Challenges of Fiber Interconnect Projects with Customers new Data Centers/Solar/Windfarms: Utility Case Studies

Thursday, June 4, 2026

9:10 AM - 10:10 AM CT

Location: CC - L100C

Speaker(s)

Chris Peyatt

Telecommunications Engineer
Nebraska Public Power District, United States
Matt P. Schnell

Part-Time Telecommunications Manager Consultant
Nebraska Public Power District
York, Nebraska, United States
Mike Unser

OSP Engineer
SRP
Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Moderator(s)

Matt Weston

Telecommunications Engineering Manager
Nebraska Public Power District
York, Nebraska, United States

Fiber Communications and Transmission Interconnects to Data Centers, Solar Farms, Windfarms, and Battery Storage Facilities have become a common challenge for utilities in meeting these demands by customers and investors. SRP and NPPD, through case studies, will discuss the challenges of getting fiber communications to the locations, contractual time requirements, material availability, engineering and installation resources, affects on other system projects and maintenance work, transmission communications, relaying, and metering requirements, and the adding of asset work after the projects are completed.