EPC Power participated in DCD > Connect New York 2026,one of North America’s premier data center conferences, where more than 4,500 industry leaders gathered to confront the pressing challenges of AI-driven growth, power availability constraints, and sustainable energy infrastructure.
Co-Founder, President and Chief Innovation Officer Devin Dilley led a Tech Showcase, “Agile Grid Forming for Data Center BESS Applications,” that outlined the need for grid-forming technology in evolving storage solutions. Dilley also participated in a panel discussion on “When to Go In Front of the Meter vs. Behind the Meter,” where industry leaders examined how grid congestion, long interconnection queues, and constrained power markets are reshaping data center development.
Leading the Shift in AI Data Center Power and Energy Storage
As hyperscale and AI data centers scale rapidly, the industry is facing new challenges around power quality, grid stability, and deployment timelines. EPC Power is addressing these challenges head-on with advanced grid-forming inverter technology and battery energy storage system (BESS) solutions purpose-built for modern data center applications.
In his Tech Showcase, “Agile Grid Forming for Data Center BESS Applications,” Dilley outlined how energy storage is evolving from a supplemental solution into a core component of resilient data center power infrastructure. With increasing reliance on onsite generation and microgrids to overcome grid interconnection delays, EPC Power’s grid-forming inverters enable stable, high-performance operation by actively managing the rapid load fluctuations inherent in AI workloads.
“AI data centers introduce highly dynamic load profiles that traditional power systems were never designed to handle,” said Dilley. “Grid-forming inverters allow energy storage and renewable generation to behave like a stable power source maintaining reliability even as demand changes in real time.”
These capabilities are especially critical as operators deploy behind-the-meter (BTM) energy strategies to accelerate time to power.
Front-of-the-Meter vs. Behind-the-Meter: Rethinking DataCenter Energy Strategy
The panel discussion highlighted a growing shift toward behind-the-meter data center power solutions, including onsite generation, microgrids, and integrated energy storage systems. While these approaches allow developers to bypass traditional timelines and retain operational control, they introduce new challenges around power quality, system stability, and long-term reliability.
Solving Power Quality Challenges for AI and High-Density Workloads
In an onsite interview with Dean Perrine from JSA TV, SVP of Sales & Marketing, Adam Kabulski, reinforced EPC Power’s focus on one of the most urgent issues facing AI data centers: maintaining power quality in the presence of highly variable, high-frequency load changes.
“AI workloads are switching on and off thousands of times, creating extreme load volatility,” said Kabulski. “Our power conversion systems act as areal-time buffer, smoothing those oscillations so generators and onsite power systems can operate reliably.”
As the industry explores off-grid data centers and large-scale microgrid deployments, traditional generation assets originally designed for stable grid environments are being pushed beyond their design limits. EPC Power’s inverter-based solutions deliver the fast-response control needed to stabilize these systems and prevent mechanical stress, downtime, and performance degradation.
Grid-Forming Technology and the Future of Resilient Energy Systems
Beyond onsite reliability, EPC Power is addressing broader concerns around grid stability as data center campuses scale to gigawatt levels. Large, sudden load changes can have cascading effects on the grid, making resilience and ride-through capability essential.
Grid-forming inverters, a longtime core focus for EPC Power, enable energy resources such as solar and battery storage to establish and maintain stable voltage and frequency, even without traditional grid connection. This capability supports both resilient microgrids and stronger grid integration, reducing the risk of widespread outages.
“If we’re going to support the next generation of AI infrastructure, we need power systems that are as dynamic as the loads themselves,” Kabulski added. “Grid-forming technology is no longer optional; it is foundational.”
Expanding Industry Presence and Thought Leadership
EPC Power’s presence at DCD > Connect New York was further amplified through its collaboration with JSA, which hosted live onsite interviews and industry media coverage throughout the event.
As demand for AI data centers, hyperscale infrastructure ,and high-performance computing continues to accelerate, EPC Power remains focused on enabling faster deployment, improved power quality, and scalable, resilient energy systems through advanced inverter technology and integrated power solutions.
Learn More
To learn more about EPC Power’s solutions for AI datacenters, grid-forming inverters, and advanced power conversion systems, contact the team at sales@epcpower.com.
