National Data Center Power, Energy & Sustainability Conference

What is the Bisnow DICE Series?

DICE (Data Centers Investment Conference & Expo) is Bisnow's dedicated conference series for the data center industry. Each event convenes the developers, investors, operators and infrastructure providers actively shaping data center growth in that market, with programming built around the deals, challenges and opportunities specific to the region or topic. View all upcoming DICE events here!

Are you an end user?

Hyperscalers, colocation providers (non-sales), investors, private equity, or enterprise tenants - email Virginia.Baker@bisnow.com to be considered for a complimentary pass.

Why You Can't Miss this Data Center Conference

What You'll Learn: 

• Which procurement structures are actually getting East Coast campuses to first power today, including how nuclear offtake agreements, gas-backed bridge generation, curtailment-based interconnection and demand response programs are being stacked to work around utility timeline constraints.
• How operators and developers are evaluating powered land strategies, ramp schedules and blended utility and alternative source approaches to bring capacity online faster without destroying the underwriting model.
• Which backup architectures, UPS configurations, generator sequencing strategies and energy storage deployments are proving financially and operationally defensible as AI workloads push rack densities from 10kW toward 50kW and beyond.
• How cooling integration, power distribution design and infrastructure monitoring are being redesigned from the ground up to support high-density AI halls without sacrificing uptime or operational predictability.
• What FERC's large-load interconnection docket, evolving state tariff frameworks and the cost-allocation debates reshaping PJM mean for how deals actually get structured and underwritten today.
• How the legal architecture of co-location agreements, transmission security packages and special retail contracts has fundamentally changed what a utility service negotiation looks like and where sponsors are still exposed.
• Where operators, developers and their counsel are finding the most friction in getting regulatory approvals, interconnection commitments and contract structures aligned on the same timeline.
• What the power, resiliency and regulatory landscape is likely to look like over the next three to five years as AI demand accelerates and grid constraints tighten across major US markets.

How You’ll Do More Business From Attending This Conference:

You'll get a ground-level view of how leading developers, operators, capital allocators and their advisors are navigating the widening gap between data center demand and grid readiness. From procurement strategy and infrastructure design to the regulatory and contractual shifts rewriting how deals get done, you'll leave with concrete intelligence on where the real friction is, which approaches are actually working and who is solving problems at scale. That combination of market insight and operational specificity will help you sharpen your strategy, de-risk your pipeline and walk into your next deal better positioned than when you walked in.

Who You’ll Network With:

• Developers, Owners and Operators -- executives and project leaders planning, entitling and delivering the next wave of data center capacity across major US markets.
• Utility and Energy Partners -- grid operators, utility planners, generation owners and energy service providers working to align large-load growth with real-world infrastructure constraints.
• Construction and Design Professionals -- architects, engineers, EPCs and infrastructure specialists rethinking delivery models as density and complexity climb.
• Investors and Financial Partners -- debt and equity capital providers focused on how power timing, regulatory exposure and procurement structure are reshaping risk and return profiles in digital infrastructure.
• Technology and Solution Providers -- companies delivering advances in backup power, energy storage, cooling, power distribution and infrastructure monitoring for mission-critical environments.
• Legal, Regulatory and Policy Advisors -- counsel and policy professionals navigating the interconnection, tariff and contract structures that now sit at the center of how data center projects get approved and financed.

Why You Should Attend This Philadelphia Data Center Event: 

National DICE Power Capacity, Energy and Sustainability in Philadelphia is the premier gathering for data center leaders confronting the most consequential set of power, infrastructure and regulatory challenges the industry has faced. With AI demand reshaping what campuses need to deliver and grid constraints tightening across major US markets, the decisions being made right now on procurement strategy, operational resilience and regulatory positioning will determine which projects get built and which stall. Whether you are assembling your first complex energy stack, rethinking your backup and storage architecture or navigating a utility negotiation that looks nothing like it did three years ago, you will leave Philadelphia with sharper strategies, stronger relationships and a clearer picture of what it actually takes to get a campus powered, built and operating at scale.

Relevant News and Developments:

• Largest U.S. Grid Pitches Pathway For On-Site Data Center Power
• Data Centers Spark Projected $1.4T Spending Surge From Power Utilities
• How Power, Politics And AI Will Shape Data Center Development In 2026
• Momentum Growing To Make Big Tech Data Centers More Flexible
• Oil And Gas Hubs Are The New Centers Of Gravity For Data Centers
• With Power Demand 'Far Exceeding' Capacity, What's The Next Move For Data Centers?

Are you an end user?

Hyperscalers, colocation providers (non-sales), investors, private equity, or enterprise tenants - Click here to be considered for a complimentary pass.

For questions or interests in becoming a speaker or sponsor, please email our global director, data centers, Adam Knobloch, at adam.knobloch@bisnow.com 

To request disability-related accommodations, please contact ally.araco@bisnow.com no later than seven business days prior to the event.

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