With data centers growing at unprecedented levels, the question remains: How will they be powered to fit future needs? This year, global power demand for data centers is estimated to reach 132 gigawatts, and by 2030, it is predicted to climb to 290 gigawatts. Texas, in particular, is seeing rapid-fire growth in its data center footprint and could even surpass Virginia as the world’s largest data center market by 2030.  However, as artificial intelligence workloads ramp up and rack densities increase, they also lead to challenges with power availability, grid reliability, energy storage and making sure infrastructure can handle the high power...