This session explores how modern data centres use battery energy storage, HVDC distribution, and smart UPS and switchgear to support grid services, such as frequency regulation, demand response, and capacity markets, while enhancing on-site resilience.

Panelists will discuss operational integration of HVDC, microgrids, and renewables within existing AC infrastructure; commercial models for unlocking value from excess capacity through grid services and virtual power plants; and the evolving regulatory framework shaping data-centre participation.