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SUMMARY:July 16 Natural Gas Community – Featured during UAI Community & Innovation Week
DESCRIPTION:Join the Natural Gas Community during UAI Community & Innovation Week, our brand-new virtual event bringing together utility analytics professionals from across the industry for a full week of innovation, collaboration, and forward-looking discussions.\n———————————————————————————-\nIMPORTANT: Registration Required to Attend* | Register Today ( https://www.utilityanalyticsweek.com/communityandinnovationweek2026/begin )!\n*All UAI Utility and Solution Provider Members and non-member utility organizations receive complimentary registration to UAI Community & Innovation Week.\nUseful Links:\n• Register today to reserve your seat ( https://www.utilityanalyticsweek.com/communityandinnovationweek2026/begin )\n• Learn more about UAI Community & Innovation Week ( https://www.utilityanalyticsweek.com/communityandinnovationweek2026 )\n• View the full event schedule ( https://www.utilityanalyticsweek.com/communityandinnovationweek2026/schedule ) \n———————————————————————————-\nFeatured Natural Gas Community Conversation:\n• Wednesday, July 16, 2026 | 11:00 – 12:00 PM ET\n• Full session details below!\nTo attend this featured Natural Gas Community session, registration ( https://www.utilityanalyticsweek.com/communityandinnovationweek2026/begin ) for UAI Community & Innovation Week is required. By registering, you’ll gain access not only to this featured Natural Gas Community session, but also the full week of Community & Innovation Week programming taking place July 13–17, 2026, including sessions focused on analytics, AI, innovation, and utility transformation.\nSession Title:Energy demand from AI and data centers: The role of natural gas and local distribution companies\nSession Description:\nData center development driven by AI and cloud computing is creating significant increases in energy demand. The impact of this increased demand frequently focuses on electric utilities and the grid, yet local distribution companies (LDCs) for natural gas are also facing significant potential impacts from data center growth. Increased demand is beginning to surface new planning questions for LDCs. Data center load requests often arrive quickly, with limited definition, and outside traditional load growth assumptions. In this panel-style webinar, GTI Energy will lead a discussion with representatives from two natural gas distribution companies to discuss what LDCs are seeing on the ground today. The conversation will explore how data center-related requests are reaching gas utilities, where uncertainty and risk are emerging, and how utilities are beginning to adapt planning approaches. The session is designed as a practical exchange of observations, lessons learned, and open questions relevant to utilities navigating data center-driven demand.\nSpeakers:\nZach Weller, Sr Manager, Data Science – GTI Energy\nAnsh Nasta, Principal Energy Systems Analyst – GTI Energy\nRich Erpelo, System Planning Manager – Southern Company\nQuestions? If you have any questions or run into any issues, please contact us at info@utilityanalytics.com ( mailto:info@utilityanalytics.com ).\n
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