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Cundall & SSE Breakfast Briefing: Can the grid keep up?

Join the conversation around powering energy intensive developments across the North East

Seminar

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Date
16 September 2026
Time
08:30 - 10:30 BST
Location
Cundall, 10th Floor Bank House
Pilgrim Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 6QF
United Kingdom
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This World Green Building Week, we look at one of the biggest challenges facing the North East's digital infrastructure ambitions: can the electricity grid keep pace with the growing demand for hyperscale data centres? 

Join Kevin McGee and Colin Dowdall alongside Mike Robertson and Ian Belfield from SSE Energy Solutions as they take a deeper look at the area’s aspirations.

As the region continues to strengthen its position as a leading destination for digital investment, securing sufficient power capacity and grid connections has become critical to enabling future growth. This seminar will explore the challenges facing developers and operators, the solutions being pursued across the energy sector, and the role collaboration can play in unlocking the infrastructure needed to support large-scale data centre development.

Attendees will gain practical insights into increasing power availability, accelerating grid connections and delivering the resilient energy infrastructure required to power the North East's digital future. To find out more about the event or to register, please contact Alice Ahearn.
 

Speakers

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Kevin McGee

Head of Geoenvironmental Engineering, Geotechnical

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Colin Dowdall

Associate Director, Critical Systems

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