Powering Data Center Growth

Strategic energy solutions for scalable, sustainable expansion

ERM brings strategic and technical advisory, as well as procurement support, across the capital asset lifecycle, to help our clients to access secure and sustainable energy when and where it is needed, scale energy-efficient solutions to reduce costs, and retain a license to operate through compliance and integration with local energy systems.

Speed to market and scalable growth of the data center industry requires secure and sustainable access to power in locations of choice.

Surging demand for data centers

Rapid growth in cloud, AI, machine learning, and edge computing is fueling strong demand for data center capacity.

Power access as a critical bottleneck

Timely access to grid power is a major challenge, prompting developers to seek markets with ready grid access or explore alternatives like on-site generation.

Clean energy expectations

Regulatory pressures, investor expectations, and customer demands are accelerating the shift toward clean and low-carbon energy sources.

Strategic, market-specific energy planning:

Developers require a holistic view of site impacts and are pursuing diverse energy strategies tailored to each market’s infrastructure and sustainability context.

ERM expertise across a wide range of energy supply solutions

Market-based procurement (PPAs, retail choice contracts, regulated utility bilateral/tariff)

On-site generation (co-located generators, fuel cells, microgrids)

Convention & transitional technologies (traditional power and gas, carbon capture)

Green tariffs

Energy storage

Low-carbon fuels

Our approach

Unlock your competitive advantage and lead confidently through the evolving energy landscape with ERM—maintaining momentum on growth aspirations to meet accelerating global demand for data and AI.

Energy provisioning

Low carbon fuels

Efficiency and demand reduction

Value chain and Scope 3