Chris Parten
Manager Transmission Planning Engineering APS
Seminars
Wednesday 25th March 2026
Discover: Understanding How AI Training Loads Are Going to Impact Transmission Systems
8:10 am
- Monitoring and mitigating power anomalies caused by fluctuating GPU loads to prevent system instability and reduce unplanned outages
- Exploring strategies for handling AI-driven megawatt surges and fast ramp-up/rampdown cycles to reduce needs for costly emergency upgrades
- Forecasting energy supply risks and economic trade-offs tied to AI campuses to align systems and investment with AI’s real growth trajectory
