On Tuesday, December 16th, IPPSR held a lunch-and-learn with experts from MSU and across the nation to discuss how Data Centers operate, what their energy usage is, and how they will affect our state.
Our guests were:
• Erik E. Nordman, Ph.D., Director, Institute of Public Utilities, Michigan State University
• Dr. Ryan Wiser: Senior Scientist and Senior Advisor to the Energy Markets and Planning Department at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
•Mr. Douglas Jester: Managing Partner at 5 Lakes Energy
• Dr. Dong Zhao (dz@msu.edu) : associate professor of construction management and associate professor of civil engineering at Michigan State University