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Bending the Cost Curve for the AI Era

Transforming Hyperscale Data Centers from Load Liabilities to Grid Assets

Summary

Summary

The explosive demand from AI and hyperscale data centers presents a central dilemma for utilities: how to fund massive infrastructure investment and recover high fixed costs while preserving rate equity and avoiding cross-subsidization of existing residential ratepayers.

The solution requires moving beyond traditional static rates. This playbook reveals how to leverage sophisticated, next-generation tariffs to convert the inherent flexibility of data centers (from their base load profile to on-site generation) into net positive grid assets, enhancing resiliency and stability while mitigating cost risks for all customer classes.

Download the Playbook to learn:

  • The new rate paradigm for the AI generation.
  • Discover why reliance on traditional, static tariff structures may no longer be optimal for dynamic, capital-intensive load growth.
  • Learn how moving to a data-driven approach allows utilities to uphold the Bonbright Principles of Rate Design.
  • Create equitable and defensible rates.

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