Natural Gas Demand for Data Centers? It’s No Hype, Says Kinder Morgan Exec

By Carolyn Davis

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Natural gas generation is likely to expand as a proliferation of data centers are built across North America, offering a fortuitous advantage for midstream giant Kinder Morgan Inc., according to Chief Commercial Officer Will Brown.

A map of Kinder Morgan infrastructure across the United States.

The top executive discussed the Houston-based company’s gas strategy during a keynote address at the LDC Gas Forums Rockies & West conference in San Diego.

“Is it real? Or is it hype?” Brown asked the audience about what data centers could mean for gas demand. It’s both, he answered. “It’s hyper…scale.”

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Carolyn Davis

Carolyn Davis joined the editorial staff of NGI in Houston in May of 2000. Prior to that, she covered regulatory issues for environmental and occupational safety and health publications. She also has worked as a reporter for several daily newspapers in Texas, including the Waco Tribune-Herald, the Temple Daily Telegram and the Killeen Daily Herald. She attended Texas A&M University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from the University of Houston.