
Episode #21
Are Flexible Data Centers Better Than Batteries? | Lukas Pfeiffer
What if the answer to grid congestion isn’t always a battery? This week, Tom sits down with Lukas Pfeiffer, CEO and Co-Founder of Gridmetry, to talk about why flexible data centres could be one of the most overlooked tools available to renewable energy developers. Lukas took a very different route into the industry... From telecoms and data centre consulting, to Bitcoin mining, and eventually to building Gridmetry into one of Europe’s largest flexibility providers for data centres. That background gives him a very different way of looking at the grid. They get into why 1 MW of flexible data centre capacity can provide similar economic value to 8 MWh of battery storage at around a quarter of the cost , why the Nordics are leading the way, what happens when growing AI demand meets an already stretched grid, and what Europe’s energy system could look like in 10 years if this model takes off. It’s one of those conversations that might change how you think about what belongs next to a renewable energy project. ️ Renewable Energy Movement Podcast — Powered by KIGYO

