This is a podcast episode titled, Powering Data Centers in a Constrained Grid with Dave Bosco | Ep 123. The summary for this episode is: <p>Power demand is exploding, but the grid is not ready.</p><p> </p><p>Live from the Daniel Energy Partners Thrive Energy Conference, host Josh Lowrey sits down with Dave Bosco to unpack why “light-switch” reliability is now mission-critical.</p><p> </p><p>They dive into island power, microgrids, and how ProPower is building utility-grade solutions for oil &amp; gas and hyperscale data centers in a constrained grid, plus the tech behind it, their partnership with Caterpillar, and what most people are still getting wrong.</p><p> </p><p>00:00 Live From Thrive Conference</p><p>01:17 Pro Power Origin Story</p><p>01:42 Why The Grid Cannot Keep Up</p><p>02:40 Light Switch Reliability Story</p><p>04:37 Demand Surge Data Centers</p><p>06:13 Career Built From Ground Up</p><p>06:48 From IT To Oilfield Rotations</p><p>09:24 Lessons On Growth And Discomfort</p><p>11:57 Electrification Versus ESG</p><p>13:41 Caterpillar Partnership Playbook</p><p>16:42 Service Network And Asset Care</p><p>19:04 Scaling Fast And Hybrid Tech</p><p>20:54 BESS For AI Load Swings</p><p>22:05 Skunkworks Training Lab</p><p>22:38 Consultative Power Partnerships</p><p>23:41 Hyperscaler Contract Talk</p><p>23:59 Energy Conference Shift</p><p>25:29 Reliability And Market Maturity</p><p>28:21 Island Power Explained</p><p>32:20 Why The Grid Lags</p><p>35:55 Microgrids And Scaling Up</p><p>37:44 Company Vision And Value</p><p>41:06 Team Culture And Wrap Up</p>