All of the Above: Exploring the Pittsburgh Region's Energy Portfolio and Innovation
By Jonathan Kersting
The Pittsburgh Technology Council's On RAMP Magazine dedicated an entire issue to look at the Pittsburgh region's unique position to become a leader in energy production and innovation to address the opportunity of meeting power demand for data centers to keep up with the massive growth of artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies. In partnership with Comcast Business On RAMP brings you key interviews from the issue's coverage for a more in depth understanding of the opportunities and challenges for the region to emerge in a lead position.
Energy and Data Center Deep Dive: How Can the Pittsburgh Region Seize the Opportunity?
This TechVibe Deep Dive explores data centers and their increasing demand for energy. We are partnering with Comcast Business to bring you a front row seat to the innovations driving resiliency, efficiency, and sustainability across this industry.
So what if Pittsburgh and West Virginia became the next epicenter of the data center boom and the power that's revolutionizing it? As tech companies race to meet skyrocketing demand for computing power, energy supply has become the critical bottleneck right now. And this episode dives into how Pittsburgh's access to energy, available land and regulatory foresight, could put the region in a pole position to attract data center development and the massive economic growth that comes with it.
We are excited to welcome Moore Capito from Babst Calland, so you can understand why data centers are triggering a modern day energy, gold rush, and what it means for our local economies. Hit PLAY to:
- Learn how regulatory reform, energy, diversity, and innovation are going to dictate which regions win or lose in this race.
- Discover why Pittsburgh and West Virginia are uniquely poised to meet this moment.
- And what's at stake if we don't act fast?
Let's learn how energy, innovation and infrastructure are converging to reshape our region's economic future.
Energy and Data Center Deep Dive: How ASCO Power Industries Keeps the Power On!
This TechVibe Deep Dive explores data centers and their increasing demand for energy. We are partnering with Comcast Business to bring you a front row seat to the innovations driving resiliency, efficiency, and sustainability across this industry.
What’s the one thing more critical than generating power for a data center? Making absolutely sure it never goes down.
As the demand for hyperscale data centers explodes—driven by AI, cloud storage, and 24/7 digital infrastructure—keeping power flowing without interruption is no longer optional. This episode Welcomes Gail Frederickson of ASCO Power Industries to explores how ASCO, backed by Schneider Electric, is making power resilience faster, smarter, and more dependable than ever before.
Discover how ASCO’s innovations in transfer switching and control panels help hyperscalers save hundreds of hours during commissioning.
Learn why the same trusted systems that keep hospital patients alive are now safeguarding your most critical data.
Explore how ASCO’s EcoStruxure platform brings next-level efficiency and visibility to complex energy ecosystems.
Hit PLAY now to hear how ASCO is redefining uptime, reliability, and resilience for the data centers powering our digital world.
Energy and Data Center Deep Dive: How Supercapacitors Could Revolutionize Data Centers and Energy Storage
This TechVibe Deep Dive explores data centers and their increasing demand for energy. We are partnering with Comcast Business to bring you a front row seat to the innovations driving resiliency, efficiency, and sustainability across this industry.
What if the future of energy storage could eliminate the risk of fire, reduce cooling costs, and supercharge data center performance—all without a single chemical reaction?
If you're navigating the challenges of powering energy-hungry data centers or renewable energy systems, this episode is a must-listen.
On this episode we welcome Steve Wittingham of LaFace and McGovern so you you can Discover how Emtel's breakthrough solid-state supercapacitor technology could reshape how we store and distribute electricity, cutting costs and boosting sustainability—all from right here in Pennsylvania.
Keep on listening to:
Learn how this non-chemical, heat-free solution outperforms lithium-ion batteries in safety and efficiency.
Understand how multiple daily charge cycles and simultaneous charge/discharge capabilities unlock massive operational flexibility.
Find out how strategic power storage and peak shaving can deliver major ROI and grid resiliency—especially for hyperscale data centers and renewable energy producers.
Hit PLAY now to hear how LaFace is helping reinvent the power grid with groundbreaking tech that’s as smart as it is sustainable.