Re-shaping the way data centres secure and manage power

Monday, 20th April 2026 Posted 3 weeks ago in by Phil Alsop

Drew Gravitt is Senior Director of Distributed Generation & Microgrid Sales at Mission Critical Group (MCG) explains how the demand for data centres is surging due to AI and digital services and how this is placing increasing strain on existing power infrastructure. With many data centre developers facing long wait times for grid connections, Drew goes on to discuss the ways in which distributed generation and microgrids can help address the ‘time-to-power’ problem.

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