Across the Americas, data center growth is colliding with grid congestion, interconnection delays, and rising scrutiny of how reliability strategies affect emissions. At the same time, community sentiment is becoming a material project risk, especially where energy use and water demand are perceived to compete with local needs.
This webinar will feature Chris Pennington, Director Energy and Sustainability at Iron Mountain; Colette Lamontagne, Sr. Director, Climate & Energy, Electric Power at Ceres, Inc.; Jensen Hodge, Sales Director, Americas at GRESB; and Joshua Hatch, Principal at Brightworks Sustainability.
The discussion will focus on how to pursue resilient operations while maintaining procurement integrity and transparent sustainability performance. We’ll examine the realities of transmission and interconnection bottlenecks, what they mean for project timelines and location strategy, and how organizations are planning under constraint. We will also address community pushback and reputational risk—how to anticipate stakeholder concerns about power draw and water use, communicate trade-offs credibly, and strengthen “license to operate” through measurable commitments and transparent reporting.
Join us to understand the direction of travel across the Americas and the practical actions that help with planning sustainability under constraint.