Why Data Centers Rely on This Crucial Technology

Podcast: The Next Innovation · Situation Room Studios

Opublikowano: 2026-07-18

In this episode of The Next Innovation, host Jennifer Strong examines how data centers power technologies, including AI. She speaks to Niall McFadden, CEO of CEL Critical Power, an Irish mission critical power supplier who recently debuted a manufacturing facility in Northern Virginia. They're helping power new and developing data centers in the region, nicknamed "data center alley." In partnership with the Department of Defense through the SkillBridge Program, current and transitioning service members are ensuring CEL's capabilities are growing and reliable. Tommy Pan Fang, economist of Rice University, and Laila Kearney, US power correspondent at Reuters, break down...