Angela E. Juneau Quoted in Microgrids Now, “Data Centers Are Changing Microgrid Companies. Scale Microgrid’s New Acquisition Offers the Latest Example”

Angela E. Juneau, associate in the Litigation practice group at Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C., was recently quoted in a Microgrids Now article titled, “Data Centers Are Changing Microgrid Companies. Scale Microgrid’s New Acquisition Offers the Latest Example.” The article discusses how Scale Microgrid’s acquisition of Reload highlights a growing trend of microgrid companies moving into data center development to meet AI-driven power demand by building large campuses with on-site energy systems that can reduce grid delays and speed construction.

Off-grid microgrids not only help data center developers avoid interconnection and permitting delays, but can also help companies sidestep state and federal legislation designed to regulate data center energy consumption, said Angela Juneau, a lawyer at Pashman Stein Walder Hayden who has been tracking the growth of data centers in New Jersey.

“Some developers are making data centers less reliant on energy grids by generating their own energy. If microgrid companies get involved in data center development, that will provide data centers another safe off-ramp from the grid,” she said.

To read the full article in Microgrids Now, click here.