Why Grid Power Can't Save AI Data Centers (Microgrids Can)

Clean Power Hour · Oct 21, 2025 · 35m · transcript

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Today on the Clean Power Hour, Michael Stadler, CTO of Xendee, reveals why the utility grid cannot support the AI data center boom and how microgrids provide the only viable path forward.

Michael began researching microgrid optimization at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) in 2002, spending over 20 years developing the technology before co-founding Xendee in 2018 with CEO Adib Naslé (see Ep 209). Xendee provides design and optimization software for complex microgrids, helping developers determine the right mix of technologies, optimal sizing, economic returns, and control…