#36. Brian Uhlmer on Power Systems for Data Center Demand
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#36. Brian Uhlmer on Power Systems for Data Center Demand
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Can today’s power systems handle data center volatility?
From the Thrive Energy Conference, The IT Crowd Podcast hosts Josh Lowrey and Richard Rodriguez sit down with Brian Uhlmer, CEO at EKU Power Drives, to break down what it really takes to manage extreme, real-time power demand.
They dive into OEM-agnostic controls, mixed-asset integration, and why flexibility—not standardization—is becoming the key advantage in power-as-a-service.
00:00 Welcome From Vegas
00:33 Why Piper Sandler Matters
00:52 Meet Brian Olmer
02:45 Brian’s Career Journey
06:56 What EKU Builds
07:32 Data Centers Need Control
11:15 OEM Agnostic Power Mixing
12:55 Genesys and Maximus Stack
14:13 Integration Timelines
16:01 Controls as Growth Bottleneck
18:16 AI Demand Debate
20:01 AI Adoption Stories
24:39 Cybersecurity and Data Flow
26:03 Cybersecure Power Controls
26:51 Nuisance Trips Explained
27:12 Uptime Penalties Reality
28:47 Droop Logic And Sync
30:01 Why Grid Falls Short
32:26 Beyond Data Centers
33:30 Conference Target Customers
35:12 Founder Owned Funding
37:47 Standardizing Gen Sets
41:19 How To Find EKU
41:48 Stuttgart Speed Record Story
43:36 Wrap Up And CNBC Call