Meeting data center demand

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Energy

With a diversified portfolio of energy infrastructure super systems, Enbridge offers a strong competitive advantage to future customers

Ours is a power-hungry world. Power demand isn’t just growing—it’s accelerating—and one of the most powerful forces behind this insatiable appetite for energy is the data center boom.

Data centers—which act as hubs for Artificial Intelligence processing, e-commerce platforms, video streaming services and social networks—require vast amounts of energy to operate. Their power needs are imminent and massive.

Enbridge is a leading North American energy delivery company, and our strategy is underpinned by a deep understanding of energy supply-and-demand fundamentals, both local and global.

With an all-of-the-above approach to energy delivery, and a diversified portfolio of energy infrastructure super systems, Enbridge is uniquely positioned to meet this escalating need.

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And to support the rapid expansion of data centers across the continent, we seek to provide integrated customer solutions through our natural gas and renewable power businesses.

With decades of experience supplying energy to communities, Enbridge offers a strong competitive advantage.



Natural gas transmission

Gas-fired power plants have emerged as the most competitive solution to fuel the energy needs of data centers, with rapid construction timelines and the ability to operate continuously.

Natural gas pipelines are the backbone of digital infrastructure and economic growth. Enbridge’s extensive pipeline network delivers the reliability needed to support uninterruptible, continuous, high-demand digital operations. With an abundant, affordable energy supply that runs 24/7, natural gas remains unmatched for dependable performance.

Enbridge’s vast, cross-continent gas transmission network lies within 50 miles of 40+ billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of data center and power generation projects—right where it’s needed. Within this area, there are nearly 30 planned data centers and more than 80 gigawatts of coal-to-gas transition projects.


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"Our connectivity . . . is really allowing us to have those great conversations with customers to support that load growth and data centers. . . . That means that the super system that we have is going to continue to deliver."
Cynthia Hansen
Enbridge Executive Vice President
and President, Gas Transmission and Storage

Natural gas utilities

Enbridge’s natural gas utilities in Ohio, Ontario, Utah and North Carolina can offer—in fact, are already offering—grid connection flexibility. Customers can locate in an Enbridge Gas service area knowing they can employ behind-the-meter solutions and onsite generation, because our natural gas supplies are abundant, available and affordable.

Enbridge’s North American gas utilities currently see 40+ opportunities to serve about 3 Bcf/d of new demand through 2030, with late- or mid-stage data center development accounting for about half of that new demand.


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"The customer demand is clearly there for baseload power, for data centers, coal-to-gas conversion . . . that all just serves to enhance and extend our growth outlook. There's a real electrification tailwind going on for all sorts of reasons. And as a result, it’s coming quickly."
Michele Harradence
Enbridge Executive Vice President
and President, Gas Distribution and Storage

Renewable power

At the same time, many tech businesses want to balance their need for reliable energy with their renewable energy goals and commitments.

Strong corporate demand for data center buildout, and the need to meet net-zero commitments, have contributed to 30% year-over-year growth in Enbridge’s renewable power business.

Enbridge is increasingly attractive to blue-chip Fortune 50 companies, with the ability to provide both reliability and renewable credits.


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"All of our power is fully contracted . . . the most high-quality, blue-chip counterparties. And so what we’re seeing on our side is, frankly, opportunity."
Matthew Akman
Enbridge Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy
and President, Power