Data centers are growing at an unprecedented scale, and the power systems behind them have to keep up.<br>EVS Executive Vice President Sohan Das joins the Sounds of Solar team to explore the engineering behind an always-on world. From rapidly rising energy demand and stringent reliability requirements to the infrastructure needed to support it, the conversation looks at what data center growth means for engineers, utilities, developers, and the grid.<br>Sohan discusses the role of solar, battery storage, substations, transmission, and emerging energy solutions in meeting demand, along with the challenges of siting, cooling, grid connection, and near-continuous uptime. The team also explores energy parks, behind-the-meter generation, and why engineers have an important role in shaping how this rapidly evolving industry grows.<br>Listen in for an engineer&#x27;s perspective on one of today&#x27;s biggest energy challenges, and what it will take to power an always-on world.

Ep: 68:  Engineering Data Centers: Power &amp; Reliability for an Always-On World

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Lots of controversy about data centers. I think it's one of those words that if you looked up the usage over time, that it probably was nothing five years ago and now it's like one of the most talked about things. It's trending. Now we are talking about hundreds of megawatts, gigawatt sized data centers. It has its flaws. Obviously a lot of energy consumption, there is water consumption. There's two ways you can look at it, right? You can either sit on the sidelines and say we don't want to be involved or you can be a part of it and try to make it better.

So there's all these things that are being discussed right now and we as engineers, we are in a position to influence some of these decisions, right? So, and I think we should be in it to make it better. Can renewables and solar meet this demand?

All right, Sounds of Solar Podcast, welcome back. I'm Christophe Brun, your host today. Who is joining me, these fine co-hosts? Prelat Shiv Shankar Sheridan Henderson And also joining us today is Sohan Das, the Executive Vice President, which is a recent title shift for you. Can you explain to us what the Executive Vice President does? Yes. As of January, 2026, it's my new title. It's just a nice way of saying I'm overseeing client management, operations and high level strategy at EVS.

So no more renewable energy, Vice President of Renewable Energy at the end? Well, we do a lot of work that is beyond renewable energy as well, that is substation and transmission. So it kind of, you know, the Executive Vice President title made sense. Yes.

Ep: 68: Engineering Data Centers: Power & Reliability for an Always-On World

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Ep: 68: Engineering Data Centers: Power &amp; Reliability for an Always-On World

Read the full transcript

The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

Ep: 68: Engineering Data Centers: Power & Reliability for an Always-On World

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.