About the NatGas to Power Forum

Fueling AI Data Center Demand: Exploring all aspects of commercial transactions spanning the value chain for natgas fueling electricity generation to power AI Data Centers.

The NatGas to Power Forum (brought to you by the producers of the LDC Gas Forums (4), Gulf Coast Energy Forum, and US-Mexico Natural Gas Forum) is a new purpose-built event focused on addressing the substantial incremental demand for electricity driven by AI Data Centers, as well as other new market electrification initiatives. Given the magnitude and urgency of supplying electricity to satisfy AI Data Center demand, combined with limitations on availability of existing electric grid incremental capacity, natural gas has emerged as the preferred fuel source for incremental electric generation. Natural gas is uniquely positioned to offer the reliability, affordability, and security, in the near term, versus other fuel sources. The scope of the NatGas to Power Forum will focus on natural gas fired power generation. The NatGas to Power Forum will explore market opportunities and implications, spanning the value chain, from a commercial perspective. This encompasses all aspects of monetizing transactions to develop and sustain the capability to utilize natural gas to generate electricity to serve AI data centers, including fuel acquisition, transportation to the facility, power generation, and ongoing sale of electricity to the AI Data Center. 

The phenomenal projections for growth in electricity demand attributed to development of AI Data Centers will stretch the capabilities of the existing electric grid. With limited existing utility grid capacity, incremental electric generation capacity must be created in short order. Natural Gas has quickly emerged as the preferred fuel for generating electricity for AI Data Centers. AI Data Centers have unique and rigorous performance requirements that demand very specific critical criteria to ensure uninterrupted operation. Natural Gas is uniquely qualified to satisfy these critical criteria including: speed-to-market, reliability, availability, and affordability.

The NatGas to Power Forum agenda provides a rigorous overview of the key elements of selecting and utilizing natural gas to generate electricity for AI Data Centers, with an emphasis on the commercial value chain (contracting commercially for natural gas supply, transportation and purchase)

Key Agenda Topics:

The Agenda for the NatGas To Power Forum is structured to explore market opportunities and implications, spanning the value chain, from a commercial perspective. Topics include all aspects of monetizing transactions to develop and sustain the capability to utilize natural gas to generate electricity to serve AI data centers. Key topics include:

  1. Data Center Value Chain
    1.1. Overview of entire value chain involved in operating Data Centers
    1.2. Identify key stakeholders (nat gas producers, marketers, pipelines, utilities, grid operators, power generators, major technology firms, data center owner/operators, developers, policymakers, etc.)
  2. Power Strategy For New Data Center Development
    2.1. Utility-connected vs. Behind-the-Meter self-generated power – pros/cons
    2.2. Produce your own power
    2.3. Benefits of grid connection even for self-generated power
    2.4. Site selection 
    2.5. Partnerships; key suppliers
  3. Insights From Current AI Data Center Operators On Leveraging Natural Gas to Meet Electricity Needs
    3.1. Case studies
    3.2. Ensuring electric supply reliability 
    3.3. Commercial intracacies
  4. Nat Gas –  The Optimal Fuel For Electricity Generation For Data Centers
    4.1. Why Nat Gas is the optimal fuel for electricity generation for Data Centers
  5. Project Planning For New Data Center Development
    5.1. Steps to be taken
    5.2. Prioritization of project criteria/tasks (e.g. time-to-market is 1st)
  6. NatGas 101
    6.1. For Data Center Operators new to energy
    6.2. How to use nat gas to generate electricity
    6.3. The Nat Gas value chain; stakeholders how is who
    6.4. Nat Gas Market Fundamentals
    6.5. How to buy gas (Nat Gas Sales & Purchase Agreements)
    6.6. How to transport gas supply to it to Data Center site
  7. Clean Energy Alternatives
  8. Other
    8.1. Supply Chain
    8.2. Policy; Regulatory

The NatGas to Power Forum offers participants a proven winning formula, providing the optimal opportunity to:

  1. Insight: up-to-the minute actionable content, insight and analysis from leading industry subject matter experts un up-to-the-minute topics, including examination of pending issues and real-world examples of proven solutions
  2. Network: participation by representatives from notable organizations spanning the AI Data Center value chain; meet with new potential counterparties; reinforce relationships with existing customers & counterparties; identify experienced suppliers of key services and products
  3. Opportunity – identify commercial opportunities and even conclude transactions at the Nat Gas to Power Forum
  4. Educate – improve understanding of intricacies of producing, transporting and purchasing natural gas to generate electricity for AI Data Centers
  5. Market – brand promotion; establish value proposition; identify competitive landscape

The NatGas to Power Forum (NGTPF) is a unique, purpose-built event bringing together stakeholders across the value chain involved in conceptualization, development and operation of AI Data Centers. The NatGas to Power Forum is brought to you by the producers of the hugely successful, three-decade old, LDC Gas Forum event series).