- Datacloud USA opens nominations for its inaugural Power 50 list celebrating top digital infrastructure leaders.
- Winners to be announced at Datacloud Energy USA 2025 event in Austin this September.
What happened: Power 50 Launches to Recognise Infrastructure Leaders
Datacloud USA officially launched the inaugural Power 50 list this week, opening nominations to spotlight individuals and teams leading innovation in data centres, digital infrastructure, energy efficiency, and sustainability. Organised by Capacity Media and BroadGroup, the initiative seeks to celebrate pioneers shaping North America’s digital backbone. Nominations will close on August 8, 2025 (5pm BST), and winners will be announced at Datacloud Energy USA, held in Austin, Texas, this September.
The Power 50 list aims to identify industry figures pushing boundaries in clean power adoption, grid resilience, and carbon reduction within hyperscale and regional data centres. Submissions must showcase tangible impact or influence. Nominees can include operators, engineers, policymakers, or cross-sector collaborators. According to the organisers, the list is not only about recognition—it’s designed to inspire best practices and raise the visibility of leaders making the infrastructure sector greener, more inclusive, and future-ready.
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Why it’s important
As digital infrastructure expands rapidly across North America, energy consumption and environmental concerns are under intense scrutiny. Power 50 arrives at a time when data centres are responsible for a growing share of grid usage. Honouring sustainability pioneers encourages investment in low-carbon solutions, renewables, and infrastructure innovation. It also aligns with federal and state-level goals for cleaner energy transitions.
Recognition through a curated list like Power 50 helps establish industry benchmarks. It shows how collaboration across public and private sectors, and between tech and energy domains, can yield systemic impact. From renewable grid integration to smart cooling, many of these innovations remain invisible without platforms like Datacloud USA that amplify them to global audiences.
For participating companies and nominees, inclusion offers more than prestige. It can drive partnerships, raise capital interest, and enhance employer branding. With capacity demand forecasted to double in some regions by 2028, industry leaders on this list are better positioned to shape the agenda—and influence the flow of next-generation data infrastructure funding.
