Council article explores how policy can bridge

A U.S. electric grid completely powered by clean sources is not possible. Yet. My latest Forbes Technology Council article explores why we need a bridge to a fully clean energy solution for data centers. #Aston #CleanEnergy #DataCenters forbes.com/councils/forbe…

Is the future of power on-grid or off-grid? That’s the wrong question. My latest Forbes Technology Council article explores why the right energy strategy for AI-era demand isn’t choosing sides—it’s building balance between on-grid efficiency and off-grid speed. #Aston #CleanEnergy

In the race to power data centers, asking which fuel will “win” is the wrong question. My latest piece in Forbes Technology Council explores why the path forward depends less on the fuel mix and more on how we structure energy deals. #Aston #CleanEnergy #DataCenters #EnergyTransition