Ep. 206 Mark Caskey, CEO/Founder at Steel Nation | Data Center Go-to-Market Podcast

https://www.dcsmi.com/briefing Subscribe to the Data Center GTM Briefing ⚡ In episode 206 of the Data Center Go-to-Market Podcast, you’ll join Joshua Feinberg and Mark Caskey, founder and CEO of Steel Nation, to learn why grid constraints are driving data centers toward behind-the-meter power, what makes natural gas and generation equipment difficult to secure, and how pipelines, permitting, and regional resources affect project timelines. Mark also shares how Steel Nation found its niche in energy infrastructure and what he sees ahead for natural gas, battery storage, and small nuclear reactors. 🏗️ Ep. 206 Mark Caskey, CEO/Founder of Steel Nation | Data Center Go-to-Market Podcast 0:00 Data Center Power Constraints & Intro 1:04 Introducing Mark Caskey, CEO/Founder at Steel Nation 1:50 Mark Caskey's Data Center Energy Background: Oil, Gas, Coal, and Nuclear 6:24 Data Center Power Moratoriums, Grid Shortages, and Launching Steel Nation Microgrids 10:35 The Biggest Data Center Microgrid Go-to-Market and Behind-the-Meter Regulatory Challenges 12 52 Educating Data Center Decision Makers on Behind-the-Meter Power 18:45 Data Center Site Selection and Natural Gas Pipelines vs. Railroad Rights-of-Way 20:50 Why Fiber Optic Infrastructure Drives Data Center Locations 23:00 Subscribe to the Data Center GTM Briefing 23:57 How Steel Nation Pivoted from Turbine Enclosures to Switchgear 27:15 Partnering Directly with Natural Gas Providers for Data Center Infrastructure 30:41 The Reality of Solar & Wind vs. Base Load Energy for Data Centers 32:35 Data Center Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) & Mini Nuclear Reactors 35:31 What Sales Professionals Misunderstand About Data Center Buyers 38:04 Turbines Located Inside Data Center Buildings Became Competitively Obsolete 42:21 Reaching the Real Economic Decision-Maker in Data Center GTM 44:29 The Next 12–24 Months: Grid Independence and Data Center Power Predictions 47:24 Mark Caskey (Connect with on LinkedIn) and Steel Nation (Follow on LinkedIn and Website) 49:19 Subscribe to the Data Center GTM Briefing #cloudservices #colocation #criticalfacilities #datacentergtm #datacenterindustry #datacenterinfrastructure #datacenters #datacentermarketing #datacentersales #datacentersolutions #dcsmi #digitalinfrastructure #edge #energy #hyperscale #microgrids #missioncritical #naturalgas #nuclearenergy