Daniel Lawrence on Data Center Go-to-Market Podcast

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OBM CEO and Co-Founder Dan Lawrence recently joined the Data Center Go-to-Market Podcast to discuss how flexible load management is transforming energy-intensive industries—from Bitcoin mining to AI data centers.

Topics Covered

Dan shared insights on:

• OBM’s Evolution: How a Bitcoin mining side project grew into a global energy-flexibility platform managing over 8 gigawatts of power
• The Grid Challenge: Why inflexible loads strain the grid and how data centers and AI factories can become part of the solution
• Convergence of Industries: How Bitcoin mining and AI workloads share similar power infrastructure needs and can complement each other for grid stability
• Revenue-Generating Flexibility: Why leading operators now treat energy as a dynamic revenue lever rather than just a fixed cost
• Pauseless AI Curtailment: How OBM’s technology can reduce GPU power consumption by 75-80% without halting training jobs
• Real-World Impact: The community and economic benefits when digital infrastructure reuses stranded industrial power assets

Why It Matters

As regulatory and public scrutiny increases around energy consumption, OBM’s approach enables high-energy industries to participate in grid services while maintaining operational excellence. Dan’s conversation with host Joshua Feinberg highlights how automation and load flexibility are becoming competitive advantages for data centers and AI factories.

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